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Granted Patent B2
US 11,211,280 · App. 16/117,328 · Granted Dec 28, 2021

Substrate support and substrate processing apparatus

Inventors: Takayuki Sato (Toyama, JP); Naoya Matsuura (Toyama, JP)
Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
H01L21/68757H01J37/32724H01L21/67103H01L21/67115H01L21/68785H01J37/3211H01J37/3244H01J2237/24564H01L21/67017H01L21/68742
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Patent No.
US 11,211,280
App. No.
16/117,328
Granted
Dec 28, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein is a technique capable of preventing a susceptor made of quartz from being damaged by contacting a reflector deformed by thermal expansion. A substrate support according to the technique may include an upper susceptor made of quartz; a lower susceptor made of quartz; and a reflector reflecting heat and made of a metal in a planar shape. A lower surface of the upper susceptor is bonded with an upper surface of the lower susceptor such that the reflector is interposed therebetween, a first recess accommodating the reflector is provided at the upper surface of the lower susceptor, and a portion of the lower surface of the upper susceptor facing the first recess is roughened.

Claims (28)

1. A substrate support comprising:

an upper susceptor made of quartz;

a lower susceptor made of quartz; and

a reflector reflecting heat and made of a metal in a planar shape,

wherein a lower surface of the upper susceptor is bonded with an upper surface of the lower susceptor such that the reflector is interposed therebetween, a first recess accommodating the reflector is provided at the upper surface of the lower susceptor, and the lower surface of the upper susceptor comprises a roughened ceiling surface facing the first recess.

2. The substrate support of claim 1 , wherein a heating element radiating heat is provided in the upper susceptor, and the reflector is configured to reflect the heat radiated from the heating element.

3. The substrate support of claim 2 , wherein the upper susceptor comprises:

an upper plate whereon a substrate is placed;

a lower plate bonded to the lower susceptor; and

the heating element provided between the upper plate and the lower plate.

4. The substrate support of claim 1 , wherein the upper susceptor and the lower susceptor are bonded to each other by bonding a polished portion of the lower surface of the upper susceptor with a polished portion of the upper surface of the lower susceptor by a thermocompression bonding process, and a surface roughness of the roughened ceiling surface of the upper susceptor facing the first recess is greater than a surface roughness of the polished portion of the lower surface of the upper susceptor.

5. The substrate support of claim 1 , wherein a surface roughness of the roughened ceiling surface of the upper susceptor facing the first recess is equal to or greater than 0.1 μm.

6. The substrate support of claim 1 , wherein a second recess is provided at a portion of the lower surface of the upper susceptor facing the first recess, and the roughened ceiling surface is provided on the second recess.

7. The substrate support of claim 6 , wherein the second recess and the roughened ceiling surface of the second recess facing the first recess are formed by grinding.

8. The substrate support of claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the first recess is roughened.

9. The substrate support of claim 8 , wherein the upper susceptor and the lower susceptor are bonded to each other by bonding a polished portion of the lower surface of the upper susceptor with a polished portion of the upper surface of the lower susceptor by a thermocompression bonding process, and a surface roughness of the bottom surface of the first recess is greater than a surface roughness of the polished portion of the upper surface of the lower susceptor.

10. The substrate support of claim 8 , wherein the first recess and the bottom surface of the first recess are formed by grinding.

11. The substrate support of claim 8 , wherein a surface roughness of the roughened ceiling surface of the upper susceptor facing the first recess is substantially equal to a surface roughness of the bottom surface of the first recess.

12. The substrate support of claim 1 , wherein the roughened ceiling surface of the upper susceptor facing the first recess and a bonded portion of the lower surface of the upper susceptor whereat the upper susceptor is bonded to the lower susceptor are aligned on a same plane.

13. The substrate support of claim 12 , wherein the upper susceptor and the lower susceptor are bonded to each other by bonding a polished portion of the lower surface of the upper susceptor with a polished portion of the upper surface of the lower susceptor by a thermocompression bonding process, and a surface roughness of the roughened ceiling surface of the upper susceptor facing the first recess is greater than a surface roughness of the polished portion of the lower surface of the upper susceptor.

14. The substrate support of claim 12 , wherein a surface roughness of the roughened ceiling surface of the upper susceptor facing the first recess is equal to or greater than 0.1 μm.

15. The substrate support of claim 1 , wherein the reflector is made of molybdenum or tungsten.

16. A substrate processing apparatus comprising a substrate support, the substrate support comprising:

an upper susceptor made of quartz;

a heating element radiating heat and provided in the upper susceptor;

a lower susceptor made of quartz; and

a reflector reflecting the heat from the heating element and made of a metal in a planar shape,

wherein a lower surface of the upper susceptor is bonded with an upper surface of the lower susceptor such that the reflector is interposed therebetween, a first recess accommodating the reflector is provided at the upper surface of the lower susceptor, and the lower surface of the upper susceptor comprises a roughened ceiling surface facing the first recess.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2018
From: SATO, TAKAYUKI; MATSUURA, NAOYA
To: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046766/0454 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016059675 · Mar 25, 2016
Related Publication 20180374740A1 · Dec 27, 2018