Novellus Systems Incorporated

Vincent Bernard Decaux

David Wingto Cheung

James A Fair

Yuh-Jia (Jim) Su

David L Chen

John Keller

Anirban Guha

Peter Jagusch

Embodiments of a plasma generator apparatus for ashing a work piece are provided. The apparatus includes a container adapted for continuous gas flow there through from an inlet end to an outlet end thereof. The container is fabricated of a dielectric material and adapted for ionization therein of a portion of at least one component of gas flowing therethrough. A gas flow distributor is configured to direct gas flow to a region within the container and a coil surrounds at least a portion of side walls of the container adjacent the region of the container to which the gas flow distributor directs gas flow. A radio frequency generator is coupled to the coil.

Plasma generator apparatus

A plasma source for use in, for example, semiconductor processing contains a radio-frequency generator, an impedance matching network, and a coil that encloses a tube. The coil is bifilar, i.e., the turns of one are interlaced with the turns of a second winding. The matching network supplies only a single coil in the plasma source, unlike conventional arrangements wherein a single matching network supplies multiple coils in the plasma source.

Single-tube interlaced inductively coupling plasma source

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Vincent Bernard Decaux