Patent 11972927 was granted and assigned to ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. on April, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Plasma processing systems and methods are disclosed. The plasma processing system includes a high-frequency generator configured to deliver power to a plasma chamber and a low-frequency generator configured to deliver power to the plasma chamber. A filter is coupled between the plasma chamber and the high-frequency generator, and the filter suppresses mixing products of high frequencies produced by the high-frequency generator and low frequencies produced by the low-frequency generator.