公开(公告)号：US20250006540A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18753835

申请日：2024-06-25

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Tetsuro ITOYAMA ,  Jumpei UEFUJI ,  Tomoki UMETSU

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  C23C16/458

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a dielectric substrate, a base plate which is a metallic member joined to the dielectric substrate and in which a gas hole is formed, and a vent plug arranged inside the gas hole. The vent plug has a porous section which is a section made of a porous ceramic with air permeability, and a dense section which is a section made of a dense ceramic without air permeability, and which surrounds a whole circumference of the porous section from an outer circumference side. The porous section and the dense section are formed together into one piece by sintering without sandwiching a joining material made of a material other than a ceramic.

公开(公告)号：US20220310433A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17693623

申请日：2022-03-14

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Akihito ONO ,  Jumpei UEFUJI ,  Tomoki UMETSU ,  Tatsuya HAYAKAWA

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01J37/32

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate and a base plate. The ceramic dielectric substrate includes a first major surface, a second major surface, a groove part, and a plurality of cooling gas holes. The groove part includes first and second circumferential grooves, and first and second radial-direction grooves. The plurality of cooling gas holes includes first and second holes. The first hole overlaps the first radial-direction groove. The second hole overlaps the second radial-direction groove. The base plate includes a gas inlet path that supplies the cooling gas to the first and second holes. The first circumferential groove includes first and second end portions. The second circumferential groove includes third and fourth end portions. The third end portion and the fourth end portion do not overlap the first end portion in the radial direction.

公开(公告)号：US20230317495A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18121627

申请日：2023-03-15

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Akihito ONO ,  Tetsuro ITOYAMA ,  Tomoki UMETSU ,  Jumpei UEFUJI

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01J37/32 ,  H05B3/26

CPC classification number: H01L21/6833 ,  H01J37/32715 ,  H05B3/265 ,  H01J2237/2007

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a base plate, a first heater element, and a plurality of first power feeding terminals. The base plate includes a communicating path having a spiral shape. The first heater element includes a plurality of first zones. The plurality of first power feeding terminals feeds power to the plurality of first zones. Each of the plurality of first zones includes a first heater line and a pair of first power feeding portions feeding power to the first heater line. The pair of first power feeding portions is electrically connected to the plurality of first power feeding terminals. The plurality of first power feeding terminals includes a first and a second annular portion. The communicating path includes a first circumferential portion surrounding the second annular portion between the first annular portion and the second annular portion when viewed along a stacking direction.

公开(公告)号：US20220102181A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17469159

申请日：2021-09-08

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Akihito ONO ,  Jumpei UEFUJI

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01J37/32 ,  H05B3/28

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate; a base plate; and a heater unit which heats the ceramic dielectric substrate. The heater unit includes first and second heater elements. The second heater element has a plurality of main zones separated from each other in a radial direction. The first heater element has a plurality of sub-zones separated from each other. A number of the sub-zones is larger than a number of the main zones. The main zones include a first main zone. The first main zone has a main heater line and a first main power feeding portion. The sub-zones include a first sub-zone overlapping the first main zone. The first sub-zone has a central region and an outer peripheral region. The first main power feeding portion is provided at a position where the first main power feeding portion overlaps the central region.

公开(公告)号：US20230412096A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-21

申请号：US18242122

申请日：2023-09-05

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Tetsuro ITOYAMA ,  Jumpei UEFUJI

IPC: H02N13/00

CPC classification number: H02N13/00 ,  B23Q3/15

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate, a base plate, a heater part, and a bypass part. The ceramic dielectric substrate includes a substrate upper surface and a substrate lower surface. The heater part is disposed between the substrate upper surface and the substrate lower surface. The heater part includes at least one heater layer. The heater part includes a heater upper surface and a heater lower surface. The bypass part includes a first bypass portion disposed lower than the substrate lower surface. The first bypass portion including a first bypass upper surface and a first bypass lower surface. A second distance between the heater lower surface and the first bypass upper surface is greater than a first distance between the heater upper surface and the substrate upper surface.

公开(公告)号：US20220102183A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17469260

申请日：2021-09-08

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Akihito ONO ,  Jumpei UEFUJI

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01J37/32 ,  H05B3/28

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate; a base plate; and a heater unit which heats the ceramic dielectric substrate. The heater unit includes a first heater element. The first heater element has a plurality of sub-zones. The sub-zones include a first sub-zone. The first sub-zone includes a sub-heater line generating heat by allowing a current to flow, a first sub-power feeding portion feeding a power to the sub-heater line, and a second sub-power feeding portion feeding a power to the sub-heater line. The first sub-zone has a central region located centrally in the first sub-zone and an outer peripheral region located outside the central region when viewed along a Z-direction perpendicular to the first major surface. At least one of the first sub-power feeding portion and the second sub-power feeding portion is provided in the central region.

公开(公告)号：US20230317494A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18121353

申请日：2023-03-14

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Akihito ONO ,  Jumpei UEFUJI

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  H01J37/32 ,  H05B3/26

CPC classification number: H01L21/6833 ,  H01J37/32724 ,  H05B3/265 ,  H01J2237/2007 ,  H01J2237/002

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate, a base plate, and a heater unit. The heater unit includes first and second heater elements. The first heater element includes a first zone. The first heater element includes first and second protruding portions. The first zone includes a first facing region in which the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion are disposed so as to face and be adjacent to each other. The second heater element includes a second zone. The second zone includes a central region and an outer peripheral region. The central region is positioned at a center of the second zone. The outer peripheral region is positioned outside the central region. The first facing region is located at a position where the first facing region overlaps the central region.

公开(公告)号：US20230317493A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18118879

申请日：2023-03-08

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Akihito ONO ,  Jumpei UEFUJI ,  Tatsuya HAYAKAWA

IPC: H05B3/28 ,  H01L21/683

CPC classification number: H01L21/6833 ,  H05B3/283 ,  H05B2203/005 ,  H05B2203/016

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate, a base plate, and a heater unit. The heater unit includes a first power feeding portion, a second power feeding portion, and a heater line. The heater line includes a plurality of extension portions arranged in a second direction. The plurality of extension portions includes a first extension portion and a second extension portion. A third distance between the first extension portion and a first virtual tangent and a fourth distance between the second extension portion and a second virtual tangent each are not more than a first distance between the first power feeding portion and the second power feeding portion. The third distance and the fourth distance each are not more than a second distance between the plurality of extension portions.

公开(公告)号：US20230311258A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18121647

申请日：2023-03-15

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Akihito ONO ,  Masafumi IKEGUCHI ,  Tomoki UMETSU ,  Jumpei UEFUJI

IPC: B23Q3/15

CPC classification number: B23Q3/15 ,  H01L21/6833

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate and a base plate. The base plate includes a communicating path configured to allow a coolant to pass. The communicating path includes a first flow path part having a pair of side surfaces along a first direction. The first direction is along a flow of the coolant. When viewed along a stacking direction, one side surface of the pair of side surfaces includes a plurality of convex portions and a plurality of concave portions. The plurality of convex portions is convex in a second direction. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The second direction is from the other side surface toward the one side surface of the pair of side surfaces. The plurality of concave portions is convex in an opposite direction of the second direction.

公开(公告)号：US20190019715A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-17

申请号：US16131245

申请日：2018-09-14

Applicant: TOTO LTD.

Inventor： Jumpei UEFUJI ,  Hitoshi SASAKI ,  Kosuke YAMAGUCHI ,  Kengo MAEHATA ,  Yuichi YOSHII

IPC: H01L21/683 ,  B32B18/00

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a ceramic dielectric substrate, a base plate, and a heater plate. The heater plate is provided between the ceramic dielectric substrate and the base plate. The heater plate includes first and second support plates, first and second resin layers, and a heater element. Each of the first and second resin layers is provided between the first support plate and the second support plate. The heater element includes first and second electrically conductive portions. The first electrically conductive portion is provided between the first resin layer and the second resin layer. The second electrically conductive portion is separated from the first electrically conductive portion in an in-plane direction. The first resin layer contacts the second resin layer between the first electrically conductive portion and the second electrically conductive portion.