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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:
Nov. 08, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 03, 2012
Applicants:

Gwo-chuan Tzu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Olkan Cuvalci, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Yu Chang, San Jose, CA (US);

Xiaoxiong Yuan, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Gwo-Chuan Tzu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Olkan Cuvalci, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Yu Chang, San Jose, CA (US);

Xiaoxiong Yuan, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H05B 3/14 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/67109 (2013.01); H01L 21/67103 (2013.01); H01L 21/6875 (2013.01); H05B 3/143 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of substrate supports are provided herein. In some embodiments, a substrate support may include a first aluminum plate for supporting a substrate, the first aluminum plate having a plurality of heating elements embedded therein to provide a plurality of heating zones; a second aluminum plate disposed beneath and supporting the first aluminum plate; a third aluminum plate disposed beneath and supporting the second aluminum plate; a non-metallic ring disposed atop the first aluminum plate; and a plurality of spacers having an upper portion disposed above a surface of the first aluminum plate, wherein the non-metallic ring and the plurality of spacers support the substrate above the first aluminum plate.


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