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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2017
Applicant:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yang Yang, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Kartik Ramaswamy, San Jose, CA (US);

Kenneth S. Collins, San Jose, CA (US);

Steven Lane, Porterville, CA (US);

Gonzalo Antonio Monroy, San Francisco, CA (US);

Lucy Chen, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Yue Guo, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/26 (2006.01); C23C 14/30 (2006.01); C23C 16/27 (2006.01); C23C 16/505 (2006.01); C23C 16/56 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); C23C 16/44 (2006.01); C23C 16/48 (2006.01); C23C 16/52 (2006.01); H01J 37/302 (2006.01); H01J 37/317 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/272 (2013.01); C23C 16/4412 (2013.01); C23C 16/487 (2013.01); C23C 16/505 (2013.01); C23C 16/52 (2013.01); C23C 16/56 (2013.01); H01J 37/302 (2013.01); H01J 37/317 (2013.01); H01J 37/3233 (2013.01); H01J 37/32082 (2013.01); H01J 37/32449 (2013.01); H01J 37/32568 (2013.01); H01J 37/32715 (2013.01); H01L 21/022 (2013.01); H01L 21/0234 (2013.01); H01L 21/02115 (2013.01); H01L 21/02271 (2013.01); H01L 21/02351 (2013.01); H01J 2237/332 (2013.01); H01J 2237/3321 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of performing deposition of diamond-like carbon on a workpiece in a chamber includes supporting the workpiece in the chamber facing an upper electrode suspended from a ceiling of the chamber, introducing a hydrocarbon gas into the chamber, and applying first RF power at a first frequency to the upper electrode that generates a plasma in the chamber and produces a deposition of diamond-like carbon on the workpiece. Applying the RF power generates an electron beam from the upper electrode toward the workpiece to enhance ionization of the hydrocarbon gas.


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