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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2019
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Vinayakaraddy Gulabal, Yadgir, IN;
Ravi Vellanki, San Jose, CA (US);
Gary B. Lind, Penn Valley, CA (US);
Michael Rumer, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Manjunath Satyadevan, Bangalore, IN;
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A heat shield structure for a substrate support in a substrate processing system includes an outer shield configured to surround a stem of the substrate support. The outer shield is further configured to define an inner volume between the outer shield and an upper portion of the stem and a lower surface of the substrate support and a vertical channel between the outer shield and a lower portion of the stem of the substrate support. The outer shield includes a cylindrical portion, a first lateral portion extending radially outward from the cylindrical portion, an angled portion extending radially outward and upward from the first lateral portion, and a second lateral portion extending radially outward from the angled portion.