Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Apparatus – Coating – forming or etching by sputtering
Patent
1979-12-26
1982-06-08
Gantz, Delbert E.
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Apparatus
Coating, forming or etching by sputtering
156345, 156643, 204192E, 42218629, 422906, C23F 102
Patent
active
043338143
ABSTRACT:
The quality of a plasma etching process is improved by applying a DC potential (28') to one of the energizing electrodes (12') in the reaction chamber (11').The DC potential withdraws a small current from the plasma which causes the reaction to produce a uniform, controllable self-bias on the workpiece placed on the opposite (or second) electrode.
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Gantz Delbert E.
Leader William
Tobia A. M.
Western Electric Company Inc.
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