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Patent No.:

US 10928145 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 08, 2019
Applicant:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Fernando Silveira, Livermore, CA (US);

Brad L. Mays, Findlay, OH (US);

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 27/02 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28F 27/02 (2013.01); H01J 37/32724 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0077 (2013.01); H01J 2237/2001 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for controlling temperatures in plasma processing chamber via pulsed application of heating power and pulsed application of cooling power. In an embodiment, fluid levels in each of a hot and cold reservoir coupled to the temperature controlled component are maintained in part by a coupling each of the reservoirs to a common secondary reservoir. Heat transfer fluid is pumped from the secondary reservoir to either the hot or cold reservoir in response to a low level sensed in the reservoir. In an embodiment, both the hot and cold reservoirs are contained in a same platform as the secondary reservoir with the hot and cold reservoirs disposed above the secondary reservoir to permit the secondary reservoir to catch gravity driven overflow from either the hot or cold reservoir.


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