RF impedance matching network

A Mavretic - US Patent 9,306,533, 2016 - Google Patents
GOIR 27/26(2006.01)(57) ABSTRACT GOIR 27/28(2006.01) An RF impedance matching
network includes a transforma HOIL 2L/66(2006.01) tion circuit configured to provide a …

Switching circuit

A Mavretic - US Patent 9,525,412, 2016 - Google Patents
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Switching circuit

A Mavretic, IM Costanzo, RA Decker - US Patent 10,340,879, 2019 - Google Patents
Related US Application Data application No. 15/384, 904, filed on Dec. 20, 2016, now Pat.
No. 9, 729, 122, which is a continuation-in part of application No. 15/046, 585, filed on Feb …

Switching circuit

A Mavretic - US Patent 9,729,122, 2017 - Google Patents
In one embodiment, a Switching circuit includes a first Switch comprising one or more
transistors operably coupled in series with a first terminal, wherein each of the one or more …

RF impedance matching network

A Mavretic - US Patent 9,584,090, 2017 - Google Patents
An RF impedance matching network includes a transforma tion circuit coupled to an RF
input and configured to provide a transformed impedance that is less than a fixed source …

Electrical protection device and method

FW Heerdt - US Patent 9,337,640, 2016 - Google Patents
US9337640B2 - Electrical protection device and method - Google Patents US9337640B2 -
Electrical protection device and method - Google Patents Electrical protection device and …

RF impedance matching network

IA Bhutta - US Patent 9,196,459, 2015 - Google Patents
An RF impedance matching network includes an RF input; an RF output configured to
operably couple to a plasma cham ber; a series electronically variable capacitor (“series …

Restricted capacitor switching

IA Bhutta, T Lozic - US Patent 10,483,090, 2019 - Google Patents
In one embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to a method for matching an
impedance. The method can include determining or receiving a reflection parameter value …

Arc energy minimization in high-power impulse magnetron sputtering

VO Oskirko, VD Semenov, AA Solovyev, SV Rabotkin… - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
High-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) is rather a new and rapidly developing
method for physical vapor deposition of thin films. Due to a high ionization degree of the …

Over-voltage protection during arc recovery for plasma-chamber power supplies

M Ilic - US Patent 8,884,180, 2014 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for managing power delivered to a processing
chamber is described. In one embodiment current is drawn away from the plasma …