IP Library Granted Patent US 12669382
Granted Patent B2
US 12669382 · App. 18/198,482 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Substrate temperature measuring device, substrate processing apparatus including the same, and substrate temperature measuring method using the same

Inventors: Yeon Tae Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hun Yong Park (Suwon-si, KR); Yihwan Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Ji Hoon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Kee Soo Park (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G01K1/026G01J5/0003G01J5/08G01J5/0801G01J5/53G01K11/12H10P72/0602G01J5/0007G01J2005/0074G01J5/026G01J5/0814G01J5/80
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Patent No.
US 12669382
App. No.
18/198,482
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A substrate temperature measuring device includes a sensor which senses a first amount of light of a first light having a first wavelength, a second amount of light of a second light having a second wavelength, and a third amount of light of a third light having a third wavelength provided from a substrate, a first calculator to calculate a first temperature for the first wavelength, a second temperature for the second wavelength, and a third temperature of the wavelength through the first amount of light, the second amount of light and the third amount of light which are sensed, and a second calculator to calculate emissivity of the substrate and reflected energy of the substrate through the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature, wherein a temperature of the substrate is calculated through the calculated emissivity of the substrate and the reflected energy of the substrate.

Claims (62)

1 . A substrate temperature measuring device, comprising:

a sensor configured to sense a first amount of light of a first light having a first wavelength, a second amount of light of a second light having a second wavelength, and a third amount of light of a third light having a third wavelength which are provided from a substrate;

a first calculator configured to calculate a first temperature for the first wavelength based on the first amount of light sensed by the sensor, a second temperature for the second wavelength based on the second amount of light sensed by the sensor, and a third temperature for the third wavelength based on the third amount of light sensed by the sensor, respectively; and

a second calculator configured to calculate an emissivity of the substrate and a reflected energy of the substrate, based on the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature calculated by the first calculator, and to calculate a temperature of the substrate based on the calculated emissivity of the substrate and the calculated reflected energy of the substrate calculated by the second calculator,

wherein the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength are different from each other.

2 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

each of the first amount of light, the second amount of light, and the third amount of light includes an amount of emitted light emitted from the substrate and an amount of reflected light reflected from the substrate,

the amount of emitted light is determined by the emissivity of the substrate, and

the amount of reflected light is determined by the reflected energy of the substrate.

3 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature are fixed values corresponding to temperatures of a black body.

4 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an optical system configured to adjust an optical axis of the sensor to match an optical plane.

5 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reflected energy of the substrate is calculable on the basis of a Planck radiation law.

6 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the temperature of the substrate is calculated by repeating calculation performed by the first calculator and calculation performed by the second calculator.

7 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength are different from each other and are 1 μm or more and 2 μm or less.

8 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the sensor includes a first sub-sensor configured to sense the first amount of light, a second sub-sensor configured to sense the second amount of light, and a third sub-sensor configured to sense the third amount of light.

9 . The substrate temperature measuring device of claim 8 , wherein:

received light comprising the first light, the second light, and the third light is incident to the substrate temperature measuring device in a first direction, and

the first sub-sensor is spaced apart from the second sub-sensor along the first direction.

10 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a transparent window positioned between the substrate and the sensor, wherein the sensor is disposed on a side of the transparent window opposite to the substrate; and

a splitter positioned between the transparent window and the sensor and configured to separate received light into the first light, the second light, and the third light so that the sensor receives the first light, the second light, and the third light from the splitter.

11 . The substrate temperature measuring device of claim 10 , further comprising a body portion completely covering the transparent window and enclosing a space including the sensor and the splitter,

wherein the space enclosed by the body portion is free of any light source.

12 . The substrate temperature measuring device of claim 1 , wherein the second calculator is configured to calculate the reflected energy of the substrate based only on the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature calculated by the first calculator.

13 . A substrate temperature measuring device, comprising:

a chamber which defines a processing space for processing a substrate;

a temperature measurer positioned on an upper wall of the chamber and outside of the chamber, the temperature measurer being configured to measure a temperature of the substrate and comprising a first sub-measurer and a second sub-measurer spaced apart from each other; and

a light source on an inner wall of the chamber and inside of the chamber, the light source being configured to emit a light,

wherein each of the first sub-measurer and the second sub-measurer includes:

a sensor configured to sense a first amount of light of a first light having a first wavelength, a second amount of light of a second light having a second wavelength, and a third amount of light of a third light having a third wavelength, which are provided from the substrate, the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength being different from each other and each being 1 μm or more and 2 μm or less,

an optical system configured to adjust light received from the substrate so that its optical plane is aligned with an optical axis of the sensor, wherein the light from the substrate comprises the first light, the second light, and the third light,

a first calculator configured to calculate a first temperature for the first wavelength,

a second temperature for the second wavelength, and a third temperature for the third wavelength, based on the first amount of light, the second amount of light, and the third amount of light,

a second calculator configured to calculate an emissivity of the substrate and a reflected energy of the substrate, based on the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature, and to calculate a temperature of the substrate, based on the calculated emissivity of the substrate and the calculated reflected energy of the substrate,

a transparent window positioned between the substrate and the sensor, wherein the sensor is disposed on a side of the transparent window opposite to the substrate,

a splitter configured to separate received light into the first light, the second light, and the third light so that the sensor is positioned to receive the first light, the second light, and the third light from the splitter, and

a body portion enclosing the sensor, the splitter, and the transparent window,

wherein each of the first amount of light, the second amount of light and the third amount of light include an amount of emitted light emitted from the substrate and an amount of reflected light reflected from the substrate,

wherein the amount of emitted light is determined by the emissivity of the substrate,

wherein the amount of reflected light is determined by the reflected energy of the substrate,

wherein the first sub-measurer is configured to measure a temperature of a first region of the substrate,

wherein the second sub-measurer is configured to measure a temperature of a second region different from the first region of the substrate, and

wherein the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength are different from each other.

14 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature are fixed values measured with a black body.

15 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the reflected energy of the substrate is calculable on the basis of a Planck radiation law.

16 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the temperature of the substrate is calculated by repeating calculation performed by the first calculator and calculation performed by the second calculator.

17 . A substrate temperature measuring device comprising:

a sensor configured to sense a first amount of light of a first light having a first wavelength, a second amount of light of a second light having a second wavelength, and a third amount of light of a third light having a third wavelength which are provided from a substrate;

a first calculator configured to calculate a first temperature for the first wavelength, a second temperature for the second wavelength, and a third temperature for the third wavelength, based on the first amount of light, the second amount of light, and the third amount of light sensed by the sensor;

a second calculator configured to calculate an emissivity of the substrate and a reflected energy of the substrate, based on the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature calculated by the first calculator, and to calculate a temperature of the substrate based on the emissivity of the substrate and the reflected energy of the substrate calculated by the second calculator,

an optical system configured to adjust received light from the substrate so that its optical plane is aligned with an optical axis of the sensor; and

a splitter configured to separate a main light from the optical system into the first light, the second light, and the third light,

wherein the temperature of the substrate is calculated by repeating calculation performed by the first calculator and calculation performed by the second calculator, and

wherein the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength are different from each other and are 1 μm or more and 2 μm or less, and

wherein the sensor includes a first sub-sensor configured to sense the first amount of light, a second sub-sensor configured to sense the second amount of light, and a third sub-sensor configured to sense the third amount of light, the first sub-sensor being spaced apart in a first direction along an incident direction of the main light comprising the first light, the second light, and the third light.

18 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein:

each of the first to third amounts of light includes an amount of emitted light emitted from the substrate and an amount of reflected light reflected from the substrate,

the amount of emitted light is determined by the emissivity of the substrate, and

the amount of reflected light is determined by reflected energy of the substrate.

19 . The substrate temperature measuring device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the first temperature, the second temperature, and the third temperature are fixed values measured with a black body.

20 . The substrate temperature measuring device of claim 17 , further comprising a body portion enclosing a space including the sensor, the optical system, and the splitter, wherein the enclosed space is free of any light source.