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公开(公告)号:US10770328B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US16121844
申请日:2018-09-05
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: Xing Lin , Douglas A. Buchberger, Jr. , Xiaoping Zhou , Andrew Nguyen , Anchel Sheyner
IPC: H01L21/683 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/67
Abstract: Apparatus for processing a substrate is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a substrate support may include a substrate support having a support surface for supporting a substrate the substrate support having a central axis; a first electrode disposed within the substrate support to provide RF power to a substrate when disposed on the support surface; an inner conductor coupled to the first electrode about a center of a surface of the first electrode opposing the support surface, wherein the inner conductor is tubular and extends from the first electrode parallel to and about the central axis in a direction away from the support surface of the substrate support; an outer conductor disposed about the inner conductor; and an outer dielectric layer disposed between the inner and outer conductors, the outer dielectric layer electrically isolating the outer conductor from the inner conductor. The outer conductor may be coupled to electrical ground.
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公开(公告)号:US10950477B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-16
申请号:US15212695
申请日:2016-07-18
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Xing Lin , Jianhua Zhou , Zheng John Ye , Jian Chen , Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez
IPC: H01L21/683 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/687 , H01J37/32
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an improved electrostatic chuck for supporting a substrate. The electrostatic chuck comprises a chuck body coupled to a support stem, the chuck body having a substrate supporting surface, a plurality of tabs projecting from the substrate supporting surface of the chuck body, wherein the tabs are disposed around the circumference of the chuck body, an electrode embedded within the chuck body, the electrode extending radially from a center of the chuck body to a region beyond the plurality of tabs, and an RF power source coupled to the electrode through a first electrical connection.
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公开(公告)号:US10096494B2
公开(公告)日:2018-10-09
申请号:US14840204
申请日:2015-08-31
Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Inventor: Xing Lin , Douglas A. Buchberger , Xiaoping Zhou , Andrew Nguyen , Anchel Sheyner
IPC: C23C16/00 , C23F1/00 , H01L21/306 , H01L21/67 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/683
Abstract: Apparatus for processing a substrate is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a substrate support may include a substrate support having a support surface for supporting a substrate the substrate support having a central axis; a first electrode disposed within the substrate support to provide RF power to a substrate when disposed on the support surface; an inner conductor coupled to the first electrode about a center of a surface of the first electrode opposing the support surface, wherein the inner conductor is tubular and extends from the first electrode parallel to and about the central axis in a direction away from the support surface of the substrate support; an outer conductor disposed about the inner conductor; and an outer dielectric layer disposed between the inner and outer conductors, the outer dielectric layer electrically isolating the outer conductor from the inner conductor. The outer conductor may be coupled to electrical ground.
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公开(公告)号:US10090187B2
公开(公告)日:2018-10-02
申请号:US15608472
申请日:2017-05-30
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Xing Lin , Bozhi Yang , Jianhua Zhou , Dale R. Dubois , Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez , Ramprakash Sankarakrishnan
IPC: H05B3/68 , H01L21/687 , H01L21/67 , C23C16/458 , C23C16/50
Abstract: A method and apparatus for a heated pedestal is provided. In one embodiment, the heated pedestal includes a body comprising a ceramic material, a plurality of heating elements encapsulated within the body, and one or more grooves formed in a surface of the body adjacent each of the plurality of heating elements, at least one side of the grooves being bounded by a ceramic plate.
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公开(公告)号:US20210111000A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-15
申请号:US17107029
申请日:2020-11-30
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Zheng John Ye , Abdul Aziz Khaja , Amit Kumar Bansal , Kwangduk Douglas Lee , Xing Lin , Jianhua Zhou , Addepalli Sai Susmita , Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez
IPC: H01J37/32 , C23C16/50 , C23C16/509 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/683
Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and apparatus for generating and controlling plasma, for example RF filters, used with plasma chambers. In one implementation, a plasma processing apparatus is provided. The plasma processing apparatus comprises a chamber body, a powered gas distribution manifold enclosing a processing volume and a radio frequency (RF) filter. A pedestal having a substrate-supporting surface is disposed in the processing volume. A heating assembly comprising one or more heating elements is disposed within the pedestal for controlling a temperature profile of the substrate-supporting surface. A tuning assembly comprising a tuning electrode is disposed within the pedestal between the one or more heating elements and the substrate-supporting surface. The RF filter comprises an air core inductor, wherein at least one of the heating elements, the tuning electrode, and the gas distribution manifold is electrically coupled to the RF filter.
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公开(公告)号:US10811301B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-20
申请号:US16660385
申请日:2019-10-22
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Xing Lin , Jianhua Zhou , Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez , Ramprakash Sankarakrishnan
IPC: H01L21/687 , C23C16/458 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/67
Abstract: A method and apparatus for a pedestal is provided. In one embodiment, the pedestal includes a body comprising a ceramic material having a flange, one or more heating elements embedded in the body, a first shaft coupled to the flange, and a second shaft coupled to the first shaft; wherein the second shaft includes a plurality of fluid channels formed therein that terminate in the second shaft.
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公开(公告)号:US10692703B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-23
申请号:US15463020
申请日:2017-03-20
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Xing Lin , Jianhua Zhou , Ningli Liu , Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez
IPC: H01J37/32 , C23C16/458 , C23C16/505
Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a substrate support assembly in a semiconductor processing chamber. The semiconductor processing chamber may be a PECVD chamber including a substrate support assembly having a substrate support and a stem coupled to the substrate support. An RF electrode is embedded in the substrate support and a rod is coupled to the RF electrode. The rod is made of titanium (Ti) or of nickel (Ni) coated with gold (Au), silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), or copper (Cu). The rod made of Ti or of Ni coated with Au, Ag, Al or Cu has a reduced electrical resistivity and increased skin depth, which minimizes heat generation as RF current travels through the rod.
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公开(公告)号:US09948214B2
公开(公告)日:2018-04-17
申请号:US13793512
申请日:2013-03-11
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Dmitry Lubomirsky , Jennifer Y. Sun , Sehn Thach , Xing Lin , Michael D. Willwerth , Konstantin Makhratchev
IPC: H02N13/00 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/683 , H01L21/687 , B23B31/28
CPC classification number: H02N13/00 , B23B31/28 , H01L21/67103 , H01L21/67109 , H01L21/67248 , H01L21/6831 , H01L21/68792
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide electrostatic chucks for operating at elevated temperatures. One embodiment of the present invention provides a dielectric chuck body for an electrostatic chuck. The dielectric chuck body includes a substrate supporting plate having a top surface for receiving a substrate and a back surface opposing the top surface, an electrode embedded in the substrate supporting plate, and a shaft having a first end attached to the back surface of the substrate supporting plate and a second end opposing the first end. The second end is configured to contact a cooling base and provide temperature control to the substrate supporting plate. The shaft is hollow having a sidewall enclosing a central opening, and two or more channels formed through the sidewall and extending from the first end to the second end.
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公开(公告)号:US09725806B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-08
申请号:US14738610
申请日:2015-06-12
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Xing Lin , Bozhi Yang , Jianhua Zhou , Dale R. Dubois , Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez , Ramprakash Sankarakrishnan
IPC: C23C16/458 , H01L21/687 , H01L21/67 , H01J37/32
CPC classification number: H01L21/687 , C23C16/4586 , C23C16/50 , H01J37/32577 , H01J37/32724 , H01L21/67103 , H01L21/67109 , H01L21/68792
Abstract: A method and apparatus for a heated pedestal is provided. In one embodiment, the heated pedestal includes a body comprising a ceramic material, a plurality of heating elements encapsulated within the body, and one or more grooves formed in a surface of the body adjacent each of the plurality of heating elements, at least one side of the grooves being bounded by a ceramic plate.
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公开(公告)号:US10971389B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-06
申请号:US16148639
申请日:2018-10-01
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Xing Lin , Bozhi Yang , Jianhua Zhou , Dale R. Dubois , Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez , Ramprakash Sankarakrishnan
IPC: H01L21/687 , C23C16/458 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/67 , C23C16/50
Abstract: A method and apparatus for a heated pedestal is provided. In one embodiment, the heated pedestal includes a body comprising a ceramic material, a plurality of heating elements encapsulated within the body, and one or more grooves formed in a surface of the body adjacent each of the plurality of heating elements, at least one side of the grooves being bounded by a ceramic plate.
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