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Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2007
Applicant:

Valery Godyak, Brookline, MA (US);

Inventor:

Valery Godyak, Brookline, MA (US);

Assignee:

Mattson Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01); H05H 1/46 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 1/46 (2013.01); H01J 37/321 (2013.01); H01J 37/3255 (2013.01); H01J 37/32724 (2013.01);
Abstract

The plasma reactor of the invention is intended for treating the surfaces of objects such as semiconductor wafers and large display panels, or the like, with plasma. The main part of the plasma reactor is an array of RF antenna cells, which are deeply immersed into the interior of the working chamber. Each antenna cell has a ferromagnetic core with a heat conductor and a coil wound onto the core. The core and coil are sealed in the protective cap. Deep immersion of the antenna cells having the structure of the invention provides high efficiency of plasma excitation, while the arrangement of the plasma cells and possibility of their individual adjustment provide high uniformity of plasma distribution and possibility of adjusting plasma parameters, such as plasma density, in a wide range.


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