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Abstract

The present invention relates to a plasma etching apparatus capable of uniformly etching the entire surface of a substrate regardless of the kind of the substrate. A plasma etching apparatus 1 has a processing chamber 11 in which the outer diameter of an upper chamber 12 is formed smaller than a lower chamber 13 and the upper chamber 12 is provided at the central portion of the top surface of the lower chamber 13, a grounded plate-shaped member 14 which is provided on the ceiling of the lower chamber 13 to divide the inner space of the processing chamber 11 and which has a plurality of through holes 14a penetrating from the top surface to the bottom surface thereof, a platen 16 which is disposed in the lower chamber 13 and on which a substrate K is placed, a gas supply device 20 for supplying an etching gas into the upper chamber 12, plasma generating devices 26, 29 for exciting etching gases in the upper chamber 12 and in the lower chamber 13 into a plasma, respectively, an exhaust device 35 for reducing the pressure within the processing chamber 11, and an RF power supply unit 32 for supplying RF power to the platen 16.

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First Claim