Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Including control responsive to sensed condition
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-25
2010-06-15
Chen, Jack (Department: 2893)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Including control responsive to sensed condition
C438S014000, C257SE21001
Reexamination Certificate
active
07736912
ABSTRACT:
The objective of the present invention is to prevent the variation in an ashing rate according to a temporal change within an ashing chamber. Then, in order to maintain the ashing rate, the decrease in the number of oxygen atoms in ashing gas within a process chamber101is indirectly monitored, and ashing gas, which is equivalent to the decreased number of oxygen atoms, is supplied. As a means to indirectly monitor this decrease amount, the valve travel of an APC valve130is monitored, and the decreased ashing gas is estimated, and the ashing gas is supplied.
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Chen Jack
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Panasonic Corporation
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