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US 11,676,800 · App. 17/241,442 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Substrate processing apparatus and control method of substrate processing apparatus

Inventors: Ikko Tanaka (Miyagi, JP); Lifu Li (Miyagi, JP); Hiroshi Tsujimoto (Miyagi, JP); Atsushi Terasawa (Miyagi, JP)
Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
H01J37/32183H01J37/32935
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Patent No.
US 11,676,800
App. No.
17/241,442
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A substrate processing apparatus includes a substrate stage on which a substrate is disposed, a first radio-frequency power supply configured to supply first radio-frequency power having a first frequency to the substrate stage, an impedance converter configured to convert an impedance on a load side seen from the first radio-frequency power supply into a set impedance, a second radio-frequency power supply configured to supply second radio-frequency power having a second frequency lower than the first frequency to the substrate stage, and a controller configured to control the set impedance of the impedance converter, and the controller sets the set impedance according to a substrate processing.

Claims (23)

1. A substrate processing apparatus, comprising:

a substrate stage configured to dispose a substrate thereon;

a first radio-frequency power supply configured to supply a first radio-frequency power having a first frequency to the substrate stage;

an impedance converter configured to convert an impedance on a load side seen from the first radio-frequency power supply into a set impedance;

a second radio-frequency power supply configured to supply a second radio-frequency power having a second frequency lower than the first frequency to the substrate stage; and

a controller configured to control the set impedance of the impedance converter, according to a substrate processing, such that a peak of a reflected wave propagating from the impedance converter to the first radiofrequency power supply is in a period during which a voltage of the second radio-frequency power is negative.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller sets the set impedance according to an electron density of plasma.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller sets the set impedance according to an etching rate.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller sets the set impedance according to an etching depth.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller sets the set impedance such that the peak of the reflected wave propagating from the impedance converter to the first radio-frequency power supply is in a predetermined period with respect to the voltage of the second radio-frequency power.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller sets the set impedance for each substrate processing when a plurality of substrate processings is performed.

7. A method of controlling a substrate processing apparatus, the method comprising:

disposing a substrate on a substrate stage;

supplying, by a first radio-frequency power supply, a first radio-frequency power having a first frequency to the substrate stage;

converting, by an impedance converter, an impedance on a load side seen from the first radio-frequency power supply into a set impedance;

supplying, by a second radio-frequency power supply, a second radio-frequency power having a second frequency lower than the first frequency to the substrate stage; and

controlling the set impedance of the impedance converter, according to a substrate processing, such that a peak of a reflected wave propagating from the impedance converter to the first radio-frequency power supply is in a period during which a voltage of the second radio-frequency power is positive.

8. A substrate processing apparatus, comprising:

a substrate stage configured to dispose a substrate thereon;

a first radio-frequency power supply configured to supply a first radio-frequency power having a first frequency to the substrate stage;

an impedance converter configured to convert an impedance on a load side seen from the first radio-frequency power supply into a set impedance;

a second radio-frequency power supply configured to supply a second radio-frequency power having a second frequency lower than the first frequency to the substrate stage; and

a controller configured to control the set impedance of the impedance converter, according to a substrate processing, such that a peak of a reflected wave propagating from the impedance converter to the first radio-frequency power supply is in a period during which a voltage of the second radio-frequency power is positive.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2021
From: TANAKA, IKKO; LI, LIFU; TSUJIMOTO, HIROSHI; TERASAWA, ATSUSHI
To: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Reel/Frame 056053/0279 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-078481 · Apr 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210335577A1 · Oct 28, 2021
Cited By (1)
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