C23C14/541

Substrate carrier with integrated electrostatic chuck
10304713 · 2019-05-28 · ·

A substrate carrier adapted to use in a processing system includes an electrode assembly and a support base. The electrode assembly is configured to generate an electrostatic chucking force for securing a substrate to the substrate carrier. The support base has a heating/cooling reservoir formed therein. The electrode assembly and the support base form an unitary body configured for transport within a processing system. A quick disconnect is coupled to the body and configured to trap a heat regulating medium in the reservoir heating/cooling reservoir when the body is decoupled from a source of heat regulating medium.

SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE MONITORING
20190153603 · 2019-05-23 ·

Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a substrate temperature monitoring system in a substrate support assembly. In one embodiment, the substrate support assembly includes a lift pin. The lift pin has a body. The body has an interior passage and a rounded top surface configured for contacting a substrate when in use. A substrate temperature sensor disposed in the interior passage.

EVAPORATION PLATE FOR DEPOSITING DEPOSITION MATERIAL ON SUBSTRATE, EVAPORATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DEPOSITING DEPOSITION MATERIAL ON SUBSTRATE

The present application discloses an evaporation plate for depositing a deposition material on a substrate. The evaporation plate has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The evaporation plate includes a main body plate; a first cooling layer on the main body plate and on the first side of the evaporation plate; and a first heating layer on a side of the first cooling layer distal to the main body plate. The first cooling layer is configured to cool the first heating layer on the first side of the evaporation plate. The first heating layer is configured to heat a material deposited on the first side of the evaporation plate.

Substrate carrier with integrated electrostatic chuck
10297483 · 2019-05-21 · ·

A substrate carrier adapted to use in a processing system includes an electrode assembly and a support base. The electrode assembly is configured to generate an electrostatic chucking force for securing a substrate to the substrate carrier. The support base has a heating/cooling reservoir formed therein. The electrode assembly and the support base form an unitary body configured for transport within a processing system. A quick disconnect is coupled to the body and configured to trap a heat regulating medium in the reservoir heating/cooling reservoir when the body is decoupled from a source of heat regulating medium.

DEVICE FOR PREPARING MULTI-ELEMENT ALLOY COMPOUND
20190136345 · 2019-05-09 ·

A device for preparing a multi-element alloy compound includes a reactor, a low-temperature evaporation zone, a high-temperature synthesis zone, a sealing device and heating devices. The high-temperature synthesis zone and the low-temperature evaporation zone are respectively arranged at two ends of the reactor; the heating devices are arranged around the reactor at intervals and are configured to heat the reactor and form a temperature gradient; the reactor has an opening, and the sealing device is configured to be able to seal the opening.

Apparatus and method for carbon film deposition profile control

In one embodiment, an apparatus to selectively deposit a carbon layer on substrate, comprising a plasma chamber to receive a flow of carbon-containing gas; a power source to generate a plasma containing the carbon-containing gas in the plasma chamber; an extraction plate to extract an ion beam from the plasma and direct the ion beam to the substrate, the ion beam comprising ions having trajectories forming a non-zero angle of incidence with respect to a perpendicular to a plane of the substrate, the extraction plate further configured to conduct a neutral species derived from the carbon-containing gas to the substrate; and a substrate stage facing the extraction plate and including a heater to heat the substrate to a first temperature, when the ion beam and carbon-containing species impinge on the substrate.

Heating chamber and semiconductor processing apparatus

A heating chamber and a semiconductor processing apparatus are provided. The heating chamber includes: a heating barrel (17) disposed in the heating chamber and located above a substrate transferring window; an annular heating device (15) disposed around an inner side of the heating barrel and configured to radiate heat from a periphery to an interior of the heating barrel; a substrate cassette (14) configured to bear multiple layers of substrates and allow the multiple layers of substrates to be arranged at intervals in an axial direction of the heating barrel; and a substrate cassette lifting device (13) configured to drive the substrate cassette to move up into an internal spare defined by the annular heating device, or move down to a position corresponding to the substrate transferring window.

VACUUM COATING APPARATUS
20190112701 · 2019-04-18 ·

A vacuum coating apparatus includes a working chamber configured to accommodate a substrate therein. A heater, a first temperature sensor and at least one second temperature sensor is provided in the working chamber. The first temperature sensor is configured to measure a temperature of the heater. The second temperature sensor is configured to measure an ambient temperature within the working chamber.

Deposition system with integrated cooling on a rotating drum
10262838 · 2019-04-16 · ·

In one aspect, a system of depositing a film on a substrate is disclosed, which includes at least one metallization source for generating metal atoms, and at least one reactive source for generating at least one reactive ionic species. The system further includes a pair of inner and outer concentric cylinders, where the outer cylinder has first and second openings positioned relative to the metallization source and the reactive source to allow entry of the metal atoms and the reactive ionic species into a metallization region and a reaction region, respectively, between the two cylinders. At least one mount is coupled to the inner cylinder for mounting the substrate thereto such that said substrate is in radiative thermal communication with the inner surface of the outer cylinder, said inner cylinder being rotatable for moving the substrate between the two regions so as to expose the substrate alternatingly to said metal atoms and said reactive ionic species. Further, the outer cylinder includes at least one cooling channel through which a cooling fluid can flow for maintaining the inner surface of the outer cylinder at a temperature suitable for radiative cooling of the substrate.

Thin film deposition preparation device and method

The invention provides a thin film deposition system and a method, and relates to the field of thin film deposition. The deposition method comprises the following steps: 1) heating metal substrate; carrying out deposition. The method is characterized in the step 1) that a current is conducted into the metal substrate at one end of the growth zone by one electrode, and out of the metal substrate at the other end of the growth zone by the other electrode, so that the metal substrate is heated by the heat emitting of the resistant of the metal substrate itself. According to the method, the quality of the prepared thin film is improved, while the preparation cost of the thin film is reduced. In addition, the consistent double-sided thin films can be easily prepared on two surfaces of the metal substrate by employing the system and method.