Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling pressure in a chamber during a time division multiplexed process. A throttle valve is positioned based on an open-loop pressure control algorithm within at least one step of the time division multiplexed etch process. A pressure response of the step is evaluated and compared to a desired pressure response. The throttle valve is then positioned through a proportional, integral and derivative controller step to step of the time division multiplexed etch process based on the evaluation to the desired pressure response.