Patents by Inventor Biraja P. Kanungo

Biraja P. Kanungo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20180073125
    Abstract: An article comprises a body and at least one protective layer on at least one surface of the body. The at least one protective layer is a thin film having a thickness of less than approximately 20 microns that comprises a ceramic selected from a group consisting of Y3Al5O12, Y4Al2O9, Er2O3, Gd2O3, Er3Al5O12, Gd3Al5O12 and a ceramic compound comprising Y4Al2O9 and a solid-solution of Y2O3—ZrO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor, Tom Cho
  • Patent number: 9916998
    Abstract: A substrate support assembly comprises a ceramic body and a thermally conductive base bonded to a lower surface of the ceramic body. The substrate support assembly further comprises a protective layer covering an upper surface of the ceramic body, wherein the protective layer comprises at least one of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) or a ceramic compound comprising Y4Al2O9 and a solid-solution of Y2O3—ZrO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Senh Thach, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor
  • Publication number: 20180044246
    Abstract: An article comprises a plasma resistant ceramic material comprising 40-60 mol % of Y2O3, 35-50 mol % of ZrO2, and 10-20 mol % of Al2O3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo
  • Publication number: 20180044247
    Abstract: An article comprises a plasma resistant ceramic material comprising 80-90 mol % of Y2O3, over 0 mol % to 20 mol % of ZrO2, and 10-20 mol % of Al2O3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo
  • Patent number: 9890086
    Abstract: A plasma resistant ceramic article comprises a plasma resistant ceramic material comprising 60-80 mol % of Y2O3, above 0 mol % to 9 mol % of ZrO2, and 20-40 mol % of Al2O3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo
  • Patent number: 9884787
    Abstract: An article comprises a plasma resistant ceramic material comprising 40 mol % to less than 100 mol % of Y2O3, above 0 mol % to 60 mol % of ZrO2, and above 0 mol % to 5 mol % of Al2O3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo
  • Publication number: 20180030589
    Abstract: A chamber component comprises a body, a first protective layer and a conformal second protective layer over the first protective layer. The first protective layer comprises a plasma resistant ceramic, has a thickness of greater than approximately 50 microns and comprises a plurality of cracks and pores. The conformal second protective layer comprises a plasma resistant rare earth oxide, has a thickness of less than 50 microns, has a porosity of less than 1%, and seals the plurality of cracks and pores of the first protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor
  • Patent number: 9869012
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article comprises performing ion assisted deposition (IAD) to deposit a protective layer on at least one surface of the article, wherein the protective layer is a plasma resistant rare earth oxide film having a thickness of less than 300 ?m and an average surface roughness of 10 micro-inches or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor, Ying Zhang
  • Patent number: 9869013
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article comprises providing an article such as a chamber component for an etch reactor. A plasma spray deposition process is performed for deposit a first protective layer over at least one surface of the chamber component. The first protective layer is a plasma resistant ceramic having a thickness of greater than approximately 50 microns and a plurality of cracks and pores. An ion assisted deposition (IAD) process is then performed to deposit a second protective layer over the first protective layer. The second protective layer is a plasma resistant rare earth oxide having a thickness of less than 50 microns and a porosity of less than 1%. The second protective layer seals the plurality of cracks and pores of the first protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor
  • Patent number: 9865434
    Abstract: An article includes a body that is coated with a ceramic coating. The ceramic coating may include Y2O3 in a range between about 45 mol % to about 99 mol %, ZrO2 in a range between about 0 mol % to about 55 mol %, and Al2O3 in range between about 0 mol % to about 10 mol %. The ceramic coating may alternatively inculde Y2O3 in a range between about 30 mol % to about 60 mol %, ZrO2 in a range between about 0 mol % to about 20 mol %, and Al2O3 in a range between about 30 mol % to about 60 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Tom Cho
  • Patent number: 9850568
    Abstract: An article comprises a body and at least one protective layer on at least one surface of the body. The at least one protective layer is a thin film having a thickness of less than approximately 20 microns that comprises a ceramic selected from a group consisting of Y3Al5O12, Y4Al2O9, Er2O3, Gd2O3, Er3Al5O12, Gd3Al5O12 and a ceramic compound comprising Y4Al2O9 and a solid-solution of Y2O3—ZrO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor, Tom Cho
  • Patent number: 9812341
    Abstract: A component for a semiconductor processing chamber includes a ceramic body having at least one surface with a first average surface roughness of approximately 8-16 micro-inches. The component further includes a conformal protective layer on at least one surface of the ceramic body, wherein the conformal protective layer is a plasma resistant rare earth oxide film having a substantially uniform thickness of less than 300 ?m over the at least one surface and having a second average surface roughness of below 10 micro-inches, wherein the second average surface roughness is equal to or less than the first average surface roughness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170301522
    Abstract: A ring shaped body includes a top flat region, a ring inner side and a ring outer side. The ring inner side comprises an approximately vertical wall. A conformal protective layer is disposed on at least the top flat region, the ring inner side and the ring outer side of the ring shaped body. The protective layer has a first thickness of less than 300 ?m on the top flat region and a second thickness on the vertical wall of the ring inner side, where the second thickness is 45-70% of the first thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170301520
    Abstract: A method of plasma spraying an article comprises inserting the article into a vacuum chamber for a low pressure plasma spraying system. A low pressure plasma spray process is then performed by the low pressure plasma spraying system to form a first plasma resistant layer having a thickness of 20-500 microns and a porosity of over 1%. A plasma spray thin film, plasma spray chemical vapor deposition or plasma spray physical vapor deposition process is then performed by the low pressure plasma spraying system to deposit a second plasma resistant layer on the first plasma resistant layer, the second plasma resistant layer having a thickness of less than 50 microns and a porosity of less than 1%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Yikai Chen, Biraja P. Kanungo
  • Patent number: 9711334
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article comprises providing a ring for an etch reactor. Ion assisted deposition (IAD) is then performed to deposit a protective layer on at least one surface of the ring, wherein the protective layer is a plasma resistant rare earth oxide film having a thickness of less than 300 ?m and an average surface roughness of less than 6 micro-inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170175284
    Abstract: A chamber component for a processing chamber comprises a metallic article that comprises impurities. The chamber component further comprises a first anodization layer on the metallic article, the first anodization layer having a thickness greater than about 100 nm. The first anodization layer comprises a dense barrier layer portion and a porous columnar layer portion over the dense barrier layer portion, wherein the porous columnar layer portion comprises a plurality of pores that are free from moisture. The chamber component further comprises an aluminum coating on the first anodization layer, the aluminum coating being substantially free from impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo
  • Publication number: 20170130319
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article comprises performing ion assisted deposition (IAD) to deposit a protective layer on at least one surface of the article, wherein the protective layer is a plasma resistant rare earth oxide film having a thickness of less than 300 ?m and an average surface roughness of 10 micro-inches or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor, Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170133207
    Abstract: A component for a semiconductor processing chamber includes a ceramic body having at least one surface with a first average surface roughness of approximately 8-16 micro-inches. The component further includes a conformal protective layer on at least one surface of the ceramic body, wherein the conformal protective layer is a plasma resistant rare earth oxide film having a substantially uniform thickness of less than 300 ?m over the at least one surface and having a second average surface roughness of below 10 micro-inches, wherein the second average surface roughness is equal to or less than the first average surface roughness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo, Vahid Firouzdor, Ying Zhang
  • Patent number: 9624593
    Abstract: To manufacture a chamber component for a processing chamber a first anodization layer is formed on a metallic article with impurities, the first anodization layer having a thickness greater than about 100 nm, and an aluminum coating is formed on the first anodization layer, the aluminum coating being substantially free from impurities. A second anodization layer can be formed on the aluminum coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo
  • Patent number: 9617188
    Abstract: A solid sintered ceramic article may include Y2O3 at a concentration of approximately 40 molar % to approximately 60 molar % and Er2O3 at a concentration of approximately 400 molar % to approximately 60 molar %. An article may include a body and a plasma resistant ceramic coating on at least one surface of the body. The plasma resistant ceramic coating comprising Y2O3 at a concentration of approximately 30 molar % to approximately 60 molar %, Er2O3 at a concentration of approximately 20 molar % to approximately 60 molar %, and at least one of ZrO2, Gd2O3 or SiO2 at a concentration of over 0 molar % to approximately 30 molar %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Applied Material, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Y. Sun, Biraja P. Kanungo