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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Changsoon Lim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Youngdo Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Daewon Kang, Seoul, KR;
Chansoo Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kyunghyun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Sangki Nam, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kyunjin Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Sungho Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Jonghun Pi, Gunwi-gun, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus includes first and second VI sensors, an optical sensor, and an arcing detector. The first VI sensor is disposed in a power filter or on a power supply line connected to a heater disposed in a lower electrode of a process chamber in which a plasma process is performed. The first VI sensor senses a harmonic generated from a first power supply supplying power to the lower electrode and outputs a first signal. The optical sensor senses an intensity of light generated from the process chamber and outputs a second signal. The second VI sensor is disposed on a power supply line connected to an upper electrode and senses a harmonic generated from a second power supply supplying power to the upper electrode and outputs a third signal. The arcing detector determines whether arcing occurs based on one or more of the first, second, and third signals.