Patents by Inventor Amir H. Tavakoli

Amir H. Tavakoli 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: 20240134151
    Abstract: A reflector and processing chamber having the same are described herein. In one example, a reflector is provided that includes cylindrical body, a cooling channel, and a reflective coating. The cylindrical body has an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface has a plurality of concave reflector structures disposed around a centerline of the cylindrical body. The cooling channel disposed in or on the cylindrical body. The reflective coating is disposed on the plurality of concave reflector structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Ala MORADIAN, Amir H. TAVAKOLI, Peter REIMER, Shu-Kwan LAU
  • Publication number: 20240117489
    Abstract: A coating on a processing chamber component includes a metallic bond layer deposited on a surface of the component. A thermal barrier layer is deposited on the bond layer. A substantially non-porous ceramic sealing layer is deposited on the thermal barrier layer. The sealing layer substantially conforms to irregularities of the surface of the thermal barrier layer. A chemistry of the sealing layer is selected for resistance to attack from halogen-containing chemicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Amir H. TAVAKOLI, Ala MORADIAN, Tetsuya ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20240117490
    Abstract: A coating on a processing chamber component includes a metallic bond layer deposited on a surface of the component. A thermal barrier layer is deposited on the bond layer. A substantially non-porous ceramic sealing layer is deposited on the thermal barrier layer. The sealing layer substantially conforms to irregularities of the surface of the thermal barrier layer. A chemistry of the sealing layer is selected for resistance to attack from halogen-containing chemicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Amir H. TAVAKOLI, Ala MORADIAN, Tetsuya ISHIKAWA
  • Publication number: 20230290615
    Abstract: Exemplary methods of coating a metal-containing component are described. The methods are developed to increase corrosion resistance and improve coating adhesion to a metal substrate. The methods include forming a bonding layer on a metal substrate, where the bonding layer includes an oxide of a metal in the metal substrate. The coating methods further include depositing a stress buffer layer on the bonding layer, where the stress buffer layer is characterized by a stress buffer layer coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) that is less than a metal substrate CTE and a bonding layer CTE. The coating methods also include depositing an environmental barrier layer on the stress buffer layer, where a ratio of the metal substrate CTE to an environmental barrier layer CTE is greater than or about 20:1, and where the environmental barrier layer includes silicon oxide. The metal-containing components may be used in fabrication equipment for electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir H. Tavakoli, Tony S. Kaushal, Peter Reimer, David Jorgensen