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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 27, 1991
Toshihisa Nozawa, Kobe, JP;
Junichi Arami, Tokyo, JP;
Keiji Horioka, Kawasaki, JP;
Isahiro Hasegawa, Zushi, JP;
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A plasma etching apparatus comprising a susceptor for holding a semiconductive wafer, a cooling jacket having a coolant of a large cooling capacity and capable of quickly cooling said susceptor to an intended low temperature, a process chamber enclosing the susceptor and the cooling jacket, a gas discharging mechanism for evacuating the process chamber, an insulating member interposed between the susceptor and the cooling jacket, a gas supply device for supplying gas to an O-ring holding groove arranged on the interface regions of the susceptor, the insulating member and the cooling section and a pressure control mechanism for controlling the pressure of the supplied gas.