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US 12,125,682 · App. 17/563,161 · Granted Oct 22, 2024

Substrate treating apparatus and substrate treating method

Inventors: Shant Arakelyan (Chungcheongnam-do, KR); Ja Myung Gu (Chungcheongnam-do, KR)
Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.
H01J37/32458H01J37/32091H01J37/32165H01J37/3244H01J37/32532
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Patent No.
US 12,125,682
App. No.
17/563,161
Granted
Oct 22, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a process chamber having a treating space therein; a support unit for supporting a substrate within the process chamber; a gas supply unit for supplying a process gas inside the process chamber; and a plasma generation unit for generating a plasma from the process gas, wherein the plasma generation unit comprises: a top electrode disposed above the substrate; a bottom electrode disposed below the substrate; an edge electrode disposed at an edge surrounding the substrate; three high frequency power sources applying a high frequency power to the bottom electrode; and an edge impedance control circuit connecting to the edge electrode.

Claims (52)

1. A substrate treating apparatus comprising:

a process chamber having a treating space therein;

a support unit for supporting a substrate within the process chamber;

a gas supply unit for supplying a process gas inside the process chamber; and

a plasma generation unit for generating a plasma from the process gas,

wherein the plasma generation unit comprises:

a top electrode disposed above the substrate;

a bottom electrode disposed below the substrate;

an edge electrode disposed at an edge surrounding the substrate;

three high frequency power sources configured to apply a high frequency power to the bottom electrode, the three high frequency power sources including a first frequency power source having a range between 100 kHz to 400 kHz, a second frequency power source having a range between 2 MHz to 10 MHz, and third frequency power source having a range of 60 MHz or higher; and

an edge impedance control circuit connected to the edge electrode and including one or more notch filter(s), and a variable capacitor connected in parallel to the one or more notch filter(s).

2. The substrate treating apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more notch filter(s) block a frequency range of the first frequency power source and the second frequency power source, and the variable capacitor controls an impedance of the third frequency power source.

3. A substrate treating apparatus comprising:

a process chamber having a treating space therein;

a support unit for supporting a substrate within the process chamber;

a gas supply unit for supplying a process gas inside the process chamber; and

a plasma generation unit for generating a plasma from the process gas,

wherein the plasma generation unit comprises:

a top electrode disposed above the substrate;

a bottom electrode disposed below the substrate;

an edge electrode disposed at an edge surrounding the substrate;

three high frequency power sources configured to apply a high frequency power to the bottom electrode, the three high frequency power sources including a first frequency power source having a range between 100 kHz to 400 kHz, a second frequency power source having a range between 2 MHz to 10 MHz, and third frequency power source having a range of 60 MHz or higher; and

an edge impedance control circuit connected to the edge electrode and including one or more notch filter(s), and a high pass filter connected in parallel to the one or more notch filters(s).

4. The substrate treating apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the one or more notch filter(s) block a frequency range of the first frequency power source and the second frequency power source, and the high pass filter controls an impedance of the third frequency power source and shunts a harmonics of the third frequency power source.

5. A substrate treating apparatus comprising:

a process chamber having a treating space therein;

a support unit for supporting a substrate within the process chamber;

a gas supply unit for supplying a process gas inside the process chamber; and

a plasma generation unit for generating a plasma from the process gas,

wherein the plasma generation unit comprises:

a top electrode disposed above the substrate;

a bottom electrode disposed below the substrate; and

three high frequency power sources configured to apply a high frequency power to the bottom electrode, the three high frequency power sources including a first frequency power source having a range between 100 kHz to 400 kHz, a second frequency power source having a range between 2 MHz to 10 MHz, and third frequency power source having a range of 60 MHz or higher; and

wherein the support unit comprises:

an edge ring surrounding the substrate;

a coupling ring disposed below the edge ring, and including an edge electrode therein; and

an edge impedance control circuit connected to the edge electrode and including one or more notch filter(s), and a variable capacitor connected in parallel to the one or more notch filter(s).

6. The substrate treating apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the one or more notch filter(s) block a frequency range of the first frequency power source and the second frequency power source, and the variable capacitor controls an impedance of the third frequency power source.

7. A substrate treating apparatus comprising

a process chamber having a treating space therein;

a support unit for supporting a substrate within the process chamber;

a gas supply unit for supplying a process gas inside the process chamber; and

a plasma generation unit for generating a plasma from the process gas,

wherein the plasma generation unit comprises:

a top electrode disposed above the substrate;

a bottom electrode disposed below the substrate; and

three high frequency power sources configured to apply a high frequency power to the bottom electrode, the three high frequency power sources including a first frequency power source having a range between 100 kHz to 400 kHz, a second frequency power source having a range between 2 MHz to 10 MHz, and third frequency power source having a range of 60 MHz or higher; and

wherein the support unit comprises:

an edge ring surrounding the substrate;

a coupling ring disposed below the edge ring, and including an edge electrode therein; and

an edge impedance control circuit connected to the edge electrode and including one or more notch filter(s), and a high pass filter connected in parallel to the one or more notch filters(s).

8. The substrate treating apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the one or more notch filter(s) block a frequency range of the first frequency power source and the second frequency power source, and the high pass filter controls an impedance of the third frequency power source and shunts a harmonics of the third frequency power source.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: ARAKELYAN, SHANT; GU, JA MYUNG
To: SEMES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058487/0080 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0186249 · Dec 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220208525A1 · Jun 30, 2022