Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment, Inc. Asia

Advanced Micro-fabrication Equipment Inc, Shanghai

Xueyu Qian

Tuqiang Q Ni

Gerald Zheyao Yin

Jinyuan Chen

Hiroshi Iizuka

A tandem processing-zones chamber having plasma isolation and frequency isolation is provided. At least two RF frequencies are fed from the cathode for each processing zones, where one frequency is about ten times higher than the other, so as to provide decoupled reactive ion etch capability. The chamber body is ground all around and in-between the two processing zones. The use of frequency isolation enables feed of multiple RF frequencies from the cathode, without having crosstalk and beat. A plasma confinement ring is also used to prevent plasma crosstalk. A grounded common evacuation path is connected to a single vacuum pump.

Multi-station decoupled reactive ion etch chamber

An RF power supplier is provided, that enables multiple-frequency RF power. The system uses N RF signal generators, combines the RF signals, amplify the combined signals, and then separates the amplified signal. The output of the system is then a multiple-frequency RF power. Optionally, the frequencies are switchable, so that one may select which frequencies the system outputs.

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Xueyu Qian