WO2021220459A1 - プラズマ処理装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a plasma processing apparatus using microwaves.
- etching processing technology with a high aspect ratio has been promoted due to the high degree of integration of semiconductor elements.
- One of the miniaturized etching technologies in the semiconductor field is dry etching technology, in which dry etching processing using plasma is often used.
- Plasma uses the collision of electrons and processing gas molecules or atoms to excite the processing gas molecules or atoms to generate ions and radicals.
- the plasma processing apparatus realizes anisotropic etching by ions and isotropic etching by radicals.
- As a plasma source there is an electron cyclotron resonance ECR (ECR: Electron Cyclotron Resonance).
- Patent Document 1 states that 2.45 GHz microwaves emitted from a magnetron are propagated in a rectangular waveguide and a circular waveguide and passed through a quartz window at the upper part of a processing chamber. It is introduced into a processing chamber where a magnetic field is formed inside, and electron cyclotro resonance is caused by the electric field generated by microwaves and the magnetic field formed in the direction perpendicular to it, and a high-density plasma is generated to generate a substrate.
- the configuration for processing is described.
- the space between the inner wall of the cavity resonator and the discharge tube is filled with a dielectric, and the resonance frequency of the cavity resonator and the microwave oscillation frequency by the magnetron match when the gas condition or the substrate is changed.
- the dielectric is replaced with one with a different dielectric constant, and when a liquid dielectric is used, this is introduced from the outside of the cavity resonator, and between the inner wall of the cavity resonator and the discharge tube.
- a microwave discharge generator configured to flow and discharge to the outside of the cavity resonator is described.
- the plasma density on the wall surface of the processing chamber of the plasma processing apparatus is lower than that in the center of the processing chamber due to the loss due to the reaction of the solid surface which is the wall surface. Due to such non-uniformity of plasma density distribution, the etching rate on the substrate to be processed becomes non-uniform.
- Patent Document 1 in order to improve the non-uniformity of the plasma density distribution in the processing chamber, a configuration is adopted in which the microwave power introduced into the processing chamber is divided by using inner and outer waveguides. There is. With such a configuration, the plasma density on the wall surface of the processing chamber can be increased.
- the etching rate of the substrate to be processed does not always depend on the plasma density. Therefore, when process conditions such as heat distribution are prioritized, in order to obtain processing uniformity, it is finally possible to adjust the plasma density in the order of ambient height, center height, and uniformity in one process cycle. In some cases, in-plane uniformity on the substrate to be processed can be obtained.
- the thin film distribution on the substrate to be processed has a non-uniform film thickness due to characteristics such as the exhaust conductance of the film forming apparatus and the symmetry of the processing chamber.
- the film thickness distribution of the thin film to be etched has a convex distribution such as from the center height to the peripheral low, the input power of the microwave on the center of the substrate to be processed is made larger than the input power of the peripheral portion. It is required to control as such.
- the film thickness has a concave distribution such as from low center to high peripheral height, it is necessary to make the microwave input power on the center of the processing substrate smaller than the input power of the peripheral portion.
- an etching apparatus using plasma is required to have a high degree of freedom in controlling the plasma density distribution.
- bias power is applied to the substrate electrodes using an RF power supply.
- RF bias power is applied to the substrate electrodes while plasma is generated in the processing chamber, charges accumulate on the surface of the substrate placed on the substrate electrodes, causing charge-up damage to the semiconductor elements formed on the substrate. It may end up. Reducing the occurrence of this charge-up damage can greatly contribute to improving the yield of semiconductor elements.
- a plasma etching apparatus having a high degree of freedom in plasma density distribution control is required to solve problems such as reduction of charge-up damage as well as in-plane uniformity of etching processing.
- the microwave discharge generator described in Patent Document 2 has a configuration in which the space between the inner wall of the cavity resonator and the discharge tube is filled with a dielectric, and the plasma inside the discharge tube on which the substrate is placed is formed. No consideration is given to controlling the distribution of densities.
- the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and makes it possible to control the plasma density distribution with a high degree of freedom in order to solve not only the in-plane uniformity of the etching process but also the problems such as reduction of charge-up damage.
- the purpose is to provide a plasma processing apparatus.
- a processing chamber in which a sample is subjected to plasma processing, a high-frequency power source for supplying high-frequency microwave power for generating plasma via a waveguide, and an inside of the processing chamber.
- the waveguide is arranged outside the first circular waveguide filled with a liquid dielectric and the first circular waveguide. It is characterized by including a first circular waveguide and a second circular waveguide arranged coaxially.
- a processing chamber in which a sample is plasma-processed, a high-frequency power source for supplying high-frequency microwave power for generating microwaves via a waveguide, and a processing chamber. It is equipped with a magnetic field forming mechanism that forms a magnetic field inside, and the waveguide is a first circular waveguide filled with a liquid dielectric and a first arranged outside the first circular waveguide.
- the microwave power control system that controls the microwave power of a plasma processing apparatus including a second circular waveguide arranged coaxially with the circular waveguide of the above, the liquid level height of the dielectric is controlled. By doing so, the ratio of the microwave power propagating in the first circular waveguide and the microwave power propagating in the second circular waveguide is controlled.
- the plasma density in the plasma processing apparatus can be controlled according to a desired etching rate, and problems such as reduction of charge-up damage as well as in-plane uniformity of plasma processing can be solved. It can be solved with a relatively high degree of freedom.
- the relative permittivity of the liquid dielectric filled in the inner waveguide is particularly different from that of the inner waveguide in which the inner waveguide is coaxially arranged and the inner waveguide is filled with the liquid dielectric and the outer waveguide in which the inside is hollow.
- the present invention relates to a plasma processing apparatus (ECR plasma etching apparatus) capable of controlling the distribution of microwave radiation power in the plasma processing chamber according to the filling amount.
- the present invention divides microwave power from a single microwave source into a coaxially arranged inner waveguide and an outer waveguide, and fills the liquid dielectric inside the inner waveguide.
- the microwave split power ratio between the inner waveguide and the outer waveguide can be adjusted by adjusting the microwave power passing through the inner waveguide, and the plasma density in the plasma processing chamber can be desired. It is controlled according to the etching rate.
- the microwave power from the rectangular waveguide connected to the magnetron is branched into the inner and outer waveguides arranged coaxially, respectively, and the inner and outer waveguides are divided.
- the microwave can be radiated from each radiation section into the inside of the plasma processing chamber.
- the microwave power when limiting the propagation of the microwave power of the inner waveguide, if the radius a of the inner waveguide is designed by the equation (Equation 1), the microwave power can be passed or cut off.
- fc is 2.45GHz microwave frequency
- C is a vacuum light velocity 2.99x10 8 m / s.
- the value of the relative permittivity ⁇ r is 1, so the radius of the inner waveguide is 0. It will be 0357m.
- the propagation velocity of microwave power is reduced to 1 / ⁇ r, so the radius of the inner waveguide is according to equation (Equation 1). It will be 0.0252 m.
- the microwave power of 2.45 GHz is cut off when the medium is vacuum or air, so that the inner waveguide has a constant length. Microwave power cannot pass through the waveguide. That is, it can be seen that the inner radiating portion connected to the inner waveguide does not radiate microwave power, and the plasma density near the central portion of the plasma processing chamber decreases.
- microwave power can pass through the inner waveguide. That is, microelectric power is radiated from the inner radiation portion connected to the inner waveguide, and the plasma density near the center of the plasma processing chamber increases. Therefore, the divided power ratio of the microwaves to be freely introduced into the processing chamber can be freely controlled according to the conditions of the etching process of the semiconductor element.
- the medium having a relative permittivity of ⁇ r of 2 is, for example, a liquid when a liquid dielectric is used, so that the liquid level can be freely manipulated and the microwave passing through the inner waveguide can be freely manipulated.
- the power can be adjusted. Therefore, the split power ratio of the microwave power of the inner waveguide and the outer waveguide can be adjusted within a certain range depending on the liquid level of the liquid dielectric.
- Equation 2 The definition of the above-mentioned microwave division power ratio is shown in the following equation (Equation 2).
- S 21 is a transmission S parameter of the inner waveguide
- S 31 is a transmission S parameter of the outer waveguide.
- the outer waveguide Since the outer waveguide is coaxial with the inner waveguide, it propagates microwaves as a coaxial waveguide.
- the coaxial waveguide has no shielding in the TEM mode, which is the basic mode, but the outer waveguide diameter b at the time of shielding the TE11, which is the higher-order mode, can be determined by using the following equation (Equation 3). can.
- a radius of the inner waveguide [m]
- b Radius of the outer waveguide [m]
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a plasma processing apparatus (ECR plasma etching apparatus) 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- 101 is a microwave power oscillator
- 102 is an isolator
- 103 is an automatic matcher
- 111 is a rectangular waveguide
- 112 is a circular-rectangular converter
- 104 is a circular polarization generator
- 113 is.
- the circular waveguide, 114 is the outer waveguide
- 115 is the inner waveguide
- 116 is the liquid dielectric housed inside the inner waveguide 115
- 117 is the inner cavity
- 118 is the outer cavity.
- 120 is a plasma processing chamber
- 121 is a vacuum chamber
- 122 is the upper part of the vacuum chamber
- 123 is the inner cavity wall
- 124 is a ring stay
- 125 is a quartz window
- 126 is a lower electrode
- 127 is an RF power supply
- 131 is an electromagnet coil.
- 132 is a yoke
- 10 is a substrate to be processed.
- the control unit that controls the microwave power oscillator 101, the automatic matching unit 103, the electromagnetic coil 131, the RF power supply 127, and the like is not shown.
- the microwave power with a frequency of 2.45 GHz output from the microwave oscillator 101 is propagated to the circular rectangular converter 112 by the rectangular waveguide 111 via the isolator 102 and the automatic matcher 103.
- a magnetron was used as the microwave oscillator 101.
- the circular-rectangular converter 112 also serves as a corner that bends the traveling direction of microwave power by 90 degrees, and aims to reduce the size of the entire device.
- a circularly polarized wave generator 104 is connected to the lower part of the circularly rectangular converter 112 to convert microwave power incident by linearly polarized waves into circularly polarized waves. Further, on the side of the plasma processing chamber 120 of the circularly polarized wave generator 104, there is a circular waveguide 113 provided on the substantially central axis of the vacuum chamber 121 constituting the plasma processing chamber 120, and the circularly polarized wave is formed. Microwave power is propagated.
- the microwave power propagated from the circular waveguide 113 is incident on the outer waveguide 114 attached to the upper part 122 of the vacuum chamber and the inner waveguide 115 arranged inside the outer waveguide 114.
- the radius of the inner waveguide 115 is smaller than 0.0357 m, which is the radius for blocking microwave power when the inside is air, which is described using the equation (1), and the relative permittivity ⁇ r inside. Is formed in a size larger than 0.0252 m, which is a radius for blocking microwave power when the liquid dielectric of 2 is filled.
- the inner waveguide 115 cuts off the microwave power.
- the microwave power propagated from the circular waveguide 113 is incident only on the outer waveguide 114.
- the inner waveguide 115 propagates microwave power, so that the circular waveguide is used.
- the microwave power propagated from the tube 113 is incident on the outer waveguide 114 and the inner waveguide 115.
- the outer waveguide 114 is connected to the outer cavity 118 inside the vacuum chamber upper part 122, and the inner waveguide 115 is connected to the inner cavity 117 partitioned by the inner cavity wall 123 inside the vacuum chamber upper 122. ing.
- the outer cavity 118 and the inner cavity 117 are separated from the plasma processing chamber 120 inside the vacuum chamber 121 by a quartz window 125.
- the outer periphery of the vacuum chamber 121 and the upper part 122 of the vacuum chamber is covered with an electromagnetic coil 131 for forming a magnetic field inside the vacuum chamber 121 and the upper part 122 of the vacuum chamber so that the ECR plasma etching process can be performed.
- a lower electrode 126 for placing the substrate 10 to be processed is installed on the central bottom surface of the plasma processing chamber 120.
- An RF power supply 127 for applying RF bias power is connected to the lower electrode 126.
- the ions of the processing gas ionized in the plasma are accelerated toward the processed substrate 10 placed on the lower electrode 126, and the processed substrate is processed.
- the thin film on 10 is removed.
- the microwave power output from the oscillator 101 and propagating through the isolator 102, the automatic matcher 103, the circular rectangular converter 112, the circularly polarized wave generator 104, and the circular waveguide 113 is the inner waveguide 115 and the outer waveguide 115. It is divided into 114.
- the liquid dielectric 116 When the liquid dielectric 116 is not filled inside the inner waveguide 115, it is filled with air. In this state, as described above, the dielectric constant of the air is 1, and the radius of the inner waveguide is formed so as to block microwaves, so that the microwave power is inside the waveguide. It cannot pass through the tube 115.
- the liquid dielectric 116 when the liquid dielectric 116 is filled inside the inner waveguide 115, microwaves start to leak from the inner waveguide 115, and when the liquid dielectric 116 is gradually poured, the liquid in the inner waveguide 115 is charged.
- the level of the liquid level (liquid level) of the dielectric 116 increases, and the amount of microwave power passing through also increases.
- FIG. 2 shows the detailed configuration of the inner waveguide 115 and the outer waveguide 114.
- the inside of the inner waveguide 115 is hollow, and a dielectric upper lid 1151 and a bottom plate 1152 are provided to seal the inside.
- a quartz ring stay 124 between the inner waveguide 115 and the outer waveguide 114, and the inner waveguide 115 and the outer waveguide 114 are coaxially fixed by the ring stay 124. .. Further, in order to be able to supply or discharge the liquid dielectric 116 from the outside to the inside of the inner waveguide 115, a flow path 141 leading from the outer waveguide 114 to the inner waveguide 115 through the ring stay 124 is provided. It is formed.
- This flow path 141 is connected to a pump 243 for supplying or discharging the liquid dielectric 116 to the inside of the inner waveguide 115.
- the pump 243 is controlled by the control unit 242 to supply the liquid dielectric 116 stored in the storage unit 244 to the inside of the inner waveguide 115 through the flow path 141.
- the liquid dielectric 116 inside the inner waveguide 115 is discharged to the storage portion 244 side through the flow path 141.
- the communication pipe 142 communicating from the outer waveguide 114 through the ring stay 124 to the inside of the inner waveguide 115. Is provided.
- the communication pipe 142 is connected to the level sensor 241 by a pipe 245.
- the liquid level of the liquid dielectric 116 inside the inner waveguide 115 is measured by using the level sensor 241 via the pipe 245 connected to the communication pipe 142, and the liquid level is transmitted to the control unit 242 as an electronic signal. provide feedback.
- the pump 243 When the liquid dielectric 116 is filled inside the inner waveguide 115, the pump 243 is used to suck up the liquid dielectric 116 from the storage section 244 for storing the liquid dielectric 116, and the inner waveguide 115 The inside is filled with the liquid dielectric 116.
- the pump 243 When the pump 243 is rotated in the reverse direction, the liquid dielectric 116 in the inner waveguide 115 is sucked out and returned to the storage unit 244 for storing the liquid dielectric 116.
- the control unit 242 the ratio of the microwave power propagating from the circular waveguide 113 to the inner waveguide 115 and the microwave power propagating to the outer waveguide 114 (microwave division power ratio) becomes a preset value. As described above, it has a program for adjusting the liquid level of the liquid dielectric 116 inside the inner waveguide 115 based on the liquid level detection signal from the level sensor 241. This program controls the operating time of the pump 243 to achieve the desired microwave split power ratio.
- FIG. 3 shows the result of obtaining the relationship between the divided power ratio and the dielectric fluid level by electromagnetic field simulation.
- the vertical axis represents the microwave power division ratio
- the horizontal axis represents the level of the dielectric fluid level as the dielectric fluid level.
- the liquid dielectric fluid level and the split power ratio have a substantially linear relationship as shown by the straight line 310.
- the liquid level setting value of the liquid dielectric required to obtain the desired microwave division power ratio can be set to the desired microwave division power. It can be converted from the ratio.
- the desired divided power ratio of microwave power is input (S401).
- the value of the liquid level (liquid level) of the liquid dielectric corresponding to the input desired microwave division power ratio is obtained from the graph shown in FIG. 3, and this is set as the set value (S402).
- the level sensor 241 detects the level (liquid level) of the liquid level of the liquid dielectric 116 inside the inner waveguide 115 (S403), and the detection signal of the level sensor 241 and the inner waveguide obtained in advance are detected. Based on the relationship with the level of the liquid level of the liquid dielectric 116 inside the tube 115, the liquid level of the liquid dielectric 116 corresponding to the detection signal of the level sensor 241 is obtained (S404).
- the pump operating time (PT) of the pump 243 and the amount of liquid injected into the inner waveguide 115 with the temperature of the liquid dielectric 116 obtained in advance as a parameter The pump operating time is calculated based on the relationships 710 to 730 (S407).
- the control unit 242 controls the pump 243 to supply the liquid dielectric 116 to the inside of the inner waveguide 115.
- the microwave power oscillated from the oscillator 101 and propagated from the circular waveguide 113 is divided into the inner waveguide 115 and the outer waveguide 114 according to the desired microwave division power ratio. Propagate.
- the liquid dielectric 116 is desired even if its volume changes with temperature.
- the microwave power division ratio can be adjusted.
- the control unit 242 controls the pump 243 so that the pump operating time obtained by the procedure described above is obtained, and supplies the liquid dielectric 116 to the inner waveguide 115.
- the plasma processing chamber 120 is evacuated to a vacuum by an exhaust means (not shown), and the processing gas is supplied to the plasma processing chamber 120 from a gas supply means (not shown) so that the plasma processing chamber 120 is predetermined. Set to pressure.
- the oscillator 101 is driven to transmit microwave power.
- the microwave power transmitted from the oscillator 101 propagates through the isolator 102, the automatic matcher 103, the circular rectangular converter 112, the circularly polarized wave generator 104, and the circular waveguide 113, and propagates through the inner waveguide 115 and the outer guide.
- the wave tube 114 is divided and input.
- the level of the liquid level of the liquid dielectric 116 inside the inner waveguide 115 is adjusted so as to have a desired microwave power division ratio. Therefore, the microwave power divided at a desired division ratio is propagated from the inner waveguide 115 to the inner cavity 117 and from the outer waveguide 114 to the outer cavity 118.
- the microwave power thus divided and propagated inside the inner waveguide 115 is propagated from the inner cavity 117 connected to the inner waveguide 115 to the vicinity of the center of the plasma processing chamber 120 through the quartz window 125.
- the microwave power that has been divided and propagated inside the outer waveguide 114 is transmitted from the outer cavity 118 connected to the outer waveguide 114 to the vicinity of the peripheral portion (away from the central portion) of the plasma processing chamber 120 through the quartz window 125. It is propagated to the part).
- plasma having a density corresponding to the microwave power propagated from the inner cavity portion 117 is generated near the central portion of the plasma processing chamber 120, and is used as the microwave power propagated from the outer cavity portion 118.
- Plasma having a corresponding density is generated in a portion away from the central portion of the plasma processing chamber 120, and plasma having a desired density distribution is generated in the entire plasma processing chamber 120.
- the substrate 10 to be processed mounted on the lower electrode 126 is etched by generating plasma having a desired plasma density distribution in the plasma processing chamber 120 in this way, the in-plane uniformity of the etching treatment is performed. Not only that, the charge-up damage can be reduced and the etching process can be performed.
- the configuration is such that the microwave power division ratio propagating to the inner waveguide 115 and the outer waveguide 114 can be adjusted, so that the configuration of the etching apparatus is changed according to the process conditions. Even if there is, even if the film thickness distribution of the thin film formed on the substrate to be processed is non-uniform, the plasma density in the plasma processing apparatus can be controlled according to a desired etching rate. , It is possible to perform the etching process with reduced charge-up damage while maintaining the in-plane uniformity of the etching process.
- the relative permittivity of the liquid dielectric at present is due to the size of the waveguide of the microwave power waveguide.
- the value of ⁇ r is preferably around 2.
- silicone oil for example, there are silicone oil, Fluorinert (trademark) manufactured by 3M, and Garden (trademark) manufactured by Solvay.
- the size of the waveguide of the waveguide changes according to the increase in size of the processing apparatus using the large substrate to be processed, if the function of the present invention that shields or passes microwaves can be achieved depending on the presence or absence of the liquid dielectric.
- the value of the relative permittivity ⁇ r of the liquid dielectric is not particularly limited.
- the shape of the upper lid 1151 and the bottom plate 1152 of the inner waveguide 115 in this embodiment is preferably disk-shaped or conical, the liquid dielectric 116 is enclosed inside the inner waveguide 115 to reflect microwaves. Any shape may be used as long as the power can be reduced. A dielectric such as quartz or ceramic is preferable so that microwaves can pass through the top lid 1151 and the bottom plate 1152.
- the ring stay 124 for connecting the inner waveguide 115 and the outer waveguide 114 is preferably made of a dielectric such as quartz or ceramics in order to reduce the reflection of microwave power.
- Substrate to be processed 101 Oscillator 102 Isolator 103 Automatic matcher 104 Circular polarization generator 113 Circular waveguide 114 Outer waveguide 115 Inner waveguide 116 Liquid dielectric 117 Inner cavity 118 Outer cavity 120 Plasma processing chamber 121 Vacuum chamber 122 Vacuum chamber upper part 123 Inner cavity wall 124 Ring stay 125 Quartz window 126 Lower electrode 127 RF power supply 131 Electromagnetic coil 241 Level sensor 242 Control unit 243 Pump 244 Storage unit 1151 Top lid 1152 Bottom plate
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b:外側導波管の半径 [m]
式(数2)を考慮して、外導波管が遮蔽とならない寸法とする。
まず、上記に説明したような手順で求めたポンプ運転時間となるように制御部242でポンプ243を制御して内側導波管115に液体誘電体116を供給する。次に、この状態で、プラズマ処理室120を図示していない排気手段により真空に排気し、図示していないガス供給手段からプラズマ処理室120に処理ガスを供給してプラズマ処理室120が所定の圧力になるように設定する。
101 発振器
102 アイソレータ
103 自動整合器
104 円偏波発生器
113 円形導波管
114 外側導波管
115 内側導波管
116 液体誘電体
117 内側空洞部
118 外側空洞部
120 プラズマ処理室
121 真空チャンバ
122 真空チャンバ上部
123 内側空洞部壁
124 リングステー
125 石英窓
126 下部電極
127 RF電源
131 電磁コイル
241 レベルセンサ
242 制御部
243 ポンプ
244 貯蔵部
1151 上蓋
1152 底板
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- 試料がプラズマ処理される処理室と、プラズマを生成するためのマイクロ波の高周波電力を導波路を介して供給する高周波電源と、前記処理室の内部に磁場を形成する磁場形成機構とを備えるプラズマ処理装置において、
前記導波路は、液体の誘電体が充填された第一の円形導波管と、前記第一の円形導波管の外側に配置され前記第一の円形導波管と同軸上に配置された第二の円形導波管と、を具備することを特徴とするプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項1に記載のプラズマ処理装置において、
前記第一の円形導波管を伝搬するマイクロ波電力と前記第二の円形導波管を伝搬するマイクロ波電力の比が所望の比となるように前記誘電体の液面高さを制御する制御装置をさらに備えていることを特徴とするプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項1に記載のプラズマ処理装置において、
前記導波路は、前記第一の円形導波管の上方に配置された円形導波管をさらに具備し、
前記円形導波管の内径は、第二の円形導波管の内径より小さいことを特徴とするプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項1に記載のプラズマ処理装置において、
前記第一の円形導波管の半径は、比誘電率が2の前記誘電体が内部に充填された場合のマイクロ波電力を遮断する半径より大きく、かつ、内部が空気の場合のマイクロ波電力を遮断する半径より小さいことを特徴とするプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項2に記載のプラズマ処理装置において、
前記第一の円形導波管の半径は、比誘電率が2の前記誘電体が内部に充填された場合のマイクロ波電力を遮断する半径より大きく、かつ、内部が空気の場合のマイクロ波電力を遮断する半径より小さいことを特徴とするプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項2に記載のプラズマ処理装置において、
前記制御装置は、前記第二の円形導波管を伝搬するマイクロ波電力に対する前記第一の円形導波管を伝搬するマイクロ波電力の比を大きくする場合、前記液面高さが高くなるように前記液面高さを制御することを特徴とするプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項2に記載のプラズマ処理装置において、
前記制御装置は、前記第一の円形導波管を伝搬するマイクロ波電力と前記第二の円形導波管を伝搬するマイクロ波電力の比と前記液面高さとの相関関係を基に前記液面高さを制御し、
前記相関関係は、概ね線形であることを特徴とするプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項3に記載のプラズマ処理装置において、
前記マイクロ波の周波数は、2.45GHzであり、
前記第一の円形導波管の半径は、比誘電率が2の前記誘電体が内部に充填された場合のマイクロ波電力を遮断する半径より大きく、かつ、内部が空気の場合のマイクロ波電力を遮断する半径より小さいことを特徴とするプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項5に記載のプラズマ処理装置において、
前記マイクロ波の周波数は、2.45GHzであり、
前記導波路は、前記第一の円形導波管の上方に配置された円形導波管をさらに具備し、
前記円形導波管の内径は、前記第二の円形導波管の内径より小さいことを特徴とするプラズマ処理装置。 - 試料がプラズマ処理される処理室と、プラズマを生成するためのマイクロ波の高周波電力を導波路を介して供給する高周波電源と、前記処理室の内部に磁場を形成する磁場形成機構とを備え、前記導波路は、液体の誘電体が充填された第一の円形導波管と、前記第一の円形導波管の外側に配置され前記第一の円形導波管と同軸上に配置された第二の円形導波管と、を具備するプラズマ処理装置のマイクロ波電力を制御するマイクロ波電力制御システムにおいて、
前記誘電体の液面高さを制御することにより、前記第一の円形導波管を伝搬するマイクロ波電力と前記第二の円形導波管を伝搬するマイクロ波電力の比を制御することを特徴とするマイクロ波電力制御システム。
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