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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Oerlikon Surface Solutions Ag, Pfäffikon, Pfäffikon, CH;
Inventor:
Jörg Vetter, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Assignee:
OERLIKON SURFACE SOLUTIONS AG, PFÄFFIKON, Pfäffikon, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01); C23C 14/32 (2006.01); H01J 37/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32669 (2013.01); C23C 14/325 (2013.01); H01J 37/32055 (2013.01); H01J 37/32568 (2013.01); H01J 37/32651 (2013.01); H01J 37/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
In order to improve the etching depth and/or the etching homogeneity at a substrate, a plasma source with one or more single electrodes or one or more magnets is proposed. The magnet generates a magnetic field in the vicinity of the electrodes, which may be rear-side or front-side.