Method of assessing vacuum conditions in a mass spectrometer with transient signal decay rates
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    发明授权
    Method of assessing vacuum conditions in a mass spectrometer with transient signal decay rates 有权
    用瞬态信号衰减速率评估质谱仪中真空条件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09460905B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-04

    申请号:US14686012

    申请日:2015-04-14

    摘要: A method is proposed for assessing the vacuum conditions in a mass spectrometer (10) such as an ion cyclotron resonance or orbital trapping mass spectrometer. Such mass spectrometers generate a transient detection signal resulting from ions of one or species in an ion trap (80). The parameters of the trap and/or introduced ions are adjusted so as to cause the decay rate of the transient in respect of the ion species to be dominated by collisional effects. Typically this can be achieved by introducing ions into the trap (80) in quantities such that ion clouds of a particular ion species self bunch. The rate of decay of the transient signal in that case is determined and compared with one or more threshold decay rates. This in turn can provide an indication of vacuum conditions within the trap (80).

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种用于评估质谱仪(10)如离子回旋共振或轨道捕获质谱仪中的真空条件的方法。 这种质谱仪产生由离子阱(80)中的一个或多个物质的离子产生的瞬态检测信号。 调节陷阱和/或引入的离子的参数,以使离子种类的瞬变的衰减速率由碰撞效应来支配。 通常,这可以通过将离子引入捕集器(80)中以使得特定离子物质的离子云自发束的量来实现。 在这种情况下,确定瞬态信号的衰减速率并将其与一个或多个阈值衰减速率进行比较。 这又可以提供陷阱(80)内的真空条件的指示。

    Gas supply method for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, gas supply system, and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus
    7.
    发明授权
    Gas supply method for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, gas supply system, and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus 有权
    半导体制造装置,供气系统和半导体制造装置的气体供给方法

    公开(公告)号:US09460895B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-04

    申请号:US14377898

    申请日:2013-03-08

    摘要: A gas supply method includes controlling communication between first and second gas pipes and a diffusion chamber using first and second valves; controlling discharge of gas within the first and second gas pipes using third and fourth valves connected upstream from the first and second valves; and controlling communication between an exhaust pipe and the diffusion chamber using a fifth valve. The gas supply method further includes a first pressurization step of closing the first valve and the third valve before starting a first step and pressurizing a first gas within the first gas pipe; a second pressurization step of closing the second valve and the fourth valve before starting a second step and pressurizing a second gas within the second gas pipe; and an exhaust step of opening the fifth valve upon starting the first step and the second step, and discharging gas within the diffusion chamber.

    摘要翻译: 气体供给方法包括使用第一和第二阀控制第一和第二气体管道与扩散室之间的连通; 使用连接在第一和第二阀上游的第三和第四阀来控制第一和第二气体管道内的气体排放; 以及使用第五阀控制排气管和扩散室之间的连通。 气体供给方法还包括在开始第一步骤之前关闭第一阀和第三阀并对第一气体管内的第一气体加压的第一加压步骤; 第二加压步骤,在开始第二步骤之前关闭第二阀和第四阀并对第二气体管内的第二气体加压; 以及在开始第一步骤和第二步骤时打开第五阀的排气步骤,并且在扩散室内排放气体。

    Ionization gauge with operational parameters and geometry designed for high pressure operation
    8.
    发明授权
    Ionization gauge with operational parameters and geometry designed for high pressure operation 有权
    具有操作参数和几何设计用于高压操作的电离计

    公开(公告)号:US09404827B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-02

    申请号:US14174386

    申请日:2014-02-06

    摘要: An ionization gauge to measure pressure and to reduce sputtering yields includes at least one electron source that generates electrons. The ionization gauge also includes a collector electrode that collects ions formed by the collisions between the electrons and gas molecules. The ionization gauge also includes an anode. An anode bias voltage relative to a bias voltage of a collector electrode is configured to switch at a predetermined pressure to decrease a yield of sputtering collisions.

    摘要翻译: 用于测量压力和减少溅射产生的电离计包括产生电子的至少一个电子源。 电离计还包括收集由电子和气体分子之间的碰撞形成的离子的集电极。 电离计还包括阳极。 相对于集电极的偏置电压的阳极偏置电压被配置为在预定压力下切换以降低溅射碰撞的产量。

    Method of endpoint detection of plasma etching process using multivariate analysis
    10.
    发明授权
    Method of endpoint detection of plasma etching process using multivariate analysis 有权
    使用多变量分析的等离子体蚀刻工艺的端点检测方法

    公开(公告)号:US09330990B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-03

    申请号:US14056059

    申请日:2013-10-17

    摘要: Disclosed is a method for determining an endpoint of an etch process using optical emission spectroscopy (OES) data as an input. Optical emission spectroscopy (OES) data are acquired by a spectrometer attached to a plasma etch processing tool. The acquired time-evolving spectral data are first filtered and demeaned, and thereafter transformed into transformed spectral data, or trends, using multivariate analysis such as principal components analysis, in which previously calculated principal component weights are used to accomplish the transform. A functional form incorporating multiple trends may be used to more precisely determine the endpoint of an etch process. A method for calculating principal component weights prior to actual etching, based on OES data collected from previous etch processing, is disclosed, which method facilitates rapid calculation of trends and functional forms involving multiple trends, for efficient and accurate in-line determination of etch process endpoint.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种使用光发射光谱(OES)数据作为输入来确定蚀刻工艺的端点的方法。 光发射光谱(OES)数据通过附着在等离子体蚀刻处理工具上的光谱仪获得。 首先将所获取的时间演变的光谱数据进行滤波并分析,然后使用多元分析(如主成分分析)将其转换为变换的光谱数据或趋势,其中先前计算的主成分权重用于完成变换。 可以使用包含多个趋势的功能形式来更准确地确定蚀刻工艺的终点。 公开了一种基于从先前蚀刻处理收集的OES数据计算实际蚀刻之前的主要分量权重的方法,该方法有助于快速计算涉及多个趋势的趋势和功能形式,以有效和准确地在线确定蚀刻过程 端点。