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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Anelva Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CANON ANELVA CORPORATION, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/46 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/46 (2013.01); H01J 37/32412 (2013.01); H01J 2237/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides: an ion beam generator and an ion beam plasma processing apparatus including a movable member (for example, a plug) which is capable of reducing formation of an adhering film on a sidewall of the member even when an electrode included in a grid assembly is sputtered. The ion beam generator of an aspect of the invention includes: a grid assembly provided opposed to an upper wall; a plug movable in a first direction from the upper wall toward the grid assembly and in a second direction from the grid assembly toward the upper wall; and a shield configured to shield a sidewall of the plug.