# US 2026/0090301 A1 · Substrate processing method, substrate processing device, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0090301 A1 - Document ID: US20260090301A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/407,175 - Filed: 2025-12-03 - Published: 2026-03-26 - Earliest claimed: 2022-10-11 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ji Mo LEE; Dong Hyeon NA; Myeong Soo SHIN; Woong Jin CHEON; Kyung-Sun KIM; Jae Bin KIM; Tae-Hwa KIM; Seung Bo SHIM - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260090301A1 ## CPC - H10P 50/242: {of Group IV materials} - H01J 37/32146: {Amplitude modulation, includes pulsing} - H01J 37/32174: {Circuits specially adapted for controlling the RF discharge} - H01J 37/3266: {Magnetic control means} - H01J 37/32669: {Particular magnets or magnet arrangements for controlling the discharge} - H01J 2237/334: Etching - H10P: GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 - H01J: ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; electric arc lamps H05B31/00; particle accelerators H05H) ## Abstract A substrate processing device comprises a process chamber which forms an internal space; a substrate support disposed inside the process chamber and configured to support a substrate; a first electrode configured to generate a plasma in the internal space; an electromagnet configured to generate a magnetic field in the internal space to control a distribution of the plasma; and a DC power supply unit configured to supply a first DC pulse signal to the electromagnet. The first DC pulse signal is repeated at a first period to include a plurality of cycles, each cycle including a first section and a second section subsequent to the first section, the first DC pulse signal has a first level during the first section, a second level different from the first level during the second section, and the first and second sections each have a duration of 0.1 to 10 seconds. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A substrate processing device comprising: a process chamber which forms an internal space; a substrate support disposed inside the process chamber and configured to support a substrate; a first electrode configured to generate a plasma in the internal space; an electromagnet configured to generate a magnetic field in the internal space to control a distribution of the plasma; and a DC power supply unit configured to supply a first DC pulse signal to the electromagnet, wherein the first DC pulse signal is a signal repeated at a first period to include a plurality of cycles, each cycle including a first section and a second section subsequent to the first section, the first DC pulse signal has a first level during the first section, a second level different from the first level during the second section, and the first and second sections each have a duration of 0.1 to 10 seconds. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The substrate processing device of claim 1, wherein the first period further comprises a third section subsequent to the second section, the first DC pulse signal having a third level different from the first and second levels. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The substrate processing device of claim 1, further comprising a timing control circuit configured to control a timing of the first and second sections. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The substrate processing device of claim 1, wherein the electromagnet is disposed below the first electrode inside the process chamber. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The substrate processing device of claim 1, wherein the electromagnet comprises a solenoid coil secured to an inner wall of the process chamber. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The substrate processing device of claim 1, further comprising a bias power supply unit configured to apply an AC signal to a second electrode in the substrate support. ### Claim 7 A substrate processing device comprising: a process chamber forming an internal space; a substrate support disposed inside the process chamber to support a substrate; a first electrode configured to generate a plasma in the internal space; a first electromagnet and a second electromagnet configured to generate a magnetic field in the internal space; and first and second DC power supply units configured to supply first and second DC pulse signals to the first and second electromagnets, respectively, wherein the first DC pulse signal is a signal repeated at a first period to include a first section and a second section subsequent thereto, and the second DC pulse signal is a signal repeated at a second period to include a third section and a fourth section subsequent thereto, the first DC pulse signal has a first level during the first section and a second level different therefrom during the second section, the second DC pulse signal has a third level during the third section and a fourth level different therefrom during the fourth section, and each of the first through fourth sections has a duration of 0.1 to 10 seconds. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The substrate processing device of claim 7, wherein the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet are disposed above the substrate support within the process chamber. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The substrate processing device of claim 7, further comprising a first timing control unit and a second timing control unit configured to independently control time points of the first and second DC pulse signals. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The substrate processing device of claim 7, wherein the first DC pulse signal and the second DC pulse signal are out of phase with each other by 0.1 to 10 seconds. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The substrate processing device of claim 7, wherein the first and second DC pulse signals have different periods. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The substrate processing device of claim 7, wherein the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet are driven in opposite magnetic polarities. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The substrate processing device of claim 7, further comprising a first timing control unit and a second timing control unit configured to independently control time points of the first and second DC pulse signals, wherein a common controller is configured to synchronize the first and second timing control units. ### Claim 14 A substrate processing device comprising: a process chamber forming an internal space; a substrate support disposed inside the process chamber; a first electrode configured to receive a source power signal to generate a plasma in the internal space; a second electrode configured to receive an AC bias power signal; an electromagnet configured to generate a magnetic field in the internal space; and a DC power supply unit configured to supply a first DC pulse signal to the electromagnet, wherein the first DC pulse signal is a signal repeated at a first period to include a first section and a second section subsequent thereto, the first DC pulse signal has a first level during the first section and a second level different therefrom during the second section, and each section has a duration of 0.1 to 10 seconds. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The substrate processing device of claim 14, wherein the first electrode is a source power electrode disposed above the substrate support and connected to a source power supply unit. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The substrate processing device of claim 15, wherein the source power supply unit is configured to provide an RF signal to the first electrode. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The substrate processing device of claim 14, wherein the second electrode is a bias power electrode disposed in the substrate support and connected to a bias power supply unit. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The substrate processing device of claim 14, wherein the electromagnet is disposed between the first and second electrodes to control a distribution of the plasma. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The substrate processing device of claim 14, wherein the first and second electrodes are controlled in synchronization with the first DC pulse signal of the electromagnet. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The substrate processing device of claim 14, wherein the first electrode is a source power electrode disposed above the substrate support and connected to a source power supply unit, wherein the second electrode is a bias power electrode disposed in the substrate support and connected to a bias power supply unit, and further comprising a controller configured to simultaneously control the DC power supply unit, the source power supply unit, and the bias power supply unit.