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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Kyoichi Suguro, Ishikawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a container configured to contain a wafer, and a supporter configured to support the wafer in the container. The apparatus further includes a plasma generator including a plasma tube, and configured to form a film on the wafer by generating plasma in the container with the plasma tube during a first period and during a second period after the first period. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to set a distance between the plasma tube and the wafer to be a first distance during the first period, and set the distance to be a second distance longer than the first distance during the second period.