IP Library Granted Patent US 7,090,932
Granted Patent B2
US 7,090,932 · App. 10/901,435 · Granted Aug 15, 2006

Plasma resistant member

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Patent No.
US 7,090,932
App. No.
10/901,435
Granted
Aug 15, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plasma resistant member has a base material and a coating layer made of an Y 2 O 3 , the coating layer being formed on a surface of the base material. The coating layer has a thickness of 10 μm or more and the Y 2 O 3 of the coating layer contains solid solution Si ranging from 100 ppm to 1000 ppm.

Claims (19)

1. A plasma resistant member, comprising

a base material; and

a coating layer made predominantly of an Y 2 O 3 , the coating layer being formed on a surface of the base material,

wherein the coating layer has a thickness of 10 μm or more and

the Y 2 O 3 of the coating layer contains solid solution Si ranging from 100 ppm to 1000 ppm.

2. The plasma resistant member as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the coating layer is formed by thermal spraying with an Y 2 O 3 containing a solid solution Si ranging from 100 ppm to 1000 ppm.

3. The plasma resistant member as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the base material consists essentially of aluminum.

4. The plasma resistant member as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the solid solution Si is in an Y 2 O 3 crystal.

5. The plasma resistant member as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the base material is a high purity aluminum.

6. The plasma resistant member as set forth in claim 5 , wherein the high purity aluminum has a purity of 99.8%.

7. The plasma resistant member as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the coating layer is formed directly on the surface of the base material.

8. The plasma resistant member as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the coating layer is formed directly on the surface of the base material without any second layer.

9. The plasma resistant member as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the coating layer consists essentially of Y 2 O 3 and said solid solution Si.

10. A plasma etching apparatus, comprising:

a chamber including a wall, wherein the wall is the plasma resistant member according to claim 1 .

11. A plasma etching apparatus, comprising:

a chamber including a wall, wherein the wall is the plasma resistant member according to claim 1 , and wherein the plasma etching apparatus is adapted for use in etching semiconductors.

12. A plasma etching apparatus, comprising:

a chamber including a wall, wherein the wall is the plasma resistant member according to claim 1 , and wherein the plasma etching apparatus is adapted for use in manufacturing at least one of semiconductors and liquid crystals.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Sep 13, 2007
From: TOSHIBA CERAMICS CO., LTD.
To: COVALENT MATERIALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019817/0749 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2004
From: KOBAYASHI, YOSHIO; ICHISHIMA, MASAHIKO; YOKOYAMA, YUU
To: TOSHIBA CERAMICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016009/0748 →