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US 12,327,748 · App. 17/520,052 · Granted Jun 10, 2025

Semiconductor processing apparatus and method

Inventors: Zhuo Wang (Shenyang, CN); Saiqian Zhang (Shenyang, CN)
Assignee: Piotech Inc.
H01L21/6833H01J37/32183H01J37/32568H01J37/32715H01J2237/2007H01J2237/3321
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Patent No.
US 12,327,748
App. No.
17/520,052
Granted
Jun 10, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application relates to a semiconductor processing apparatus and method. In an embodiment of this application, the semiconductor processing apparatus includes: a wafer pocket provided with a lower electrode, where the lower electrode is coupled to a direct-current power supply; and an upper electrode disposed opposite to the wafer pocket, where the upper electrode is coupled to a radio frequency generator through a matching circuit, and is grounded through a low-pass filter.

Claims (14)

1. A semiconductor processing apparatus comprising:

a wafer pocket comprising a first electrode;

a direct-current power supply coupled to the first electrode;

a second electrode opposing the wafer pocket;

a radio frequency generator; and

a matching circuit that couples the second electrode and the radio frequency generator, wherein:

the matching circuit comprises:

a matching network comprising a ceramic chip capacitor; and

a low-pass filter disposed in the matching circuit,

the low-pass filter grounds the second electrode, and

the low-pass filter is outside the matching network and connected to the ceramic chip capacitor.

2. The semiconductor processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the low-pass filter is configured to form a direct-current leakage current channel in the matching circuit via the ceramic chip capacitor.

3. The semiconductor processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the ceramic chip capacitor is doped with a metal.

4. The semiconductor processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the matching network comprises an inductor connected in series to the ceramic chip capacitor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2021
From: WANG, ZHUO; ZHANG, SAIQIAN
To: PIOTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 058035/0751 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011642968.6 · Dec 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220208590A1 · Jun 30, 2022
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