IP Library Granted Patent US 12,049,691
Granted Patent B2
US 12,049,691 · App. 17/332,822 · Granted Jul 30, 2024

Temperature-controlled shield, material deposition apparatus and method for depositing a material onto a substrate

Inventors: Andreas Lopp (Freigericht, DE); Stefan Bangert (Steinau, DE)
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
C23C14/542C23C14/24H01J37/32651
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Patent No.
US 12,049,691
App. No.
17/332,822
Granted
Jul 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A temperature-controlled shield for an evaporation source is described. The temperature-controlled shield is configured to provide a pre-heating zone or a post-cooling zone.

Claims (7)

1. A material deposition apparatus for depositing an evaporated material onto a substrate, the material deposition apparatus comprising:

an evaporation source comprising a plurality of nozzles including two outermost nozzles, the two outermost nozzles being tilted in different directions from each other; and

one or more temperature-controlled shields arranged at a wide-angle between 110° and 140° with respect to the evaporation source so that the evaporated material is deposited in an area having a width of at least 10% larger than a corresponding width of the evaporation source, each of the one or more temperature-controlled shields being configured to provide a pre-heating zone or a post-cooling zone.

2. The material deposition apparatus for depositing an evaporated material onto a substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more temperature-controlled shields comprise one of a heating device or a cooling device.

3. The material deposition apparatus for depositing an evaporated material onto a substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more temperature-controlled shields are arranged at the evaporation source and extends outward from the evaporation source.

4. The material deposition apparatus for depositing an evaporated material onto a substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more temperature-controlled shields comprise a straight portion and a bent end.

5. The material deposition apparatus for depositing an evaporated material onto a substrate according to claim 4 , wherein the bent end extends away from the evaporation source in a direction towards a substrate support.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2025
From: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
To: ELEVATED MATERIALS US LLC
Reel/Frame 071036/0188 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2022
From: APPLIED MATERIALS GMBH & CO KG
To: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058815/0873 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2021
From: LOPP, ANDREAS; BANGERT, STEFAN
To: APPLIED MATERIALS GMBH & CO KG
Reel/Frame 057313/0373 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63034529 · Jun 4, 2020
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