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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2007
Applicant:
Kazuyuki Tezuka, Nirasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuyuki Tezuka, Nirasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01); C23C 16/50 (2006.01); C23F 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plasma processing apparatus is provided with a replacement time detecting unit, which detects the status of residual charges which attract a semiconductor wafer and detects a time when an electrostatic chuck is to be replaced, at a time when a direct voltage application from a direct current source is stopped and the semiconductor wafer is brought up from the electrostatic chuck.