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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshiyuki Sakemi, Niihama, JP;
Masaru Tanaka, Niihama, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1187 / ; 1187 / ; 20429804 ;
Abstract
A plasma beam is directed towards a hearth to flow electric current of the plasma through the hearth during formation of a thin film on a substrate. The plasma beam is directed towards an auxiliary anode to flow electric current of the plasma through the auxiliary anode during the period after completion of the formation of the thin film on the substrate and before beginning of the formation of a thin film on the subsequent substrate.