A Method for Diagnosing the Process Chamber Prior to Plasma Processes

Seong Jin Kim, Heechul Jung, Hyo Won Lee, Seongju Lim, Ji Hoon Lee, Jong Won Yu, Jaehyun Kim, Sang Won Lee

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Abstract

This paper presents a method to diagnose a process chamber prior to the plasma process. Although a variety of studies on plasma diagnostics have been implemented, they detect the states only during the plasma processes. In addition to the process states, it is essential to diagnose a process chamber itself before the process for proper preparation. For example, abnormal states such as hardware assembly issues and wafer shift should be monitored. The proposed method is based on the broadband S11 that is measured through a viewport of the process chamber. Depending on the dimensions of the process chamber, resonance behaviors are observed at specific frequencies. For the multiple resonances, asymmetrical multiple resonance probes (MRP) were investigated through EM simulation. In addition, it was verified that the process chamber can be diagnosed with a similarity algorithm, comparing S11 of the abnormal states with that of the normal state in terms of magnitude and phase.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages366-368
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781665494182
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event31st Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2023 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 5 Dec 20238 Dec 2023

Publication series

NameAsia-Pacific Microwave Conference Proceedings, APMC
ISSN (Electronic)2690-3946

Conference

Conference31st Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, APMC 2023
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityTaipei
Period5/12/238/12/23

Keywords

  • 3-D electromagnetic simulations
  • chamber diagnostics
  • multipole resonance probe
  • semiconductor manufacturing process

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