Plasma processing apparatus

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9663858
APP PUB NO 20150096684A1
SERIAL NO

14509131

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

In a plasma processing apparatus, when pulse-modulating the high frequency power RF1 for plasma generation and the high frequency power RF2 for ion attraction with a first pulse PS1 and a second pulse PS2 having different frequencies, respectively, an impedance sensor 96A in a matching device 40 of a plasma generation system calculates an average value (primary moving average value ma) of an load impedance on a high frequency transmission line 43 for each cycle of the second pulse PS2 having a lower frequency, and outputs a load impedance measurement value based on those average values of the load impedance. Then, a matching controller 94A controls reactances of reactance elements XH1 and XH2 within a matching circuit 88A such that the load impedance measurement value is equal or approximate to a matching point (50Ω).

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED3-1 AKASAKA 5-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 107-6325
DAIHEN CORPORATION2-1-11 TAGAWA YODOGAWA-KU OSAKA 532-8512

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Itadani, Koji Osaka, JP 10 455
Komoda, Tsuyoshi Osaka, JP 1 44
Nagami, Koichi Kurokawa-gun, JP 50 910

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation

Maintenance Fees

Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee due date
7.5 Year Payment $3600.00 $1800.00 $900.00 Nov 30, 2024
11.5 Year Payment $7400.00 $3700.00 $1850.00 Nov 30, 2028
Fee Large entity fee small entity fee micro entity fee
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable $700.00 $350.00 $175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional $1,640.00 $820.00 $410.00