Patent ID: 6835278
Filing Date: 2004-12-28
Classification: C23C,H01J,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for performing a remote plasma clean, the system comprising:a chamber configured to generate activated species; a processing chamber for processing substrates, the processing chamber located remotely from the chamber; the processing chamber including at least one input port for introducing process gases into the processing chamber for processing substrates, and at least one input port for introducing activated species into the processing chamber for cleaning the processing chamber; and a delivery system coupled to the chamber and coupled to the at least one input port for introducing activated species into the processing chamber; wherein the at least one input port for introducing activated species into the processing chamber comprises an opening formed in a sidewall of the processing chamber; wherein the at least one input port for introducing activated species into the processing chamber includes a viewport formed therein for enabling a user to view the interior of the processing chamber.