公开(公告)号：US20220199455A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17131572

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Frederick BEHNKE ,  Trevor WILANTEWICZ ,  Christopher Laurent BEAUDRY ,  Timothy Douglas TOTH ,  Scott OSTERMAN

IPC: H01L21/687 ,  B65B31/02

Abstract: Embodiments of packaged chamber components and methods of packaging chamber components are provided herein. In some embodiments, a packaged chamber component for use in a process chamber includes: an insert having an annular trench disposed about a raised inner portion, wherein the annular trench is disposed between the raised inner portion and an outer lip, wherein a ledge couples the raised inner portion to the outer lip, wherein the ledge includes a first portion and a second portion disposed radially outward of the first portion, and wherein the second portion includes a resting surface that extends upward and radially outward of an upper surface of the first portion; and a chamber component disposed in the annular trench of the insert and supported by the resting surface such that one or more critical surfaces of the chamber component are spaced apart from the insert.

公开(公告)号：US20220238355A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17161557

申请日：2021-01-28

Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.

Inventor： Richard Wells PLAVIDAL ,  Scott OSTERMAN ,  David W. GROECHEL ,  Gang Grant PENG ,  John Z. SMITH

IPC: H01L21/67 ,  B08B3/02 ,  H01L21/02

Abstract: Embodiments of a methods and cleaning systems for cleaning components for use in substrate processing equipment are provided herein. In some embodiments, a cleaning system includes a boiler having a heater configured to heat a fluid; a clean chamber fluidly coupled to the boiler via at least one of a gas line and a liquid line, wherein the clean chamber includes one or more fixtures in an interior volume therein for holding at least one component to be cleaned, and wherein the clean chamber includes a heater for heating the interior volume; and an expansion chamber fluidly coupled to the clean chamber via a release line for evacuating the clean chamber, wherein the release line includes a release valve to selectively open or close a flow path between the expansion chamber and the clean chamber, and wherein the expansion chamber includes a chiller and a vacuum port.