Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control of on-wafer CD uniformity with movable edge ring and gas injection adjustment
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Application No.: US15241393Application Date: 2016-08-19
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Publication No.: US10410832B2Publication Date: 2019-09-10
- Inventor: Yiting Zhang , Saravanapriyan Sriraman , Alex Paterson
- Applicant: Lam Research Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont
- Main IPC: H01J37/32
- IPC: H01J37/32

Abstract:
A substrate support in a substrate processing system includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion is positioned below a gas distribution device configured to direct first process gases toward the inner portion. The outer portion includes an edge ring positioned around an outer perimeter of the inner portion to at least partially surround the inner portion and a substrate arranged on the inner portion. The edge ring is configured to be raised and lowered relative to the inner portion, and to direct second process gases toward the inner portion. A controller determines distribution of material deposited on the substrate during processing and, based on the determined distribution, selectively adjusts a position of the edge ring and selectively adjusts flow of at least one of the first process gases and the second process gases.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180053629A1 CONTROL OF ON-WAFER CD UNIFORMITY WITH MOVABLE EDGE RING AND GAS INJECTION ADJUSTMENT Public/Granted day:2018-02-22
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