Electrostatic dechucking method and apparatus for dielectric wor

Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Electric charge generating or conducting means – Use of forces of electric charge or field

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279128, H01T 2300

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061250252

ABSTRACT:
A glass workpiece processed in a vacuum plasma processing chamber is dechucked from a monopolar electrostatic chuck by gradually reducing the chucking voltage during processing while maintaining the voltage high enough to clamp the workpiece. The chucking voltage during processing is controlled in response to flow rate of a heat transfer fluid flowing to the chuck to maintain the chucking force and the flow rate approximately constant. A reverse polarity voltage applied to the chuck at the end of processing assists in dechucking. The workpiece temperature is maintained at a high value at the end of processing to assisting in dechucking. Peak current flowing through the chuck during workpiece lifting from the chuck controls the amplitude and/or duration of the reverse polarity voltage during the next dechucking operation. An inert plasma in the chamber removes residual charge from the workpiece after workpiece lifting from the chuck.

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