METHOD OF CLEANING FILM FORMING APPARATUS, FILM FORMING METHOD, AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS

• Main Authors: ISSHIKI KAZUHIKO, KISHIMOTO KATSUSHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.10.2012
• Subjects: CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; CLEANING; CLEANING IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; TRANSPORTING

Plasma is generated on the first condition between a cathode electrode and an anode electrode. Then, plasma is generated on the second condition different from the first condition. The second condition is for spreading plasma between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode in the outer peripheral direction as compared with the first condition. Accordingly, in addition to a deposit on the electrode, a deposit on the member provided in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the electrode can be immediately removed.