Abstract: An electrostatic chuck protection method includes providing an exposed chuck surface with a protective surface for preventing adherence of foreign materials including a substance exhibiting volatility in a vacuum environment, and removing the protective surface in order to perform a process of forming a substrate electrostatically held on the chuck surface with a surface layer including a substance having volatility in a vacuum chamber. The protective surface may be provided when a low vacuum pumping mode of operation is performed in a vacuum environment surrounding the chuck surface.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck protection method includes providing an exposed chuck surface with a protective surface for preventing adherence of foreign materials including a substance exhibiting volatility in a vacuum environment, and removing the protective surface in order to perform a process of forming a substrate electrostatically held on the chuck surface with a surface layer including a substance having volatility in a vacuum chamber. The protective surface may be provided when a low vacuum pumping mode of operation is performed in a vacuum environment surrounding the chuck surface.

Abstract: A plasma doping apparatus for adding an impurity to a semiconductor substrate includes a chamber, a gas supply unit configured for supplying gas to the chamber, and a plasma source by which to cause the chamber to generate plasma of the supplied gas. The mixed gas containing material gas containing an impurity element to be added to the semiconductor substrate, hydrogen gas, and diluent gas for diluting the material gas is supplied to the chamber.