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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2024
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ole Luckner, Dresden, DE;
Wolfgang R. Aderhold, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10P 72/00 (2026.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01J 5/02 (2022.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); H10P 72/76 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10P 72/0606 (2026.01); G01B 11/026 (2013.01); G01J 5/02 (2013.01); H05B 3/0047 (2013.01); H10P 72/0436 (2026.01); H10P 72/0602 (2026.01); H10P 72/7606 (2026.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to apparatus, systems, and methods of measuring edge ring distance for thermal processing chambers. In one example, the distance measured is used to determine a center position shift of the edge ring.