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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2024
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Taro Ikeda, Yamanashi, JP;
Eiki Kamata, Yamanashi, JP;
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a plasma source comprising: a housing that defines a plasma generation space; a gas inlet disposed at the housing and configured to introduce a gas; a power supply part disposed at the housing and configured to supply a radio frequency (RF) power; a supply port disposed at the housing and configured to supply active species of plasma produced from the gas in the plasma generation space; a dielectric plate that is disposed at the housing, transmits the RF power from the power supply part to the plasma generation space, and has an opening at a center thereof; a slot formed between the power supply part and the dielectric plate and through which the RF power propagates; and a gas supply line disposed at the housing, and having one end connected to the gas inlet and the other end from which a gas is supplied to the opening.