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Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 10, 2017
Applicant:

Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takahiro Hirano, Yamanashi, JP;

Toshihiko Iwao, Yamanashi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/511 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32192 (2013.01); C23C 16/45544 (2013.01); C23C 16/511 (2013.01); H01L 21/67069 (2013.01); H01J 2237/334 (2013.01); H01J 2237/3321 (2013.01); H01L 21/6831 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a plasma processing apparatus including: a processing container that defines a processing space; a microwave generator that generates microwaves for plasma excitation; a dielectric having a facing surface that faces the processing space; a slot plate provided on a surface of the dielectric opposite to the facing surface and formed with a plurality of slots that radiate the microwaves to the processing space through the dielectric; and a conductor pattern that is provided on the facing surface of the dielectric and converges an electric field corresponding to the microwaves radiated from each of the slots.


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