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Profiled substrate heating utilizing a support temperature and a substrate temperature
Assignee: Applied Materials Inc
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Filing: 1995-10-20
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Granted: 1998-08-04
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Expires: 2015-10-20
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and method for thermal processing, and more particularly for rapid thermal processing wherein a first thermal radiator generates and projects a first pattern of thermal radiation onto a first surface of a substrate, and wherein a second thermal radiator generates and projects a second pattern of thermal radiation onto a second surface of the substrate. The temperatures on the first and second surfaces are sensed by temperature sensors. A mechanism for selectively controlling the first and second thermal radiators in response to the temperature sensors causes a prescribed temperature profile to be produced within the substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger N Anderson
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-27 13:24
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/06; H10P72/0602; C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/48; C23C16/481; C30; C30B; C30B25/00; C30B25/02; C30B25/10; C30B25/105; C30B31/00; C30B31/06; C30B31/12; F; F27; F27D; F27D19/00; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/682
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A method for heating a substrate, comprising the steps of: supporting a substrate held substantially flat in face-to-face contact with a substantially planar upper surface of a support, a first heating apparatus heating an upper surface of said substrate and said upper surface of said support, a second heating apparatus heating a bottom surface of said support; sensing a substrate temperature from a first temperature sensor facing said upper surface of said support and sensing a support temperature from a second temperature sensor facing said lower surface of said support; setting at least one heating parameter; comparing said at least one heating parameter with said sensed substrate and support temperatures; and in response to said comparing step selectively adjusting said first heating apparatus relative to said second heating apparatus.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
129 words
A method for heating a substrate, comprising the steps of: supporting a substrate held substantially flat in face-to-face contact with a substantially planar upper surface of a support, a first heating apparatus heating an upper surface of said substrate and said upper surface of said support, a second heating apparatus heating a bottom surface of said support; sensing a substrate temperature from a first temperature sensor facing said upper surface of said support and sensing a support temperature from a second temperature sensor facing said lower surface of said support; setting at least one heating parameter; comparing said at least one heating parameter with said sensed substrate and support temperatures; and in response to said comparing step selectively adjusting said first heating apparatus relative to said second heating apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said first and second heating apparatus each have a radially inner zone and a radially outer zone and wherein said adjusting step adjusts said inner and outer zones of each of said heating apparatus to different heating levels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said comparing step compares a difference of said substrate temperature and said support temperature with a predetermined non-zero temperature difference and produces a heating value to be applied to said first heating apparatus by said adjusting step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as recited in claim 3, wherein said heating value applied to said first heating apparatus depends upon no temperature value other than said difference of said temperatures.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said comparing step compares said sensed support temperature and derives a second heating value to be applied to said second heating apparatus, said second heating value depending upon no other temperature values than said support sensed temperature.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said comparing step includes a proportional-integral-differential servo algorithm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said setting up sets and resets at different times said at least one heating parameter in response to a desired temperature ramping rate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as recited in claim 7, wherein said at least one heating parameter includes a desired non-zero temperature difference between said substrate and support temperatures.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as recited in claim 7, wherein said desired temperature difference causes said substrate temperature to be lower than said support temperature during the temperature ramping whereby said substrate arrives at a desired steady state temperature with a predetermined lateral temperature profile.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for heating a substrate, comprising the steps of: supporting a substrate on an upper surface of a support, a first heating apparatus heating an upper surface of said substrate and said upper surface of said support, a second heating apparatus heating a bottom surface of said support, at least one of said heating apparatus selectively heating a first heating zone on a surface facing thereto relative to a second heating zone on said surface facing thereto; sensing a substrate temperature with a first temperature sensor and sensing a support temperature with a second temperature sensor: setting at least one heating parameter; comparing said at least one heating parameter with both outputs of said two temperature sensors; and in response to said comparing step selectively adjusting a relative heating of said first and second heating zones.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for heating a substrate, comprising the steps of: supporting a substrate on an upper surface of a support, a first heating apparatus heating an upper surface of said substrate and said upper surface of said support, a second heating apparatus heating a bottom surface of said support, at least one of said heating apparatus selectively heating a first heating zone on a surface facing thereto relative to a second heating zone on said surface facing thereto; sensing a substrate temperature with a first temperature sensor and sensing a support temperature with a second temperature sensor: setting at least one heating parameter; comparing said at least one heating parameter with both outputs of said two temperature sensors; and in response to said comparing step selectively adjusting a relative heating of said first and second heating zones.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as recited in claim 10, wherein said setting step sets and resets at different times said at least one heating parameter in response to a desired temperature ramping rate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as recited in claim 11, wherein said at least one heating parameter includes a desired non-zero temperature difference between said two temperatures.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as recited in claim 12, wherein said desired temperature difference causes said substrate temperature to be lower than said support temperature during the temperature ramping whereby said substrate arrives at a desired steady state temperature with a predetermined lateral temperature profile.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as recited in claim 10, wherein said step of supporting a substrate includes holding said substrate substantially flat on a substantially planar upper surface of said support.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for heating a substrate, said method comprising the steps of: supporting a substrate on a top surface of a susceptor, said susceptor having a bottom surface opposite said top surface; sensing a substrate temperature with a first temperature sensor positioned above said susceptor; sensing a susceptor temperature with a second temperature sensor positioned beneath said susceptor; and adjusting the heating of a first heater directed toward said top surface of said susceptor relative to the heating of a second heater directed towards said bottom surface as a susceptor in response to said sensed substrate temperature and said sensed susceptor temperature.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for heating a substrate, said method comprising the steps of: supporting a substrate on a top surface of a susceptor, said susceptor having a bottom surface opposite said top surface; sensing a substrate temperature with a first temperature sensor positioned above said susceptor; sensing a susceptor temperature with a second temperature sensor positioned beneath said susceptor; and adjusting the heating of a first heater directed toward said top surface of said susceptor relative to the heating of a second heater directed towards said bottom surface as a susceptor in response to said sensed substrate temperature and said sensed susceptor temperature.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of heating a substrate, said method comprising the steps of: supporting a substrate on a first surface of a susceptor wherein said susceptor has a second surface opposite said first surface; heating said substrate and said first surface of said susceptor with a first heat source; heating said second surface of said susceptor with a second heat source; sensing a substrate temperature with a first temperature sensor; sensing a susceptor temperature with a second temperature sensor; and adjusting the heating of said first heat source relative to said second heat source in response to said sensed substrate temperature and said sensed susceptor temperature.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of heating a substrate, said method comprising the steps of: supporting a substrate on a first surface of a susceptor wherein said susceptor has a second surface opposite said first surface; heating said substrate and said first surface of said susceptor with a first heat source; heating said second surface of said susceptor with a second heat source; sensing a substrate temperature with a first temperature sensor; sensing a susceptor temperature with a second temperature sensor; and adjusting the heating of said first heat source relative to said second heat source in response to said sensed substrate temperature and said sensed susceptor temperature.
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