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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul George Bennett, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Trikon Holdings Limited, Gwent, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 7/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 7/24 ;
Abstract
An inductive coil assembly for plasma processing apparatus includes a coil and an external screen. The coil is constituted by a plurality of coil portions each including an inductive segment. The assembly also includes respective connectors for connecting each portion in parallel with the others and to an RF source. The connectors are configured such that the current flowing in any part of the coil other than the segments is balanced by current flowing in an opposite sense in an adjacent part.