IP Library Granted Patent US 10,825,708
Granted Patent B2
US 10,825,708 · App. 13/651,354 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Process kit components for use with an extended and independent RF powered cathode substrate for extreme edge tunability

Inventors: Valentin Todorow (Palo Alto, CA); Samer Banna (San Jose, CA); Imad Yousif (San Jose, CA); Albert Wang (Concord, CA); Gary Leray (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
H01L21/6833H01J37/32642H01J37/32715H02N13/00H01L21/6831Y10T279/23
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Patent No.
US 10,825,708
App. No.
13/651,354
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Process kit components for use with a substrate support of a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a process kit ring may include a ring shaped body having an outer edge, an inner edge, a top surface and a bottom, wherein the outer edge has a diameter of about 12.473 inches to about 12.479 inches and the inner edge has a diameter of about 11.726 inches to about 11.728 inches, and wherein the ring shaped body has a height of about 0.116 to about 0.118 inches; and a plurality of protrusions disposed on the top surface of the ring shaped body, each of the plurality of protrusions disposed symmetrically about the ring shaped body.

Claims (23)

1. A process kit ring for use with a substrate support of a process chamber, comprising:

a ring shaped body having an outer edge, an inner edge, a top surface and a bottom forming a rectangular cross section, wherein the outer edge has a diameter of about 12.473 inches to about 12.479 inches and the inner edge has a diameter of about 11.726 inches to about 11.728 inches, and wherein the ring shaped body has a thickness of about 0.116 to about 0.118 inches; and

a plurality of protrusions disposed on the top surface of the ring shaped body and configured to support an edge ring atop of the plurality of protrusions, each of the plurality of protrusions disposed symmetrically about the ring shaped body, wherein each of the plurality of protrusions has a height of about 0.049 inches to about 0.059 inches above the top surface of the ring shaped body.

2. The process kit ring of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of protrusions consist of three protrusions, and wherein the three protrusions are disposed about 120 degrees from one another about the ring shaped body.

3. The process kit ring of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of protrusions comprises a sloped side, wherein the sloped side is angled about 9 degrees to about 11 degrees from an axis that is perpendicular to the top surface of the ring shaped body.

4. The process kit ring of claim 1 , wherein the ring is fabricated from silicon carbide (SiC).

5. The process kit ring of claim 1 , wherein the inner edge comprises a flat portion extending from the top surface to the bottom and disposed proximate one of the plurality of protrusions, the flat portion having a length of about 1.310 inches to about 1.320 inches.

6. The process kit ring of claim 1 , wherein a distance between a center of the ring shaped body and an outer edge of each of the plurality of protrusions is about 6.995 inches to about 6.105 inches, and wherein a distance between the center of the ring shaped body and an inner edge of each of the plurality of protrusions is about 5.937 inches to about 5.947.

7. A process kit ring for use with a substrate support of a process chamber, comprising:

a ring shaped body having an outer edge, an inner edge, a top surface and a bottom forming a rectangular cross section, wherein the outer edge has a diameter of about 12.473 inches to about 12.479 inches and the inner edge has a diameter of about 11.726 inches to about 11.728 inches, and wherein the ring shaped body has a thickness of about 0.116 to about 0.118 inches; and

three protrusions disposed about 120 degrees from one another on the top surface of the ring shaped body and configured to support an edge ring atop of the three protrusions, each of the three protrusions disposed symmetrically about the ring shaped body, wherein each of the three protrusions has a height of about 0.049 inches to about 0.059 inches above the top surface of the ring shaped body.

8. The process kit ring of claim 7 , wherein each of the three protrusions comprises a sloped side, wherein the sloped side is angled about 9 degrees to about 11 degrees from an axis that is perpendicular to the top surface of the ring shaped body.

9. The process kit ring of claim 7 , wherein the ring is fabricated from silicon carbide (SiC).

10. The process kit ring of claim 7 , wherein the inner edge comprises a flat portion extending from the top surface to the bottom and disposed proximate one of the three protrusions, the flat portion having a length of about 1.310 inches to about 1.320 inches.

11. The process kit ring of claim 7 , wherein a distance between a center of the ring shaped body and an outer edge of each of the three protrusions is about 6.995 inches to about 6.105 inches, and wherein a distance between the center of the ring shaped body and an inner edge of each of the three protrusions is about 5.937 inches to about 5.947.

12. A process kit ring for use with a substrate support of a process chamber, comprising:

a ring shaped body having an outer edge, an inner edge, a top surface and a bottom forming a rectangular cross section, wherein the outer edge has a diameter of about 12.473 inches to about 12.479 inches and the inner edge has a diameter of about 11.726 inches to about 11.728 inches, and wherein the ring shaped body has a thickness of about 0.116 to about 0.118 inches; and

a plurality of protrusions disposed on the top surface of the ring shaped body and configured to support an edge ring atop of the plurality of protrusions, each of the plurality of protrusions disposed symmetrically about the ring shaped body, wherein each of the plurality of protrusions has a height of about 0.049 inches to about 0.059 inches above the top surface of the ring shaped body,

wherein a distance between a center of the ring shaped body and an outer edge of each of the plurality of protrusions is about 6.995 inches to about 6.105 inches, and wherein a distance between the center of the ring shaped body and an inner edge of each of the plurality of protrusions is about 5.937 inches to about 5.947.

13. The process kit ring of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of protrusions consist of three protrusions, and wherein the three protrusions are disposed about 120 degrees from one another about the ring shaped body.

14. The process kit ring of claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of protrusions comprises a sloped side, wherein the sloped side is angled about 9 degrees to about 11 degrees from an axis that is perpendicular to the top surface of the ring shaped body.

15. The process kit ring of claim 12 , wherein the ring is fabricated from silicon carbide (SiC).

16. The process kit ring of claim 12 , wherein the inner edge comprises a flat portion extending from the top surface to the bottom and disposed proximate one of the plurality of protrusions, the flat portion having a length of about 1.310 inches to about 1.320 inches.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2012
From: TODOROW, VALENTIN; BANNA, SAMER; YOUSIF, IMAD; WANG, ALBERT; LERAY, GARY
To: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 029285/0347 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61576324 · Dec 15, 2011
Provisional Application 61691077 · Aug 20, 2012
Related Publication 20130154175A1 · Jun 20, 2013
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