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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:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 06, 2020
Applicant:

Mks Instruments, Inc., Andover, MA (US);

Inventors:

Linnell Martinez, San Jose, CA (US);

Jonathan W. Smyka, Rochester, NY (US);

Scott White, Wayland, NY (US);

Aaron M. Burry, Ontario, NY (US);

Assignee:

MKS Instruments, Inc., Andover, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32155 (2013.01); H01J 37/32183 (2013.01); H01J 2237/327 (2013.01);
Abstract

A radio frequency (RF) generator is configured to generate a RF signal. The RF signal can be modulated by a pulse having one or multiple states. During an initial state at pulse initiation, the RF generator adjusts the impedance match by selecting the frequency of the RF signal. During a second state of the pulse, the RF generator adjusts the impedance match using a matching network. The first state includes controlling the RF generator to output a power burst, and the second state includes controlling the generator to output an operating power.


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