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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 07, 2020
Applicant:

Kokusai Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Tsuyoshi Takeda, Toyama, JP;

Tatsuya Nishino, Toyama, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/3065 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); C23C 16/52 (2006.01); H05H 1/00 (2006.01); H05H 1/46 (2006.01); H01L 21/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/3065 (2013.01); C23C 16/52 (2013.01); H01J 37/32449 (2013.01); H01J 37/32935 (2013.01); H01L 21/0217 (2013.01); H01L 21/0228 (2013.01); H01L 21/02211 (2013.01); H01L 21/02274 (2013.01); H01L 21/31 (2013.01); H05H 1/00 (2013.01); H05H 1/0025 (2013.01); H05H 1/46 (2013.01); H01J 2237/3151 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a technique that includes: imaging a gas supply hole configured to supply a plasma-converted gas into a process chamber by using an imaging device disposed in the process chamber; detecting a plasma emission intensity based on an image of the imaged gas supply hole; and determining at least one of whether abnormal plasma discharge has occurred and whether plasma flickering has occurred based on the detected plasma emission intensity.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Takeda, Tsuyoshi. (2022). Method of determining plasma abnormality, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and substrate processing apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 11295959). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11295959

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