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Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2022
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Jr-Sheng Chen, Hsinchu, TW;

An-Chi Li, Hsin-Chu, TW;

Shih-Che Huang, Zhubei, TW;

Chih-Hsien Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;

Zhi-Hao Huang, Hsin-Chu, TW;

Alex Wang, Hsin-Chu, TW;

Yu-Pei Chiang, Hsinchu, TW;

Chun Yan Chen, Zhubei, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32633 (2013.01); C23C 16/45559 (2013.01); C23C 16/45587 (2013.01); C23C 16/45591 (2013.01); H01J 37/3244 (2013.01); H01L 21/67069 (2013.01); H01J 2237/3341 (2013.01); H01J 2237/3347 (2013.01); H01L 21/76898 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices and methods for controlling wafer uniformity using a gas baffle plate are disclosed. In one example, a device for plasma-based processes is disclosed. The device includes: a housing defining a process chamber and a baffle plate arranged above a wafer in the process chamber. The baffle plate is configured to control plasma distribution on the wafer. The baffle plate has a shape of an annulus that comprises a first annulus sector and a second annulus sector. The first annulus sector has a first inner radius. The second annulus sector has a second inner radius that is different from the first inner radius.


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