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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Murray D. Sirkis, Tempe, AZ (US);
Joseph T. Verdeyen, Savoy, IL (US);
Assignee:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/600 ; C23F 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/600 ; C23F 1/02 ;
Abstract
A method and system for controlling electron densities in a plasma processing system. By applying a dither voltage and a correction voltage to a voltage-controlled oscillator, electron (plasma) density of a plasma processing system (acting as an open resonator) may be measured and controlled as part of a plasma-based process.