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公开(公告)号:US11639544B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-02
申请号:US16801631
申请日:2020-02-26
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Sanjay Bhat , Vibhu Jindal , Wen Xiao
Abstract: A physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber and a method of operation thereof are disclosed. Chambers and methods are described that provide a chamber comprising an upper shield with two holes that are positioned to permit alternate sputtering from two targets.
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公开(公告)号:US11604151B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-14
申请号:US17747639
申请日:2022-05-18
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Weimin Li , Wen Xiao , Vibhu Jindal , Sanjay Bhat
IPC: G01N21/956 , G03F7/20 , G03F1/24
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for measuring surface topography are described. The analysis apparatus and methods detect light reflected from the reflective backside of a cantilever assembly including a tip, calculate a background level (BGL) value obtained from an optical scan of a reference sample using a power spectral density (PSD) value obtained from a topographical scan of a reference sample to generate a correlational coefficient between the BGL and the PSD values. The correlational coefficient between the BGL and PSD values is used to measure the BGL value of additional EUV mask blanks by a topographical scan of the EUV mask blanks using the same tip mounted to the cantilever.
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公开(公告)号:US11599016B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-07
申请号:US17552513
申请日:2021-12-16
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Vibhu Jindal , Wen Xiao , Sanjay Bhat
IPC: G03F1/24
Abstract: A physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber and a method of operation thereof are disclosed. Chambers and methods are described that provide a chamber comprising an upper shield with two holes that are positioned to permit alternate sputtering from two targets. A process for improving reflectivity from a multilayer stack is also disclosed.
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公开(公告)号:US11557473B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-17
申请号:US16850670
申请日:2020-04-16
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Wen Xiao , Vibhu Jindal , Sanjay Bhat
IPC: H01L21/02 , H01L21/68 , H01L21/687
Abstract: A physical vapor deposition chamber comprising a tilting substrate support is described. Methods of processing a substrate are also provided comprising tilting at least one of the substrate and the target to improve the uniformity of the layer on the substrate from the center of the substrate to the edge of the substrate. Process controllers are also described which comprise one or more process configurations causing the physical deposition chamber to perform the operations of rotating a substrate support within the physical deposition chamber and tilting the substrate support at a plurality of angles with respect to a horizontal axis.
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公开(公告)号:US11542595B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-03
申请号:US16801621
申请日:2020-02-26
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Wen Xiao , Vibhu Jindal , Sanjay Bhat
Abstract: A physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber and a method of operation thereof are disclosed. Chambers and methods are described that provide a chamber comprising an upper shield with two holes that are positioned to permit alternate sputtering from two targets.
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公开(公告)号:US11366059B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-21
申请号:US16893547
申请日:2020-06-05
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Wen Xiao , Vibhu Jindal , Huajun Liu , Herng Yau Yoong
Abstract: Apparatus, methods and are disclosed for measuring refractive index of a material film. The method and apparatus utilize a reference measurement and as series of reflectance measurements at a range of wavelengths and thickness values for the material film to determine the refractive index of the material film.
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公开(公告)号:US20220189749A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-16
申请号:US17120721
申请日:2020-12-14
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Ribhu Gautam , Vibhu Jindal , Kamatchi Gobinath Manoharan , Sanjay Bhat , Praveen Kumar Choragudi , Wen Xiao , Vinodh Ramachandran
Abstract: An ex situ physical vapor deposition (PVD) process kit conditioning apparatus configured to condition process kit components of a PVD substrate processing chamber, the ex situ PVD process kit conditioning apparatus comprising a chamber assembly, a central cathode assembly configured to mount one or more targets. The apparatus is configured to receive one or more components of a process kit of a PVD substrate processing chamber and the central cathode assembly is positioned and configured so that the apparatus deposits the defect reduction coating substantially uniformly on an inner surface of a process kit component of the PVD substrate processing chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20220187698A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-16
申请号:US17120789
申请日:2020-12-14
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Vibhu Jindal , Sanjay Bhat , Wen Xiao , Vinodh Ramachandran
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for improving flatness of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blanks are disclosed. The apparatus and methods may utilize one or more of heating the backside and/or the front side of the EUV mask blank and a cooling system. Interfacial layers of the EUV mask blank are selectively heated, resulting in improved flatness of the EUV mask blanks.
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公开(公告)号:US20220170866A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-02
申请号:US17106555
申请日:2020-11-30
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Weimin Li , Wen Xiao , Vibhu Jindal , Sanjay Bhat
IPC: G01N21/956 , G03F1/24 , G03F7/20
Abstract: Apparatus and methods for measuring surface topography are described. The analysis apparatus and methods detect light reflected from the reflective backside of a cantilever assembly including a tip, calculate a background level (BGL) value obtained from an optical scan of a reference sample using a power spectral density (PSD) value obtained from a topographical scan of a reference sample to generate a correlational coefficient between the BGL and the PSD values. The correlational coefficient between the BGL and PSD values is used to measure the BGL value of additional EUV mask blanks by a topographical scan of the EUV mask blanks using the same tip mounted to the cantilever.
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公开(公告)号:US20210124253A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-29
申请号:US17077170
申请日:2020-10-22
Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Inventor: Herng Yau Yoong , Wen Xiao , Vibhu Jindal , Shuwei Liu , Sanjay Bhat , Azeddine Zerrade
Abstract: Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blanks, methods for their manufacture, and production systems therefor are disclosed. A method for forming an EUV mask blank comprises placing a substrate in a multi-cathode physical vapor deposition chamber, depositing a multilayer stack, removing the substrate from the chamber and passivating the PVD chamber.
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