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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2010
Yoshinobu Ooya, Nirasaki, JP;
Yoshinobu Ooya, Nirasaki, JP;
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A plasma processing method performed in a plasma processing apparatus including a processing chamber accommodating a substrate in which a plasma is generated; a mounting table mounting the substrate, which is provided in the processing chamber and to which a plasma attraction high frequency voltage is applied; and a facing electrode provided to face the mounting table in the processing chamber, to which a negative DC voltage is applied, the method including: applying a plasma attraction high frequency voltage to the mounting table for a predetermined period of time; and stopping the application of the plasma attraction high frequency voltage to the mounting table. In the plasma processing method, the application of the plasma attraction high frequency voltage and stopping thereof are alternately repeated.