Patents by Inventor Greg Toland

Greg Toland 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).

  • Patent number: 11715625
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing systems may include a pedestal configured to support a semiconductor substrate. The pedestal may be operable as a first plasma-generating electrode. The systems may include a lid plate defining a radial volume. The systems may include a faceplate supported with the lid plate. The faceplate may be operable as a second plasma-generating electrode. A plasma processing region may be defined between the pedestal and the faceplate within the radial volume defined by the faceplate. The faceplate may define a plurality of first apertures. The systems may include a showerhead positioned between the faceplate and the pedestal. The showerhead may define a plurality of second apertures comprising a greater number of apertures than the plurality of first apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Toland, Kenneth D. Schatz, Laksheswar Kalita, Dmitry Lubomirsky
  • Publication number: 20210183620
    Abstract: Exemplary processing chambers may include a chamber housing at least partially defining an interior region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The chambers may include a showerhead positioned within the chamber housing. The showerhead may at least partially separate the interior region into a remote region and a processing region. Sidewalls of the chamber housing may at least partially define the processing region. The chambers may include a substrate support extending into the processing region and configured to support a substrate. The chambers may include an inductively-coupled plasma source positioned between the showerhead and the substrate support. The inductively-coupled plasma source may include a conductive material disposed within a dielectric material. The inductively-coupled plasma source may form a portion of the sidewalls of the chamber housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Tian, Toan Q. Tran, Dmitry Lubomirsky, Greg Toland, Satoru Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20210082665
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing systems may include a pedestal configured to support a semiconductor substrate. The pedestal may be operable as a first plasma-generating electrode. The systems may include a lid plate defining a radial volume. The systems may include a faceplate supported with the lid plate. The faceplate may be operable as a second plasma-generating electrode. A plasma processing region may be defined between the pedestal and the faceplate within the radial volume defined by the faceplate. The faceplate may define a plurality of first apertures. The systems may include a showerhead positioned between the faceplate and the pedestal. The showerhead may define a plurality of second apertures comprising a greater number of apertures than the plurality of first apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Toland, Kenneth D. Schatz, Laksheswar Kalita, Dmitry Lubomirsky