A Faraday dose and uniformity monitor can include a magnetically
suppressed annular Faraday cup surrounding a target wafer. A narrow
aperture can reduce discharges within Faraday cup opening. The annular
Faraday cup can have a continuous cross section to eliminate discharges
due to breaks. A plurality of annular Faraday cups at different radii can
independently measure current density to monitor changes in plasma
uniformity. The magnetic suppression field can be configured to have a
very rapid decrease in field strength with distance to minimize plasma
and implant perturbations and can include both radial and azimuthal
components, or primarily azimuthal components. The azimuthal field
component can be generated by multiple vertically oriented magnets of
alternating polarity, or by the use of a magnetic field coil. In
addition, dose electronics can provide integration of pulsed current at
high voltage, and can convert the integrated charge to a series of light
pulses coupled optically to a dose controller.