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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kaushal Gangakhedkar, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/687 (2006.01); C23C 14/50 (2006.01); C23C 16/458 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/505 (2013.01); C23C 16/4584 (2013.01); C23C 16/45551 (2013.01); H01L 21/68764 (2013.01); H01L 21/68771 (2013.01); H01L 21/68785 (2013.01);
Abstract
Pedestal assemblies with a thermal barrier plate, a torque plate and at least one kinematic mount to change a plane formed by the thermal barrier plate are described. Susceptor assemblies and processing chambers incorporating the pedestal assemblies are also described. Methods of leveling a susceptor to form parallel planes between the susceptor surface and a gas distribution assembly surface are also described.