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Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026

Filed:

May. 16, 2022
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Zhepeng Cong, San Jose, CA (US);

Tao Sheng, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Xinning Luan, Tempe, AZ (US);

Enle Choo, Saratoga, CA (US);

Ala Moradian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H10P 72/00 (2026.01); H10P 74/20 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10P 74/203 (2026.01); H10P 72/0404 (2026.01); H10P 72/0604 (2026.01);
Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to in situ monitoring of film growth in processing chambers. In some examples, a sensor assembly for a processing chamber includes a sensor tube including silicon carbide and having an optical path therein and a sensor window including crystalline silicon carbide and having a proximal side coupled to a distal end of the sensor tube. The sensor window covers the optical path, and a distal side of the sensor window facing away from the proximal side is perpendicular to a center axis of the optical path.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Cong, Zhepeng. (2026). In situ film growth sensor assembly, apparatus, and methods (U.S. Patent No. 12745604). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12745604

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