Patents by Inventor Pavan Kumar Murali Kumar

Pavan Kumar Murali Kumar 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: 20220108891
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may include a faceplate assembly characterized by at least one surface defining a number of voids. Each void is configured to receive an interchangeable thermal body that can be selected from multiple interchangeable thermal bodies. Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may also include a gas box characterized by movable members. Each movable member is configured to engage a delivery port and is movable to provide flow control for a gas being delivered to the processing volume through a gas flow path. Zoned flow and/or temperature control may be provided by the faceplate assembly, the gas box, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Zubin Huang, Manjunath Veerappa Chobari Patil, Diwakar Kedlaya, Truong Van Nguyen, Pavan Kumar Murali Kumar, Subrahmanyam Veerisetty, Venkata Sharat Chandra Parimi, Fang Ruan
  • Publication number: 20220108872
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing systems may include a chamber body comprising sidewalls and a base. The systems may include a substrate support extending through the base of the chamber body. The substrate support may include a support plate defining a plurality of channels through an interior of the support plate. Each channel of the plurality of channels may include a radial portion extending outward from a central channel through the support plate. Each channel may also include a vertical portion formed at an exterior region of the support plate fluidly coupling the radial portion with a support surface of the support plate. The substrate support may include a shaft coupled with the support plate. The central channel may extend through the shaft. The systems may include a fluid source coupled with the central channel of the substrate support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Zubin Huang, Diwakar Kedlaya, Rui Cheng, Truong Van Nguyen, Manjunath Patil, Pavan Kumar Murali Kumar, Subrahmanyam Veerisetty, Karthik Janakiraman
  • Publication number: 20220093371
    Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor processing systems include a chamber body having sidewalls and a base. The systems may include a substrate support extending through the base. The substrate support may include a support plate defining lift pin locations and a shaft coupled with the support plate. The systems may include a shield coupled with the shaft and extending below the support plate. The shield may define a central aperture that extends beyond an outer periphery of the shaft. The systems may include a purge baffle coupled with the shield at a position that is beyond the central aperture such that a space between the purge baffle and the shaft is in fluid communication with a space between the shield and the support plate. The purge baffle may extend along at least a portion of the shaft. The systems may include a purge gas source coupled with the purge baffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Zubin Huang, Truong Van Nguyen, Rui Cheng, Diwakar Kedlaya, Manjunath Veerappa Chobari Patil, Prashant A. Desai, Paul L. Brillhart, Karthik Janakiraman, Pavan Kumar Murali Kumar