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Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2016
Applicant:

Hitachi High-technologies Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Masayuki Shiina, Tokyo, JP;

Naoki Yasui, Tokyo, JP;

Tetsuo Ono, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/3213 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32165 (2013.01); H01J 37/3244 (2013.01); H01J 37/32082 (2013.01); H01J 37/32174 (2013.01); H01J 37/32192 (2013.01); H01J 37/32311 (2013.01); H01L 21/32137 (2013.01); H01L 21/67069 (2013.01); H01L 29/66795 (2013.01);
Abstract

The plasma processing apparatus has a plasma processing chamber where plasma processing of the sample is performed, and plasma power supply that supplies radio frequency electric power for generating plasma. The radio frequency electric power is time modulated by a pulse wave having a first period and a second period that are repeated periodically. The pulse wave of the first period has first amplitude and the pulse wave of the second period has second amplitude which is a limited value smaller than the first amplitude. The extinction of the plasma, which is generated during the first period having the first amplitude, is maintained during the second period having the second amplitude with a predetermined dissociation.


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