Patent ID: 8852390

Claim:
A substrate processing apparatus comprising: a cylindrical shaped chamber configured to accommodate a substrate, including a sidewall and a cover; a movable electrode capable of moving along a central axis of the cylindrical shaped chamber within the cylindrical shaped chamber, the movable electrode being an upper electrode; a facing electrode facing the movable electrode within the cylindrical shaped chamber, the facing electrode being a lower electrode; and an expansible/contractible partition wall connecting the movable electrode with an end wall on one side of the cylindrical shaped chamber, wherein a high frequency power is applied to a first space between the movable electrode and the facing electrode, a processing gas is introduced thereto, and the movable electrode is not in contact with the sidewall of the cylindrical shaped chamber, a first low dielectric member is installed on a top surface of the movable electrode facing a second space between the movable electrode and the cover of the cylindrical shaped chamber, and a second low dielectric member is installed on a bottom surface of the cover facing the second space, a voltage drop at the second space caused by the high frequency power is adjusted by the first low dielectric member and the second low dielectric member to suppress generation of plasma in the second space, the second low dielectric member is formed of a plate shaped member, and the first low dielectric member is formed by stacking two sheets of the plate shaped member, and the voltage drop at the second space is decreased by increasing a voltage drop at the first low dielectric member or by increasing a voltage drop at the second low dielectric member, thereby reducing a potential difference in the second space.