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도 1은 본 개시에 따른 예시적인 프로세싱 챔버의 기능적 블록도이다.
도 2a 내지 도 2e는 본 개시에 따른 리프트 링을 갖는 예시적인 기판 지지부들을 도시한다.
도 3은 본 개시에 따른 리프트 링을 갖는 예시적인 기판 지지부들의 단면을 도시한다.
도 4a 및 도 4b는 본 개시에 따라 상승된 위치 및 하강된 위치의 예시적인 리프트 링을 도시한다.
도 5는 본 개시에 따른 예시적인 제어기를 도시한다.
도 6은 본 개시에 따른 기판을 이송하도록 리프트 링의 높이를 조정하기 위한 예시적인 방법의 단계들을 도시한다.
도면들에서, 참조 번호들은 유사한 엘리먼트 및/또는 동일한 엘리먼트를 식별하도록 재사용될 수도 있다.
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- 기판 지지부에 있어서,
기판을 지지하도록 배열된 내측 부분;
상기 내측 부분을 둘러싸고 상기 기판의 외측 에지를 지지하도록 배열된 리프트 링; 및
상기 기판 지지부의 (i) 상기 리프트 링 및 (ii) 상기 내측 부분 중 적어도 하나를 선택적으로 상승시키고 하강시킴으로써 상기 내측 부분에 대해 상기 리프트 링의 높이를 조정하기 위해 액추에이터를 제어하도록 구성된 제어기를 포함하고,
상기 리프트 링의 상기 높이를 조정하기 위해, 상기 제어기는 선택적으로,
상기 리프트 링으로의 상기 기판의 이송 및 상기 리프트 링으로부터 상기 기판의 회수를 위한 이송 높이로 상기 리프트 링의 상기 높이를 조정하고, 그리고
상기 기판의 프로세싱을 위한 상기 이송 높이보다 낮은 프로세싱 높이로 상기 리프트 링의 상기 높이를 조정하는, 기판 지지부. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 기판 지지부는 상기 내측 부분을 둘러싸는 외측 링을 포함하고, 상기 외측 링은 상기 리프트 링의 하단 표면을 인게이지하도록 구성된 적어도 하나의 리프트 핀을 하우징하는, 기판 지지부. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 리프트 링의 내측 에지는 상기 기판을 지지하도록 구성된 립 (lip) 을 포함하는, 기판 지지부. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 리프트 링의 내측 에지는 상기 기판을 수용하도록 구성된 리세스를 포함하는, 기판 지지부. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 리프트 링의 하단 표면은 상기 기판 지지부 내에 하우징된 리프트 핀을 수용하도록 구성된 적어도 하나의 리세스를 포함하는, 기판 지지부. - 제 1 항에 있어서,
상기 리프트 링은 C-형상 부분 및 브리지 부분을 포함하는, 기판 지지부. - 제 6 항에 있어서,
상기 C-형상 부분은 상기 내측 부분에 대해 이동가능하고, 그리고 상기 브리지 부분은 상기 내측 부분에 대해 고정되는, 기판 지지부. - 제 6 항에 있어서,
상기 C-형상 부분은 상기 브리지 부분이 상기 C-형상 부분으로부터 분리될 때 개구부를 포함하는, 기판 지지부. - 제 6 항에 있어서,
상기 C-형상 부분과 상기 브리지 부분 사이의 조인트들은 상기 C-형상 부분 및 상기 브리지 부분의 각각의 내측 에지 및 외측 에지와 직각을 형성하는, 기판 지지부. - 기판 지지부를 동작시키는 방법에 있어서,
상기 방법은,
리프트 링을 제공하는 단계로서, 상기 리프트 링은 상기 기판의 내측 부분을 둘러싸고 상기 기판의 외측 에지를 지지하도록 배열되는, 상기 리프트 링을 제공하는 단계; 및
(i) 상기 리프트 링 및 (ii) 상기 기판 지지부의 상기 내측 부분 중 적어도 하나를 선택적으로 상승시키고 그리고 하강시킴으로써 상기 내측 부분에 대해 상기 리프트 링의 높이를 조정하도록 상기 액추에이터를 제어하는 단계를 포함하고,
상기 리프트 링의 상기 높이를 조정하는 단계는, 선택적으로
상기 리프트 링으로의 상기 기판의 이송 및 상기 리프트 링으로부터 상기 기판의 회수를 위한 이송 높이로 상기 리프트 링의 상기 높이를 조정하는 단계, 및
상기 기판의 프로세싱을 위한 상기 이송 높이보다 낮은 프로세싱 높이로 상기 리프트 링의 상기 높이를 조정하는 단계를 포함하는, 기판 지지부를 동작시키는 방법. - 제 10 항에 있어서,
상기 내측 부분을 둘러싸는 외측 링을 제공하는 단계를 더 포함하고, 상기 외측 링은 상기 리프트 링의 하단 표면을 인게이지하도록 구성된 적어도 하나의 리프트 핀을 하우징하는, 기판 지지부를 동작시키는 방법. - 제 10 항에 있어서,
상기 리프트 링의 내측 에지는 상기 기판을 지지하도록 구성된 립을 포함하는, 기판 지지부를 동작시키는 방법. - 제 10 항에 있어서,
상기 리프트 링의 내측 에지는 상기 기판을 수용하도록 구성된 리세스를 포함하는, 기판 지지부를 동작시키는 방법. - 제 10 항에 있어서,
상기 리프트 링의 하단 표면은 상기 기판 지지부 내에 하우징된 리프트 핀을 수용하도록 구성된 적어도 하나의 리세스를 포함하는, 기판 지지부를 동작시키는 방법. - 제 10 항에 있어서,
상기 리프트 링은 C-형상 부분 및 브리지 부분을 포함하는, 기판 지지부를 동작시키는 방법. - 제 15 항에 있어서,
상기 C-형상 부분은 상기 내측 부분에 대해 이동가능하고, 그리고 상기 브리지 부분은 상기 내측 부분에 대해 고정되는, 기판 지지부를 동작시키는 방법. - 제 15 항에 있어서,
상기 C-형상 부분은 상기 브리지 부분이 상기 C-형상 부분으로부터 분리될 때 개구부를 포함하는, 기판 지지부를 동작시키는 방법. - 제 15 항에 있어서,
상기 C-형상 부분과 상기 브리지 부분 사이의 조인트들은 상기 C-형상 부분 및 상기 브리지 부분의 각각의 내측 에지 및 외측 에지와 직각을 형성하는, 기판 지지부를 동작시키는 방법.
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