IP Library Granted Patent US 12,237,203
Granted Patent B2
US 12,237,203 · App. 17/991,193 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

System, method, and user interface for edge ring wear compensation

Inventors: Tom A. Kamp (San Jose, CA); Carlos Leal-Verdugo (Richmond, CA)
Assignee: Lam Research Corporation
H01L21/68721H01L21/67288
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Patent No.
US 12,237,203
App. No.
17/991,193
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for adjusting a height of an edge ring arranged around an outer portion of a substrate support includes receiving at least one input indicative of one or more erosion rates of the edge ring. The at least one input includes a plurality of erosion rates for respective usage periods of a substrate processing system. The method further includes determining at least one erosion rate of the edge ring using the plurality of erosion rates for the respective usage periods, monitoring an overall usage of the edge ring and storing the overall usage of the edge ring in a memory, calculating an amount of erosion of the edge ring based on the determined at least one erosion rate and the overall usage of the edge ring, and adjusting the height of the edge ring based on the calculated amount of erosion to compensate for the calculated amount of erosion.

Claims (13)

1. A method for adjusting a height of an edge ring arranged around an outer portion of a substrate support in a substrate processing system, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user interface, at least one input indicative of one or more erosion rates of the edge ring, wherein the at least one input includes a plurality of erosion rates for respective usage periods of the substrate processing system;

determining, by a controller, at least one erosion rate of the edge ring using the plurality of erosion rates for the respective usage periods, wherein determining the at least one erosion rate includes calculating the plurality of erosion rates in the respective usage periods;

monitoring an overall usage of the edge ring and storing the overall usage of the edge ring in a memory;

calculating an amount of erosion of the edge ring based on the determined at least one erosion rate and the overall usage of the edge ring; and

adjusting the height of the edge ring based on the calculated amount of erosion to compensate for the calculated amount of erosion.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one input includes an erosion rate as input by a user.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one input includes information indicating a type and duration of processing performed in the substrate processing system.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one input includes calibration data indicating at least one of the height, a thickness, and a position of the edge ring.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein calculating the amount of erosion of the edge ring includes calculating the amount of erosion based on the plurality of erosion rates as calculated in the respective usage periods.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of erosion rates is different for the respective usage periods.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising calculating the plurality of erosion rates using a lookup table that indexes erosion rates to usage periods.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising calculating the plurality of erosion rates using a model.

Continuity (3)
Division 16769681
Provisional Application 62594861 · Dec 5, 2017
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