Plasma processor and plasma processing method

Abstract

A plasma processor includes a table on which a target object is to be placed, a vessel which accommodates the table and in which a plasma is to be generated by a high-frequency electromagnetic field, a high-frequency oscillator (30) which generates a high-frequency electromagnetic field, and a reference oscillator (34) which is lower in output power than the high-frequency oscillator (30) and stable in oscillation frequency. A reference signal generated by the reference oscillator (34) is injected into the high-frequency oscillator (30) to fix an oscillation frequency of the high-frequency oscillator (30) at a frequency of a reference signal. Therefore, accurate load matching is performed to improve an energy efficiency when an automatic matching device provided between the high-frequency oscillator (30) and vessel is designed based on the frequency of the reference signal.

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