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公开(公告)号:US20230005744A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-05
申请号:US17850370
申请日:2022-06-27
Applicant: ASM IP Holding B.V.
Inventor: Caleb Miskin , Omar Elleuch , Peter Westrom , Rami Khazaka , Qi Xie , Alexandros Demos
IPC: H01L21/02 , C23C16/455
Abstract: A method of forming a structure includes supporting a substrate within a reaction chamber of a semiconductor processing system, the substrate having a recess with a bottom surface and a sidewall surface extending upwards from the bottom surface of the recess. A film is deposited within the recess and onto the bottom surface and the sidewall surface of the recess, the film having a bottom segment overlaying the bottom surface of the recess and a sidewall segment deposited onto the sidewall surface of the recess. The sidewall segment of the film is removed while at least a portion bottom segment of the film is retained within the recess, the sidewall segment of the film removed from the sidewall surface more rapidly than removing the bottom segment of the film from the bottom surface of the recess. Semiconductor processing systems and structures formed using the method are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20220301905A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-22
申请号:US17697145
申请日:2022-03-17
Applicant: ASM IP Holding B.V.
Inventor: Han Ye , Kai Zhou , Peipei Gao , Wentao Wang , Kishor Patil , Fan Gao , Krishnaswamy Mahadevan , Xing Lin , Alexandros Demos
Abstract: A method of operating a reactor system to provide multi-zone substrate temperature control. The method includes, with a first pyrometer, sensing a temperature of a first zone of a substrate supported in the reactor system, and, with a second pyrometer, sensing a temperature of a second zone of the substrate. The method further includes, with a controller, comparing the temperatures of the first and second zones to setpoint temperatures for the first and second zones and, in response, generating control signals to control heating of the substrate. The method also includes controlling, based on the control signals, operations of a heater assembly operating to heat the substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US20220181193A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-09
申请号:US17457605
申请日:2021-12-03
Applicant: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
Inventor: Peipei Gao , Wentao Wang , Xing Lin , Han Ye , Ion Hong Chao , Siyao Luan , Alexandros Demos , Fan Gao
IPC: H01L21/687
Abstract: A substrate support and lift assembly configured to support and lift a substrate from a susceptor is disclosed. The substrate support and lift assembly can include a susceptor support and a lift pin. The susceptor support can be configured to support the susceptor thereon. The susceptor support includes a plurality of support arms each extending radially from a central portion of the susceptor support to a terminus. Each of the plurality of support arms includes an aperture extending therethrough. The lift pin can be configured to fit through the aperture of a corresponding support arm to lift a substrate on the susceptor.
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公开(公告)号:US20210125853A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-29
申请号:US17075504
申请日:2020-10-20
Applicant: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
Inventor: Saket Rathi , Shiva K.T. Rajavelu Muralidhar , Siyao Luan , Alexandros Demos , Xing Lin
IPC: H01L21/687 , H01L21/324 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/268
Abstract: A susceptor for semiconductor substrate processing is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the susceptor may comprise an inner susceptor portion and an outer susceptor portion. The susceptor portions may self-align via complementary features, such as tabs on the outer susceptor and recesses on the inner susceptor portion. The inner susceptor portion may contain several contact pads with which to support a wafer during semiconductor processing. In some embodiments, the contact pads are hemispherical to reduce contact area with the wafer, thereby reducing risk of backside damage. The inner susceptor portion may contain a cavity with which to receive a thermocouple. In some embodiments, the diameter of the cavity is greater than the diameter of the thermocouple such that the thermocouple does not contact the walls of the cavity during processing, thereby providing highly accurate temperature measurements.
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公开(公告)号:US20250137723A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-01
申请号:US18928413
申请日:2024-10-28
Applicant: ASM IP Holding B.V.
Inventor: Felix Rabinovich , Terry Parde , Gary Urban Keppers , Amin Azimi , Alicia Almeda , Fauhmee Oudeif , Amir Kajbafvala , Arun Murali , Frederick Aryeetey , Alexandros Demos , Nayna Khosla , Caleb Miskin , Hichem M'Saad , Shivaji Peddeti , Steven Reiter
Abstract: A chamber body includes a ceramic weldment having a lower wall, a sidewall, and an upper wall. The sidewall is coupled to the lower wall by a sidewall-to-lower wall weld and the upper wall is coupled to the sidewall by a sidewall-to-upper wall weld. The upper wall has an upper wall plate portion and an upper wall rib portion extending therefrom formed from a singular quartz workpiece using a subtractive manufacturing technique, the upper wall further having a unwelded ribbed region overlying the lower wall. Chamber arrangements, semiconductor processing systems and related methods of making chamber bodies and depositing material layers onto substrates supported within chamber bodies are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20250112064A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-03
申请号:US18900352
申请日:2024-09-27
Applicant: ASM IP Holding B.V.
Inventor: Amir Kajbafvala , Arun Murali , Caleb Miskin , Frederick Aryeetey , Alexandros Demos
IPC: H01L21/67
Abstract: A chamber arrangement for a semiconductor processing system includes a chamber body, a substrate support, a first chamber pyrometer, and a second chamber pyrometer. The chamber body has an exterior surface, a hollow interior, and the substrate support is supported for rotation within the interior of the chamber body. The first chamber pyrometer and second chamber pyrometer are optically coupled to the exterior surface of the chamber body. The first chamber pyrometer is configured to acquire a first temperature measurement at a first location on the exterior surface of the chamber body, and the second chamber pyrometer is configured to acquire a second temperature measurement at a second location on the exterior surface of the chamber body. The second location is offset from the first location to throttle temperature across the exterior surface of the chamber body between the first location and the second location. Material layer deposition methods and computer program products are also described.
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公开(公告)号:US20250079167A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-06
申请号:US18815636
申请日:2024-08-26
Applicant: ASM IP Holding B.V.
Inventor: Ernesto Suarez , Amir Kajbafvala , Arun Murali , Caleb Miskin , Alexandros Demos
IPC: H01L21/02 , H01L21/306 , H01L21/3065 , H01L29/167
Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes seating a substrate on a substrate support arranged within a chamber arrangement of a semiconductor processing system, flowing a boron-containing precursor to the chamber arrangement at a first boron-containing precursor mass flow rate, and depositing a first portion of a first SiGe:B layer using the boron-containing precursor. Mass flow rate of the boron-containing precursor to an intermediate boron-containing precursor flow rate, a second portion of the first SiGe:B layer is deposited using the boron-containing precursor, mass flow rate of the boron-containing precursor to the chamber arrangement is further increased to a second boron-containing precursor mass flow rate, and a second SiGe:B layer is deposited onto the first SiGe:B layer using the boron-containing precursor, the increase in the mass flow rate of the boron-containing precursor to the intermediate boron-containing precursor mass flow rate limits boron concentration at a first SiGe:B layer-to-second SiGe:B layer interface defined between the first SiGe:B layer and the second SiGe:B layer to less than a boron concentration within the second SiGe:B layer. Semiconductor processing systems and related computer program products are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US12006572B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-11
申请号:US17060507
申请日:2020-10-01
Applicant: ASM IP Holding B.V.
Inventor: Xing Lin , Peipei Gao , Prajwal Nagaraj , Mingyang Ma , Wentao Wang , Ion Hong Chao , Alexandros Demos , Paul Ma , Hichem M'Saad
IPC: H01J37/32 , C23C16/40 , C23C16/455 , C23C16/50
CPC classification number: C23C16/45582 , C23C16/403 , C23C16/405 , C23C16/45536 , C23C16/45565 , C23C16/50 , H01J37/32357 , H01J37/3244
Abstract: A reactor system including a gas distribution assembly and method of using the reactor system are disclosed. The gas distribution assembly includes a gas distribution device, a gas expansion area, and a showerhead plate downstream of the gas distribution device and the expansion area.
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公开(公告)号:US20240175138A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-30
申请号:US18518393
申请日:2023-11-22
Applicant: ASM IP HOlding B.V.
Inventor: Fan Gao , Peipei Gao , Xing Lin , Arun Murali , Gregory Deye , Frederick Aryeetey , Amir Kajbafvala , Caleb Miskin , Alexandros Demos
CPC classification number: C23C16/52 , C23C16/4412 , C23C16/46 , H01L21/67017 , H01L21/67126 , H01L21/67253
Abstract: Systems and methods controlling the pressure differential between two sealed chambers connected by a gate valve in preparation for a gate valve opening event. Such systems and methods may adjust gas pressure in at least one of the chambers, if needed, until the pressure differential between the two chambers is at a predetermined pressure differential level. In some more specific examples, one chamber may constitute a substrate handling chamber, the other chamber may constitute a reaction chamber (e.g., for depositing one or more layers on a surface of a substrate), and the gate valve opening event may allow a substrate to be transferred from one chamber to the other (e.g., from the reaction chamber into the substrate handling chamber).
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公开(公告)号:US20240112930A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-04
申请号:US18476117
申请日:2023-09-27
Applicant: ASM IP Holding, B.V.
Inventor: Fan Gao , Peipei Gao , Wentao Wang , Kai Zhou , Kishor Patil , Han Ye , Xing Lin , Alexandros Demos
CPC classification number: H01L21/67115 , B23K26/034 , B23K26/0626 , B23K26/0643 , C23C16/4584 , C23C16/46 , C23C16/483 , C23C16/52 , G05D23/1931 , H01L21/67109
Abstract: A chamber arrangement includes a chamber body, a substrate support, and a laser source. The substrate support is arranged within the chamber body and supported for rotation about a rotation axis relative to the chamber body. The laser source is arranged outside of the chamber body and optically coupled to the substrate support along a lasing axis. The lasing axis intersects the substrate support at a location radially outward from an outer periphery of a substrate seated on the substrate support. A semiconductor processing system and a material layer deposition method are also described.
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