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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:
Jan. 11, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eray S Aydil, Summit, NJ (US);
Richard A Gottscho, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Jeffrey A Gregus, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Mark A Jarnyk, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156643 ; 156626 ; 427534 ; 427535 ; 427575 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, a plasma generated within a plasma confinement chamber for use in manufacturing semiconductor devices is controlled by monitoring both the neutral gas pressure P and the neutral gas temperature T. The process parameters P and T are then adjusted to control P/T.sup.n. In a preferred embodiment the pressure is adjusted to maintain P/T constant by adjusting the gas flow rate or the outlet pumping speed. The result is a plasma exhibiting enhanced stability over prolonged periods of time.