The inventive concept provides a substrate treating method. The substrate treating method for treating a substrate at which thin films are stacked and a hole is formed thereon including treating the substrate using a first plasma including an ion, which is a first treating step; and treating the substrate using a second plasma removed of an ion, which is a second treating step.

The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a housing defining a treating space; a chuck supporting a substrate at the treating space and providing a bottom electrode for generating a plasma at the treating space; a top electrode; and an ion blocker positioned between the top electrode and the treating space.

There is provided a plasma processing device comprising: a chamber; an upper electrode; a showerhead provided below the upper electrode, which divides an internal space of the chamber into a first space between the upper electrode and the showerhead and a second space below the showerhead, and provides a plurality of introduction ports for introducing a gas into the second space and a plurality of openings penetrating the showerhead so that the first space and the second space are in communication with each other; a substrate support portion configured to support a substrate in the second space; an ion trap provided between the upper electrode and the showerhead, wherein the ion trap provides a plurality of through holes arranged not to align with the plurality of openings of the showerhead; a first gas supply portion configured to supply a gas to a region in the first space between the upper electrode and the ion trap; a second gas supply portion configured to supply the showerhead with a gas to be introduced from the plurality of introduction ports into the second space; a power source configured to produce a power for generating plasma, and connected to the upper electrode; and a switch configured to switchably connect the showerhead to one of a ground and the upper electrode.

A plasma system and a filter device are provided. In the system, an area surrounded by a dielectric window is configured as a first chamber for accommodating plasma. A first adapter is arranged under the dielectric window. An area surrounded by the first adapter is configured as a second chamber. A lower electrode platform is placed in the second chamber to carry a workpiece. A filter member of the filter device is placed at an intersection of the first chamber and the second chamber. The filter member includes through-holes configured to filter ions from the plasma. A first extension member extends from the filter member in a first direction and is placed over the first adapter. A second extension member extends from a position of the filter member adjacent to the first extension member to an inner side of the first adapter.

A method of performing pulsed remote plasma etching includes arranging a substrate in a processing chamber configured to perform pulsed remote plasma etching, setting at least one process parameter of the processing chamber, supplying at least one gas mixture to an upper chamber region of the processing chamber, supplying, in an ON period, a first voltage to coils arranged around the upper chamber region to energize the at least one gas mixture and generate plasma within the upper chamber region of the processing chamber, turning off the first voltage in an OFF period to discontinue generating plasma within the upper chamber region of the processing chamber, and alternating between supplying the first voltage in the ON period and turning off the first voltage in the OFF period to generate pulsed remote plasma within the upper chamber region of the processing chamber.

Wafer bonding apparatus and method are provided. A method includes performing a first plasma activation process on a first surface of a first wafer. The first plasma activation process forms a first high-activation region and a first low-activation region on the first surface of the first wafer. A first cleaning process is performed on the first surface of the first wafer. The first cleaning process forms a first plurality of silanol groups in the first high-activation region and the first low-activation region. The first high-activation region includes more silanol groups than the first low-activation region. The first wafer is bonded to a second wafer.

A substrate processing system for selectively etching a substrate includes a first chamber and a second chamber. A first gas delivery system supplies an inert gas species to the first chamber. A plasma generating system generates plasma including ions and metastable species in the first chamber. A gas distribution device removes the ions from the plasma, blocks ultraviolet (UV) light generated by the plasma and delivers the metastable species to the second chamber. A substrate support is arranged below the gas distribution device to support the substrate. A second gas delivery system delivers a reactive gas species to one of the gas distribution device or a volume located below the gas distribution device. The metastable species transfer energy to the reactive gas species to selectively etch one exposed material of the substrate more than at least one other exposed material of the substrate.

Disclosed is a substrate treating apparatus, including: a process chamber in which an inner space for treating a substrate is formed; an ion blocker for dividing the inner space into a plasma generating space and a treatment space; a substrate support unit for supporting a substrate in the treatment space; an exhaust unit for exhausting the treatment space; an anneal source positioned above the ion blocker and transmitting energy for annealing to the substrate through the ion blocker; and a gas supply unit for supplying process gas to the plasma generating space, in which the ion blocker includes: a body which is shaped like a disk, is made of a material through which microwaves are transmittable, and is formed with a plurality of through-holes; and a transparent conductive oxide film provided on at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the body in a first thickness or less.

The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a chamber having an inner space; a plasma source configured to apply an electric field; a first gas supply unit configured to supply a first process gas to a region to which the plasma source applies the electric field, the first process gas excited to a plasma when the first process gas is applied with an electric field of a first intensity at a first pressure atmosphere; a support unit disposed in the inner space and configured to support a substrate to be treated; and an electrodeless lamp disposed above the substrate in the inner space, and wherein the electrodeless lamp includes an electric field transmissive housing having a discharging space therein; and a discharging material including a luminous material and filling the discharging space, the discharging space of the housing being pressurized to a second pressure, and the discharging material discharging and luminating when applied with an electric field of a second intensity higher than the first intensity at a second pressure.

A plasma vapor deposition (PVD) chamber used for depositing material includes an apparatus for influencing ion trajectories during deposition on a substrate. The apparatus includes at least one annular support assembly configured to be externally attached to and positioned below a substrate support pedestal and a magnetic field generator affixed to the annular support assembly and configured to radiate magnetic fields on a top surface of the substrate. The magnetic field generator may include a plurality of symmetrically spaced discrete permanent magnets or may use one or more electromagnets to generate the magnetic fields.