Patent ID: 8366870
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: G06F,H01J,H01L

Abstract:
1. A plasma processing apparatus for plasma processing an object, the plasma processing apparatus comprising: a processing stage upon which the object to be processed is placed; a focus ring disposed on the processing stage and surrounding the object to be processed; an RF power supply for applying RF bias to the object to be processed and to the focus ring; means for performing an equivalent circuit analysis and acquiring both a voltage on a surface of the object to be processed and the focus ring, and a sheath height on the surface of the object to be processed and the focus ring, means for performing a two dimensional plasma analysis and a two dimensional electric field analysis, based on a result of the equivalent circuit analysis; means for optimizing a configuration of the focus ring based on results of the two dimensional plasma analysis and the two dimensional electric field analysis, and based on a plasma-sheath interface flattening condition for making a first voltage drop of an RF voltage from the processing stage to a plasma-sheath interface above the object to be processed equal to a second voltage drop of an RF voltage from the processing stage to a plasma-sheath interface above the focus ring; and means for making a sum of a surface height of the object to be processed and a sheath height of the surface of the object to be processed equal to a sum of a surface height of the focus ring and the sheath height of the surface of the focus ring, wherein the first voltage drop is calculated based on a voltage on a surface of the object to be processed, and wherein the second voltage drop is calculated based on a voltage on a surface of the focus ring.