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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
21912143 ; 2191214 ; 21912144 ; 21912158 ; 156345 ;
Abstract
An etching method comprises the steps of setting a substrate to be processed above the surface of a first electrode opposed to a second electrode within a vacuum container, with a clearance formed between the surface of the first electrode and the substrate, supplying a cooling gas to the electrodes with a predetermined flow rate and a pressure, supplying a process gas into the vacuum container, changing the process gas to a plasma, by applying a predetermined electric power across the electrodes, and etching the substrate by means of the plasma of the process gas.