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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Nam Kyun Kim, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Seung Bo Shim, Seoul, KR;
Doug Yong Sung, Seoul, KR;
Seung Han Baek, Busan, KR;
Ju Ho Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A plasma etching apparatus may include a first source electrode, a first bias electrode, and a second bias electrode configured to generate a plasma by supplying energy to a process gas injected into a chamber; and a controller. The controller may be configured to supply a first high-frequency RF power, a first low-frequency RF power, and a second low-frequency RF power to the chamber during a first period from a first time to a second time; ramp down and turn off the first high-frequency RF power to the chamber during a second period from the second time to a third time; and ramp down and turn off the first low-frequency RF power to the chamber during a third period from the second time to a fourth time different from the third time. The third period may be smaller than ½ of the first period and greater than the second period.