Common substrate and shadow ring lift apparatus
AssigneeApplied Materials, Inc.
InventorsAbhishek Chowdhury, Nataraj Bhaskar Rao, Siqing Lu, Ravikumar Patil
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AssigneeApplied Materials, Inc.
InventorsAbhishek Chowdhury, Nataraj Bhaskar Rao, Siqing Lu, Ravikumar Patil
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Embodiments of a lift apparatus for use in a substrate processing chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a lift apparatus includes: a plurality of first lift pin assemblies configured to raise or lower a substrate having a given diameter when disposed thereon, wherein each of the first lift pin assemblies includes a first lift pin disposed on a first bellows assembly; a plurality of second lift pin assemblies arranged in a circle having a diameter greater than the given diameter and configured to raise or lower an annular chamber component, wherein each of the second lift pin assemblies includes a second lift pin disposed on a second bellows assembly; an actuator; and a lift assembly coupled to the actuator and configured to raise or lower each of the first lift pin assemblies and the second lift pin assemblies by movement of the actuator.
A lift apparatus for use in a substrate processing chamber, comprising:
A substrate support for use in a substrate processing chamber, comprising:
A process chamber for processing a substrate, comprising:
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