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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Michael Kishinevsky, North Andover, MA (US);
Ilya Bystryak, Salem, MA (US);
Alan R. Millner, Lexington, MA (US);
Michael Kishinevsky, North Andover, MA (US);
Ilya Bystryak, Salem, MA (US);
Alan R. Millner, Lexington, MA (US);
MKS Instruments, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a power supply to prevent instabilities due to dynamic loads in RF plasma processing systems, operating at frequencies of from 1 MHz and up 1 MHz and above. The apparatus includes a power source, a power converter receiving power from the source, the power converter providing a constant output power controlled by varying at least one of input voltage or switching frequency, and an RF generator receiving constant power from the power converter.