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Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Robert G. Veltrop, Eagle, ID (US);

Jian J. Chen, Fremont, CA (US);

Thomas E. Wicker, Reno, NV (US);

Assignee:

Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 7/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 7/24 ;
Abstract

An inductive plasma processor includes an RF plasma excitation coil having plural windings, each having a first end connected in parallel to be driven by a single RF source via a single matching network. Second ends of the windings are connected to ground by termination capacitors, in turn connected by a lead to ground. A current sensor including a winding around a toroidal core is coupled to the lead between each termination capacitor and ground. The current sensor is surrounded by a grounded shield. There is minimum electromagnetic interference from an ambient RF environment to the current sensor, to provide an accurate current sensor.

Published as:
WO02080220A1; US2002179250A1; US6583572B2; EP1374277A1; KR20040018344A; CN1511335A; JP2004533090A; TWI255671B; CN1287414C; EP1374277B1; ATE364896T1; DE60220652D1; DE60220652T2; KR100863470B1;

Find Patent Forward Citations

Veltrop, Robert. (2003). Inductive plasma processor including current sensor for plasma excitation coil (U.S. Patent No. 6583572). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6583572

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