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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2019
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Qi Jie Peng, Singapore, SG;
Chin Wei Tan, Singapore, SG;
Jun-Liang Su, Singapore, SG;
Fang Jie Lim, Singapore, SG;
Sriskantharajah Thirunavukarasu, Singapore, SG;
Arvind Sundarrajan, Singapore, SG;
Puay Han Tan, Singapore, SG;
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided herein. For example, a system for processing a substrate includes a process chamber comprising a first processing volume and a second processing volume; a first heating device configured to heat a substrate to a first temperature; a carrier configured to support the substrate while the substrate is being heated using the first heating device to the first temperature and transfer the substrate to and from each of the first processing volume and the second processing volume; a second heating device configured to maintain the substrate at or near the first temperature; and a chuck configured to receive the substrate from the carrier, and comprising an outer zone and an inner zone having independent variable pressure control to apply a chucking force at the outer zone that is different from a chucking force provided at the inner zone.