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Leakage current shift of CMOS inverter circuits due to stored charge during Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) plasma exposure was smaller than Reactive Ion Etching (RIE). But in case applied RF power is turned off at the same time of microwave power off, gate insulator breaks down. Also, electrostatic chuck cooling (ESC cooling) for cooling wafer makes stored charge larger.