Plasma processing apparatus
AssigneeTokyo Electron Limited
InventorMasaki Hirayama
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AssigneeTokyo Electron Limited
InventorMasaki Hirayama
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A plasma processing apparatus includes: a chamber having a processing space therein; a substrate support provided inside the processing space; an upper electrode provided above the substrate support with the processing space interposed therebetween; an emitter provided to emit electromagnetic waves into a plasma generation space and extending in a circumferential direction around a central axis of the chamber and the processing space; and a waveguide configured to supply the electromagnetic waves to the emitter; wherein the waveguide includes a resonator having a waveguide path therein, wherein the resonator includes a first short-circuiting portion constituting a first end of the waveguide path and a second short-circuiting portion constituting a second end of the waveguide path, wherein the second end of the waveguide path is electromagnetically coupled to the emitter, and wherein the second short-circuiting portion has a capacitance that short-circuits the waveguide path at a frequency of the electromagnetic waves.
A plasma processing apparatus, comprising:
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