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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 03, 2012
Applicant:

Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Kiyotaka Ishibashi, Miyagi, JP;

Osamu Morita, Miyagi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/00 (2006.01); C23F 1/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/511 (2006.01); H05H 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32201 (2013.01); C23C 16/45563 (2013.01); C23C 16/511 (2013.01); H01J 37/321 (2013.01); H01J 37/3244 (2013.01); H01J 37/32192 (2013.01); H01J 37/32495 (2013.01); H05H 2001/463 (2013.01);
Abstract

This microwave plasma processing apparatus has, as a gas introduction mechanism for introducing a working gas inside a chamber (), electrical discharge prevention members (() to()), each of which is provided to a plurality of dielectric window gas passages (() to (()) through which a dielectric window () passes. Each electrical discharge prevention member (()), a portion () of which protrudes only a height h, which is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance H, upward from the rear surface of a dielectric window () on the inlet side, passes through an opening () of a slot plate (), and inserts into a branched gas supply path (()) of a gas branch part (). The gas branch part (), spring coils () and the slot plate (), which surround the protruding portion () of each electrical discharge prevention member (()), constitute an enclosing conductor ().


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