Heating plate with heating zones for substrate processing and method of use thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9646861
APP PUB NO 20140045337A1
SERIAL NO

14056604

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A heating plate for use in a substrate support is configured to provide temperature profile control of a substrate supported on the substrate support in a vacuum chamber of a substrate processing apparatus. The heating plate includes an independently controllable heater zones operable to tune a temperature profile on an upper surface of the heating plate. The heater zones are each powered by two or more power lines wherein each power line is electrically connected to a different group of the heater zones and each respective heater zone is electrically connected to a different pair of power lines.

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  • LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benjamin, Neil East Palo Alto, US 54 2960
Comendant, Keith Fremont, US 49 2068
Gaff, Keith Fremont, US 29 1236
Singh, Harmeet Fremont, US 163 5123

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