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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 10, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Paul Steffas, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Kenneth S. Ledford, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/683 (2005.12); C23C 16/458 (2005.12); C23C 16/50 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/6838 (2012.12); C23C 16/4586 (2012.12); C23C 16/50 (2012.12);
Abstract

Embodiments described herein provide substrate support assemblies for retaining a surface of a substrate having one or more devices disposed on one or more surfaces of the substrate without contacting the one or more devices and preventing changes in profile of the substrate. The substrate support assembly allows for control of the substrate. The substrate support assembly includes a gas nozzle disposed through a body of the substrate support assembly. The gas nozzle provides a gas to the substrate. The gas is operable to provide pressure to the substrate to reduce contact on the substrate and to control the profile of the substrate.


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