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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenta Kato, Yamanashi, JP;
Taro Ikeda, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32238 (2013.01); H01J 37/3244 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plasma source comprising: a plasma generator including a first wall having an opening and a second wall facing the first wall, and forming a plasma generating space; a dielectric window disposed on the first wall to block the opening and configured to transmit electromagnetic waves to the plasma generating space; and a protruding portion disposed on the second wall, protruding from the second wall to be close to the dielectric window, and containing a conductor at least partially. The protruding portion has a gas hole that opens toward the dielectric window.