Methods and apparatus for rapidly responsive heat control in plasma processing devices

Methods and apparatus for regulating the temperature of a component in a plasma-enhanced process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for processing a substrate includes a process chamber and an RF source to provide RF energy to form a plasma in the process chamber. A compo...

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Main Authors BALAKRISHNA AJIT, FOVELL RICHARD, CRUSE JAMES P, GOLD EZRA ROBERT, ZHANG CHUNLEI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.10.2015
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT
CHEMISTRY
COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL
COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL
ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
ELECTRIC HEATING
ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL
METALLURGY
MULTI-STEP PROCESSES FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLICMATERIAL INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE PROCESS PROVIDED FOR IN CLASSC23 AND AT LEAST ONEPROCESS COVERED BY SUBCLASS C21D OR C22F OR CLASS C25
NON-MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF METALLIC MATERIAL FROM SURFACE
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION
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Summary:Methods and apparatus for regulating the temperature of a component in a plasma-enhanced process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for processing a substrate includes a process chamber and an RF source to provide RF energy to form a plasma in the process chamber. A component is disposed in the process chamber so as to be heated by the plasma when formed. A heater is configured to heat the component and a heat exchanger is configured to remove heat from the component. A chiller is coupled to the heat exchanger via a first flow conduit having an on/off flow control valve disposed therein and a bypass loop to bypass the flow control valve, wherein the bypass loop has a flow ratio valve disposed therein.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080253657