US 12,228,395 B2
Substrate position calibration for substrate supports in substrate processing systems
Tomoharu Matsushita, Chiba (JP); Aravind Kamath, San Jose, CA (US); Jallepally Ravi, San Ramon, CA (US); Cheng-Hsiung Tsai, Cupertino, CA (US); and Hiroyuki Takahama, Chiba-ken (JP)
Assigned to APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/530,538.
Application 17/530,538 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/468,509, filed on Mar. 24, 2017, granted, now 11,201,078.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/458,889, filed on Feb. 14, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0099426 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. G01B 5/004 (2006.01); H01L 21/68 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01B 5/004 (2013.01) [H01L 21/68 (2013.01); H01L 21/6838 (2013.01); B25J 11/0095 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for positioning a substrate on a substrate support, comprising: obtaining a plurality of backside pressure values corresponding to a plurality of different substrate positions on a substrate support, by: placing a substrate in a position on the substrate support; vacuum chucking the substrate to the substrate support; measuring a backside pressure of the substrate; and repeatedly placing the substrate, vacuum chucking the substrate, and measuring the backside pressure of the substrate at the plurality of different substrate positions such that the plurality of backside pressure values decrease in backside pressure values to an absolute minimum pressure value and then increase in backside pressure values, or such that the plurality of backside pressure values increase in backside pressure values to an absolute maximum pressure value and then decrease in backside pressure values; and analyzing the plurality of backside pressure values to determine a calibrated substrate position, wherein the calibrated substrate position is associated with a backside pressure value that is at the absolute minimum pressure value or at the absolute maximum pressure value.