IP Library Granted Patent US 12,444,584
Granted Patent B2
US 12,444,584 · App. 18/979,735 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Ceramic susceptor

Inventor: Ji-Sook Park (Anseong-si, KR)
Assignee: MiCo Ceramics Ltd.
H01J37/32715C04B35/58007C04B35/581H01J37/32082H01J37/32577C04B2235/3865C04B2235/3886
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Patent No.
US 12,444,584
App. No.
18/979,735
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a ceramic susceptor including a ceramic plate having an electrode disposed thereon, wherein the ceramic plate may include an electrode pad connected to the electrode and an electrode rod having one end connected to the electrode pad to supply power to the electrode, and the electrode rod may include an extension part connected to the electrode pad and a power connection part provided at an end of a tapered portion of the extension part.

Claims (52)

1. A susceptor comprising:

a ceramic plate with a radio-frequency electrode disposed therein; and

an electrode rod electrically connected to the radio-frequency electrode at one end and electrically connected to a power source at a remaining end to supply power to the radio-frequency electrode,

wherein the electrode rod comprises:

a base material of Mo, W, or an alloy thereof; and

a metal nitride film surrounding a surface of the base material,

wherein the one end of the electrode rod comprises an exposed surface of the base material that is not coated with the metal nitride film, and

wherein the metal nitride film comprises an AlCrN film.

2. The susceptor of claim 1 , wherein an atomic ratio of Cr/(Al+Cr) in the AlCrN film is 0.1 to 0.9.

3. The susceptor of claim 1 , wherein a resistivity ratio of the metal nitride film to the base material is 10 2 or greater.

4. The susceptor of claim 1 , wherein a resistivity ratio of the metal nitride film to the base material is 10 3 or greater.

5. The susceptor of claim 1 , wherein a resistivity ratio of the metal nitride film to the base material is 10 4 or greater.

6. A susceptor comprising:

a ceramic plate with a radio-frequency electrode disposed therein; and

an electrode rod electrically connected to the radio-frequency electrode at one end and electrically connected to a power source at a remaining end to supply power to the radio-frequency electrode,

wherein the electrode rod comprises:

a base material of Mo, W, or an alloy thereof; and

a metal nitride film surrounding a surface of the base material,

wherein the one end of the electrode rod comprises an exposed surface of the base material that is not coated with the metal nitride film, and

wherein the metal nitride film comprises at least one nitride film selected from a group consisting of AlCrSiN, AlCrSiWN, and AlTiCrN.

7. A susceptor comprising:

a ceramic plate with a radio-frequency electrode disposed therein;

an electrode rod electrically connected to the radio-frequency electrode at one end and electrically connected to a power source at a remaining end to supply power to the radio-frequency electrode,

wherein the electrode rod comprises:

a base material of Mo, W, or an alloy thereof; and

a metal nitride film surrounding a surface of the base material,

wherein the one end of the electrode rod comprises an exposed surface of the base material that is not coated with the metal nitride film; and

a CrN underlayer between the base material and the metal nitride film.

8. The susceptor of claim 1 , wherein the metal nitride film has a thickness of 1.0 to 10.0 μm.

9. A susceptor comprising:

a ceramic plate with a radio-frequency electrode disposed therein; and

an electrode rod assembly electrically connected to the radio-frequency electrode at one end and electrically connected to a power source at a remaining end to supply power to the radio-frequency electrode,

wherein the electrode rod assembly comprises a first electrode rod and a second electrode rod connected in series,

wherein the first electrode rod comprises:

a base material of Mo, W, or an alloy thereof; and

a metal nitride film surrounding a surface of the base material,

wherein the one end of the first electrode rod comprises an exposed surface of the base material that is not coated with the metal nitride film, and

wherein the metal nitride film comprises an AlCrN film.

10. The susceptor of claim 9 , wherein the first electrode rod and the second electrode rod are joined by a bonding material.

11. The susceptor of claim 10 , wherein joined surfaces of the first electrode rod and the second electrode rod comprise exposed surfaces of the base material that are not coated with the metal nitride film.

12. The susceptor of claim 9 , wherein the second electrode rod comprises a Kovar base material.

13. The susceptor of claim 9 , wherein an atomic ratio of Cr/(Al+Cr) in the AlCrN film is 0.1 to 0.9.

14. The susceptor of claim 9 , wherein a resistivity ratio of the metal nitride film to the base material is 10 2 or greater.

15. A susceptor comprising:

a ceramic plate with a radio-frequency electrode disposed therein; and

an electrode rod assembly electrically connected to the radio-frequency electrode at one end and electrically connected to a power source at a remaining end to supply power to the radio-frequency electrode,

wherein the electrode rod assembly comprises a first electrode rod and a second electrode rod connected in series,

wherein the first electrode rod comprises:

a base material of Mo, W, or an alloy thereof; and

a metal nitride film surrounding a surface of the base material,

wherein the one end of the first electrode rod comprises an exposed surface of the base material that is not coated with the metal nitride film, and

wherein the metal nitride film comprises at least one nitride film selected from a group consisting of AlCrSiN, AlCrSiWN, and AlTiCrN.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2024
From: PARK, JI-SOOK
To: MICO CERAMICS LTD.
Reel/Frame 069573/0951 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0187841 · Dec 21, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250210323A1 · Jun 26, 2025
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