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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Simmons, San Jose, CA (US);
Dana Lovell, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/683 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/6833 (2013.01); H01L 21/67103 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to an electrostatic chuck for processing substrates. The electrostatic chuck includes a facilities plate and an insulator disposed between a cooling base and a ground plate. A support body is coupled to the cooling base for supporting a substrate thereon. A ring is configured to surround the insulator. The ring is formed from a material that is resistant to degradation from exposure to a manufacturing process. The ring optionally includes an extension configured to surround the facilities plate.