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Authors: Giorgio Bacelli ; John V. Ringwood and Petar Iordanov

Affiliation: National University of Ireland, Ireland

Keyword(s): Automatic Impedance Matching, Matching Network, Impedance Sensor, Inductively Coupled Plasma.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: Hierarchical Control ; Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics ; Nonlinear Signals and Systems ; Real-Time Systems Control ; Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modeling and Control

Abstract: Plasma processing is used in a variety of industrial systems, including semiconductor manufacture (deposition and etching) and accurate control of the impedance matching network is vital if repeatable quality is to be achieved at the manufacturing process output. Typically, impedance matching networks employ series (tune) and parallel (load) capacitors to drive the reflection coefficient on the load side of the network to zero. The reflection coefficient is normally represented by real and imaginary parts, giving two variables to be controlled using the load and tune capacitors. The resulting problem is therefore a nonlinear, multivariable control problem. Current industrial impedance matching units employ simple single-loop proportional controllers, which take no account of interaction between individual channels and, in many cases, may fail to tune altogether, if the starting point is far away from the matching point. A hierarchical feedback controller is developed which, at the up per level, performs a single-loop tuning, but with the important addition of a variable sign feedback gain. When convergence to a region in the neighbourhood of the matching point is achieved, a dual single-loop controller takes over, which gives fine tuning of the matching network. (More)

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Bacelli, G.; V. Ringwood, J. and Iordanov, P. (2007). IMPEDANCE MATCHING CONTROLLER FOR AN INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA CHAMBER - L-type Matching Network Automatic Controller. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO; ISBN 978-972-8865-84-9; ISSN 2184-2809, SciTePress, pages 202-207. DOI: 10.5220/0001648802020207

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title={IMPEDANCE MATCHING CONTROLLER FOR AN INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA CHAMBER - L-type Matching Network Automatic Controller},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO},
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JO - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO
TI - IMPEDANCE MATCHING CONTROLLER FOR AN INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA CHAMBER - L-type Matching Network Automatic Controller
SN - 978-972-8865-84-9
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AU - Bacelli, G.
AU - V. Ringwood, J.
AU - Iordanov, P.
PY - 2007
SP - 202
EP - 207
DO - 10.5220/0001648802020207
PB - SciTePress