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- 終点検出システムを有する処理システムであって、
プロセスチャンバ内で実行されるプロセスに起因して定期的な洗浄を必要とする内面を有する前記プロセスチャンバと、
前記プロセスチャンバの第1の内面から反射される光を検出するように位置決めされる光検出器、および
前記光検出器に結合され、前記検出された反射光に基づいて洗浄プロセスの終点を決定するように構成されるコントローラ
を備える終点検出システムと
を有する処理システム。 - 前記第1の内面上に光を照射するように位置決めされた光源
をさらに備える、請求項1に記載の装置。 - 前記光源はレーザ、発光ダイオード(LED)またはランプを含む、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記光源は周囲光を含む、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記光源は単一の光波長を放射する、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記光源は複数の光波長を放射する、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記プロセスチャンバは石英蓋を備え、前記光源は、前記プロセスチャンバの外部に配置され、前記第1の内面上に、石英を通り抜ける波長の光を照射する、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記光検出器はフォトダイオードまたはカメラのうちの1つまたは複数を含む、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記光検出器は、前記プロセスチャンバの蓋、または前記プロセスチャンバのライナのいずれかから反射される光を検出するように位置決めされている、請求項1ないし8のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
- 種々の場所において、堆積された材料の被覆厚および前記内面の清浄度を測定するように構成された複数の光源および光検出器
をさらに備える、請求項1ないし8のいずれか一項に記載の装置。 - プロセスチャンバ内で実行されるプロセスを監視する方法であって、
プロセスチャンバ内で洗浄プロセスを実行して、前記プロセスチャンバ内で実行されたプロセスからの結果として生じる、前記プロセスチャンバの1つまたは複数の内面上に堆積された材料を除去することと、
洗浄された第1の内面上に光を照射することと、
前記第1の内面から反射された前記光を検出することと、
前記検出された光に基づいて前記洗浄プロセスを終了することと
を含む、方法。 - 前記光は、前記第1のプロセスチャンバ表面上を照射するレーザ、発光ダイオード(LED)、ランプまたは周囲光のうちの1つまたは複数からの光を含み、前記光を検出することは、
フォトダイオードまたはカメラのうちの1つまたは複数を含む光検出器を用いて、前記第1の内面から反射される前記光を検出することを含む、
請求項11に記載の方法。 - 洗浄された前記第1の内面上に前記光を照射することは、
相対的に高いパーセンテージの堆積された材料が堆積された領域内の前記第1の内面上に前記光を照射することをさらに含む、請求項11または12に記載の方法。 - 前記光を検出することは、前記第1の内面から反射する前記光からの結果として生じる干渉パターン、もしくは前記第1の内面から反射する前記光の強度のうちのいずれかまたは両方を検出することを含む、請求項11または12に記載の方法。
- 命令を記憶しているコンピュータ可読媒体であって、前記命令が実行されるとき、請求項11ないし14のいずれか一項に記載の、プロセスチャンバ内で実行されるプロセスを監視する方法が実行される、コンピュータ可読媒体。
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