Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electronic device, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise the operations of: inserting and injecting a polymeric material into a structure, which is a plate-shaped metal structure comprising a first surface and a second surface, the structure comprising: at least one opening penetrating the first surface and the second surface; and at least one recess having a first depth from the first surface and extending to have a repeating pattern selected from among a W-shape, a sawtooth shape, and a straight line shape, when viewed from above the first surface; and confirming that the recess is filled with the polymeric material. Various other embodiments are possible.

Abstract: A plasma etching method and a semiconductor device fabrication method, the plasma etching method including providing a source power having a first single pulse to an electrostatic chuck in order to generate a plasma on a substrate; providing a first bias power having a burst pulse different from the first single pulse to concentrate the plasma on the substrate; and providing a second bias power having a second single pulse the same as the first single pulse to accelerate the plasma toward the substrate.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device include; seating a substrate having a substrate radius on an electrostatic chuck, applying first radio-frequency power to the electrostatic chuck to induce plasma in a region at least above the electrostatic chuck, and generating a magnetic field in the region at least above the electrostatic chuck using a magnet having a ring-shape and disposed above the electrostatic chuck by applying second radio-frequency power to the magnet, wherein the magnet has an inner radius ranging from about one-half to about one-fourth of the substrate radius.

Abstract: A plasma control apparatus includes a first transmission line and a second transmission line transferring radio frequency (RF) power to a plasma chamber, a matcher disposed on the first transmission line a first plasma control circuit disposed on the first transmission line and configured to selectively and independently control harmonics of one or more of the at least two frequencies, a sensor configured to sense the harmonics of the plasma chamber, and an auxiliary RF power source disposed on the second transmission line and configured to generate auxiliary RF power to cancel out the harmonics sensed by the sensor, wherein, in a plan view, the first transmission line transfers the RF power adjacent to the center of the plasma chamber, and the second transmission line transfers the RF power and the auxiliary RF power and the auxiliary RF power adjacent to an edge of the plasma chamber.

Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes a wafer support fixture in the chamber and configured to support a wafer, an upper electrode in the chamber and spaced apart from the wafter support fixture, a magnet assembly configured to apply a magnetic field into a chamber, the magnet assembly including a plurality of first magnets and a plurality of second magnets arranged in an annular shape, and a horizontal distance from a central axis of the chamber to each of the plurality of first magnets and each of the plurality of second magnets is less than a radius of the wafer.

Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a plasma chamber including a first area and a second area; a first radio frequency (RF) power source transmitting pieces of first RF power to the first area; a second RF power source transmitting second RF power to the second area; a controller configured to control the first RF power source and the second RF power source; and a first coil and a second coil arranged in the second area, wherein the controller spatially controls plasma in the first and second areas by controlling a signal of a current applied to the first coil and a signal of a current applied to the second coil, and temporally controls the plasma in the first and second areas by controlling a signal of the first RF power transmitted from the first RF power source and a signal of the second RF power transmitted from the second RF power source.

Abstract: A chuck assembly includes a chuck base including a lower base and an upper base that is on the lower base, a ceramic plate on the upper base, an isolator ring enclosing an outer sidewall of the lower base, a focus ring on an edge portion of the lower base and the isolator ring, the focus ring enclosing an outer sidewall of the upper base, and a pad that is between the edge portion of the lower base and the focus ring. The pad may contain a nonmetal conductive material.

Abstract: A plasma etching method and a semiconductor device fabrication method, the plasma etching method including providing a source power having a first single pulse to an electrostatic chuck in order to generate a plasma on a substrate; providing a first bias power having a burst pulse different from the first single pulse to concentrate the plasma on the substrate; and providing a second bias power having a second single pulse the same as the first single pulse to accelerate the plasma toward the substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring parameters of plasma includes a cutoff probe. The cutoff probe includes: a first antenna having a line shape and configured to emit a microwave to the plasma in response to the signal provided by at least one processor; a second antenna having a line shape and configured to generate an electrical signal in response to receiving the microwave emitted by the first antenna and transferred through the plasma; a first insulating layer; a second insulating layer; a first shield; a second shield; an end protection layer covering an end of each of the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer, the first shield, and the second shield; a first antenna protection layer, of insulating nature, covering the first antenna; and a second antenna protection layer, of insulating nature, covering the second antenna.

Abstract: A plasma etching method and a semiconductor device fabrication method, the plasma etching method including providing a source power having a first single pulse to an electrostatic chuck in order to generate a plasma on a substrate; providing a first bias power having a burst pulse different from the first single pulse to concentrate the plasma on the substrate; and providing a second bias power having a second single pulse the same as the first single pulse to accelerate the plasma toward the substrate.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a chuck base having a first hole, an upper plate provided on the chuck base, the upper plate having a second hole aligned with the first hole, and an adhesive layer attaching the upper plate to the chuck base, the adhesive layer having a thickness that is less than a diameter of the first hole and equal to a diameter of the second hole.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device include; seating a substrate having a substrate radius on an electrostatic chuck, applying first radio-frequency power to the electrostatic chuck to induce plasma in a region at least above the electrostatic chuck, and generating a magnetic field in the region at least above the electrostatic chuck using a magnet having a ring-shape and disposed above the electrostatic chuck by applying second radio-frequency power to the magnet, wherein the magnet has an inner radius ranging from about one-half to about one-fourth of the substrate radius.

Abstract: A plasma control apparatus for controlling plasma to be uniformly distributed in a plasma chamber and a plasma processing system including the same are provided. The plasma control apparatus includes a transmission line configured to deliver radio frequency (RF) power to a plasma chamber through at least two frequencies, a matching circuit configured to control impedance for maximum delivery of the RF power, and a plasma control circuit configured to selectively and independently control harmonics at a very high frequency (VHF) among the at least two frequencies and to control plasma distribution in the plasma chamber by producing resonance for the harmonics.

Abstract: A plasma etching method and a semiconductor device fabrication method, the plasma etching method including providing a source power having a first single pulse to an electrostatic chuck in order to generate a plasma on a substrate; providing a first bias power having a burst pulse different from the first single pulse to concentrate the plasma on the substrate; and providing a second bias power having a second single pulse the same as the first single pulse to accelerate the plasma toward the substrate.

Abstract: A plasma control apparatus for controlling plasma to be uniformly distributed in a plasma chamber and a plasma processing system including the same are provided. The plasma control apparatus includes a transmission line configured to deliver radio frequency (RF) power to a plasma chamber through at least two frequencies, a matching circuit configured to control impedance for maximum delivery of the RF power, and a plasma control circuit configured to selectively and independently control harmonics at a very high frequency (VHF) among the at least two frequencies and to control plasma distribution in the plasma chamber by producing resonance for the harmonics.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a chuck base having a first hole, an upper plate provided on the chuck base, the upper plate having a second hole aligned with the first hole, and an adhesive layer attaching the upper plate to the chuck base, the adhesive layer having a thickness that is less than a diameter of the first hole and equal to a diameter of the second hole.