Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a plasma processing chamber; a substrate support disposed in the plasma processing chamber and including a lower electrode; a source RF generator coupled to the plasma processing chamber and configured to generate a source RF signal including high states and low states in alternate manner; and a bias DC generator coupled to the lower electrode and configured to generate a bias DC signal including ON states and OFF states in alternate manner. Each ON state includes a plurality of cycles, each cycle including a first sequence of first pulses and a second sequence of second pulses, each first pulse having a first voltage level, and each second pulse having a second voltage level different from the first voltage level.

Abstract: A plasma generating apparatus includes a chamber that encloses a reaction space that is isolated from the outside; a wafer chuck disposed in a lower portion of the chamber; a plasma generation unit disposed in an upper portion of the chamber; a first radio-frequency (RF) power source that supplies RF power to the plasma generation unit; a first matching unit interposed between the first RF power source and the plasma generation unit; a second RF power source that supplies RF power to the wafer chuck; and a second matching unit interposed between the second RF power source and the wafer chuck. The first RF power source supplies a first pulse power level and a different second pulse power level at different times.