Azimuthally tunable multi-zone electrostatic chuck
US10440777B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L22/20
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Implementations described herein provide a method for processing a substrate on a substrate support assembly which enables both lateral and azimuthal tuning of the heat transfer between an electrostatic chuck and a substrate. The method includes processing a first substrate using a first temperature profile on the ESC having primary heaters and spatially tunable heaters. A deviation profile is determined from a result of processing the first substrate from a target result profile. The first temperature profile is adjusted to a second temperature profile on the ESC based on the deviation profile. Adjusting to the second temperature profile includes incrementing the power to one or more spatially tunable heaters in one or more discrete locations corresponding to the deviations profile. A second substrate is then processed on the ESC using the second temperature profile.
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