IP Library Granted Patent US 11,560,626
Granted Patent B2
US 11,560,626 · App. 16/876,845 · Granted Jan 24, 2023

Substrate processing chamber

Inventors: Timothy Joseph Franklin (Campbell, CA); Adam Fischbach (Campbell, CA); Edward Haywood (Santa Clara, CA); Abhijit B. Mallick (Fremont, CA); Pramit Manna (Santa Clara, CA); Carlaton Wong (Sunnyvale, CA); Stephen C. Garner (Newark, CA); Eswaranand Venkatasubramanian (Santa Clara, CA)
Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
C23C16/4584C23C16/45565C23C16/46C23C16/50H01J37/3244H01J37/32522H01J37/32715H01J2237/3321H01L21/02115H01L21/02274H01L21/0332
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Patent No.
US 11,560,626
App. No.
16/876,845
Granted
Jan 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatus and methods utilized in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. More particularly, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a substrate processing chamber, and components thereof, for forming semiconductor devices.

Claims (27)

1. A process chamber, comprising:

a lid assembly;

a chamber body coupled to the lid assembly by a spacer, the spacer and the chamber body defining a resonance cavity, the chamber body sealed to the spacer by an O-ring, wherein the spacer includes a liner surrounding the resonance cavity, wherein the liner has a cylindrical wall, and wherein an upper portion of the cylindrical wall has a greater thickness than a lower portion of the cylindrical wall;

a rotatable magnet assembly coupled to the spacer outside of the resonance cavity; and

a substrate support disposed and movable within the resonance cavity, wherein the substrate support is coupled to a facilities cable that flexes based on operation of an actuator coupled to the substrate support.

2. The process chamber of claim 1 , wherein the lid assembly comprises a heat exchanger.

3. The process chamber of claim 1 , wherein the spacer includes a plurality of heater elements.

4. The process chamber of claim 1 , wherein the rotatable magnet assembly comprises a plurality of magnets coupled to a magnet actuator.

5. The process chamber of claim 1 , further comprising a variable pressure system coupled to the chamber body.

6. The process chamber of claim 5 , wherein the variable pressure system comprises a first pump and a second pump.

7. The process chamber of claim 1 , wherein the facilities cable comprises a single piece conductor.

8. A process chamber, comprising:

a lid assembly comprising a showerhead;

a chamber body coupled to the lid assembly by a spacer, the spacer and the chamber body defining a resonance cavity, the chamber body sealed to the spacer by an O-ring;

a liner disposed within an inner diameter of the spacer, wherein the liner has a cylindrical wall, and wherein an upper portion of the cylindrical wall has a greater thickness than a lower portion of the cylindrical wall;

a magnet assembly coupled to the spacer outside of the resonance cavity; and

a substrate support disposed within the resonance cavity, wherein the substrate support is coupled to a facilities cable and comprises an electrostatic chuck having a puck including a plurality of electrodes.

9. The process chamber of claim 8 , wherein the facilities cable comprises a single piece conductor.

10. The process chamber of claim 8 , wherein the spacer includes a plurality of heater elements.

11. The process chamber of claim 8 , wherein the magnet assembly comprises a plurality of magnets coupled to a magnet actuator configured to move each of the magnets vertically relative to a height of the resonance cavity.

12. A process chamber, comprising:

a lid assembly comprising a showerhead;

a chamber body coupled to the lid assembly by a spacer, the spacer and the chamber body defining a resonance cavity, the chamber body sealed to the spacer by an O-ring, wherein the spacer includes a liner surrounding the resonance cavity, wherein the liner has a cylindrical wall, and wherein an upper portion of the cylindrical wall has a greater thickness than a lower portion of the cylindrical wall;

a magnet assembly coupled to the spacer outside of the resonance cavity; and

a substrate support movably disposed within the resonance cavity, wherein the substrate support is coupled to a facilities cable that includes a single piece conductor including a bend, and wherein the substrate support comprises an electrostatic chuck having a puck including a plurality of electrodes.

13. The process chamber of claim 12 , wherein the spacer includes a plurality of heater elements.

14. The process chamber of claim 12 , wherein the magnet assembly comprises a plurality of magnets coupled to a magnet actuator configured to move each of the magnets vertically relative to a height of the resonance cavity.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: FRANKLIN, TIMOTHY JOSEPH; FISCHBACH, ADAM; HAYWOOD, EDWARD; MALLICK, ABHIJIT B.; MANNA, PRAMIT; WONG, CARLATON; GARNER, STEPHEN C.; VENKATASUBRAMANIAN, ESWARANAND
To: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62888666 · Aug 19, 2019
Provisional Application 62852723 · May 24, 2019
Related Publication 20200370177A1 · Nov 26, 2020