Patents by Inventor Manjunatha P. Koppa

Manjunatha P. Koppa 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: 11887878
    Abstract: Embodiments of a substrate support are provided herein. In some embodiments, a substrate support for use in a substrate processing chamber includes a lower assembly having a base plate assembly, wherein the base plate assembly includes a plurality of electrical feedthroughs disposed about a central protrusion; a ceramic puck disposed on the lower assembly and removeably coupled to the base plate assembly, wherein the ceramic puck has an electrode disposed therein that is electrically coupled to first pair of electrical feedthroughs of the plurality of electrical feedthroughs; and a flexible connector having a spiral portion disposed between the ceramic puck and each of the plurality of electrical feedthroughs to allow for differences in thermal expansion of the ceramic puck and the base plate assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shreesha Yogish Rao, Mukund Sundararajan, Cheng-Hsiung Matthew Tsai, Manjunatha P. Koppa, Steven V. Sansoni
  • Patent number: 11251028
    Abstract: Substrate processing chambers with integrated shutter garage are provided herein. In some embodiments, a pre-clean substrate processing chamber may include a chamber body, wherein the chamber body includes a first side configured to be attached to mainframe substrate processing tool, and a second side disposed opposite the first side, a substrate support configured to support a substrate when disposed thereon, a shutter disk garage disposed on the second side of the process chamber, and a shutter disk assembly mechanism comprising a rotatable shaft, and a robot shutter arm coupled to the shaft, wherein the robot shutter arm includes a shutter disk assembly support section configured to support a shutter disk assembly, and wherein the shutter disk assembly mechanism is configured to move the robot shutter arm between a storage position within the shutter garage and a processing position within the process chamber over the substrate support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiung Matt Tsai, Ananthkrishna Jupudi, Sarath Babu, Manjunatha P. Koppa, Hiroyuki Takahama
  • Publication number: 20210032753
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for gas distribution in a process chamber leverage dual electrodes to provide RF power and an RF ground return in a single showerhead. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a showerhead composed of a non-metallic material with a first gas channel and a second gas channel, the first gas channel and the second gas channel being independent of each other, and the first gas channel including a plurality of through holes from a top surface of the showerhead to a bottom surface of the showerhead and the second gas channel including a plurality of holes on the bottom surface of the showerhead connected to one or more gas inlets on a side of the showerhead, a first electrode embedded in the showerhead near a top surface of the showerhead, and a second electrode embedded in the showerhead near a bottom surface of the showerhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jallepally RAVI, Dien-Yeh WU, Pingyan LEI, Manjunatha P. KOPPA, Vinod Konda PURATHE, Takashi KURATOMI, Mei CHANG, Xiaoxiong YUAN
  • Publication number: 20200411354
    Abstract: Embodiments of a substrate support are provided herein. In some embodiments, a substrate support for use in a substrate processing chamber includes a lower assembly having a base plate assembly, wherein the base plate assembly includes a plurality of electrical feedthroughs disposed about a central protrusion; a ceramic puck disposed on the lower assembly and removeably coupled to the base plate assembly, wherein the ceramic puck has an electrode disposed therein that is electrically coupled to first pair of electrical feedthroughs of the plurality of electrical feedthroughs; and a flexible connector having a spiral portion disposed between the ceramic puck and each of the plurality of electrical feedthroughs to allow for differences in thermal expansion of the ceramic puck and the base plate assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Shreesha Yogish RAO, Mukund SUNDARARAJAN, Cheng-Hsiung Matthew TSAI, Manjunatha P. KOPPA, Steven V. SANSONI
  • Publication number: 20190348264
    Abstract: Substrate processing chambers with integrated shutter garage are provided herein. In some embodiments, a pre-clean substrate processing chamber may include a chamber body, wherein the chamber body includes a first side configured to be attached to mainframe substrate processing tool, and a second side disposed opposite the first side, a substrate support configured to support a substrate when disposed thereon, a shutter disk garage disposed on the second side of the process chamber, and a shutter disk assembly mechanism comprising a rotatable shaft, and a robot shutter arm coupled to the shaft, wherein the robot shutter arm includes a shutter disk assembly support section configured to support a shutter disk assembly, and wherein the shutter disk assembly mechanism is configured to move the robot shutter arm between a storage position within the shutter garage and a processing position within the process chamber over the substrate support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsiung Matt Tsai, Ananthkrishna Jupudi, Sarath Babu, Manjunatha P. Koppa, Hiroyuki Takahama
  • Patent number: D891382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Manjunatha P. Koppa, Aravind Kamath, Cheng-Hsiung Matt Tsai, Manjunath H. Venkataswamappa, Steven V. Sansoni, David Or
  • Patent number: D893441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shreesha Yogish Rao, Mukund Sundararajan, Cheng-Hsiung Tsai, Manjunatha P. Koppa, Steven Sansoni
  • Patent number: D933725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Manjunatha P. Koppa, Aravind Kamath, Cheng-Hsiung Matt Tsai, Manjunath H. Venkataswamappa, Steven V. sansoni, David Or
  • Patent number: D942516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Manjunatha P. Koppa, Aravind Kamath, Cheng-Hsiung Matt Tsai, Manjunath H. Venkataswamappa, Steven V. Sansoni, David Or
  • Patent number: D947914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shreesha Yogish Rao, Mukund Sundararajan, Cheng-Hsiung Matthew Tsai, Manjunatha P. Koppa, Steven V. Sansoni
  • Patent number: D960216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Shreesha Yogish Rao, Mukund Sundararajan, Cheng-Hsiung Matthew Tsai, Manjunatha P. Koppa, Steven V. Sansoni