Patents by Inventor Shawn Joseph BONHAM

Shawn Joseph BONHAM 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: 20240026530
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include to a component support for use in coating chamber components via chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The component support includes contact rods configured to contact chamber components at fixture points located on the backside of the chamber components. The component supports are configured to support the chamber components in the processing volume with minimal contact of the chamber components. The fixture points on the backside reduce exposure of the fixture points to reactant gases when the chamber components are installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kirk Allen FISHER, John Ford, James M. Amos, Hui Chen, Shawn Joseph Bonham, Xinning Luan, Philip Michael Amos, Aimee S. Erhardt, Cathryne A. Ryan, Michael R. Riordan
  • Publication number: 20240014065
    Abstract: A susceptor for use in a processing chamber for supporting a wafer includes a susceptor substrate having a susceptor ledge on an outer circumferential edge of a front side of the susceptor substrate, wherein a pocket within the susceptor ledge is configured to hold a wafer to be processed in a processing chamber, and a coating layer deposited on the susceptor substrate, wherein a surface of the susceptor ledge is textured with a plurality of venting groove lines, a surface of the pocket is textured with a first pattern, and a surface of a back side of the susceptor substrate opposite the front side is textured with a second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Zhepeng CONG, Balakrishnam R. JAMPANA, Masato ISHII, Shawn Joseph BONHAM, James M. AMOS, Kirk Allen FISHER, Philip Michael AMOS, Cathryne A. RYAN, Aimee S. ERHARDT, Xinning LUAN, Hui CHEN
  • Publication number: 20230114751
    Abstract: A substrate support assembly and processing chamber having the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a substrate support assembly is provided that includes a body. The body has a center, an outer perimeter connecting a substrate support surface and a backside surface. The body additionally has a pocket disposed on the substrate support surface at the center and a lip disposed between the pocket and the outer perimeter. A layer is formed in the pocket of the substrate support surface. A plurality of discreet islands are disposed in the layer, wherein the discreet islands are disposed about a center line extending perpendicular from the substrate support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Zhepeng CONG, Nyi Oo MYO, Hui CHEN, Huy D. NGUYEN, Shaofeng CHEN, Xinning LUAN, Kirk Allen FISHER, Aimee S. ERHARDT, Shawn Joseph BONHAM, Philip Michael AMOS, James M. AMOS
  • Publication number: 20220364263
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus for a reduced mass substrate support are disclosed, according to certain embodiments. A front side pocket is provided for support of a substrate, while a backside pocket is provided that reduces the mass of the substrate support. By providing the backside pocket, the mass of the overall substrate support is reduced, providing faster thermal cycling times for the substrate support and reducing the weight of the substrate support for transport. Lift pin systems, according to disclosed embodiments, are compatible with existing pedestal systems by providing a hollow extension from each lift pin hole that extends from a bottom of the backside pocket to provide support for lift pin insertion and operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Shawn Joseph BONHAM, Xinning LUAN, Hui CHEN, James M. AMOS, John NEWMAN, Kirk Allen FISHER, Aimee S. ERHARDT, Philip Michael AMOS, Zhiyuan YE, Shu-Kwan LAU, Lori D. WASHINGTON
  • Publication number: 20220076988
    Abstract: A susceptor for use in a processing chamber for supporting a wafer includes a susceptor substrate having a front side and a back side opposite the front side, and a coating layer deposited on the susceptor substrate. The front side has a pocket configured to hold a wafer to be processed in a processing chamber, the pocket being textured with a first pattern. The back side is textured with a second pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Hui CHEN, Xinning LUAN, Kirk Allen FISHER, Shawn Joseph BONHAM, Aimee S. ERHARDT, Zhepeng CONG, Shaofeng CHEN, Schubert S. CHU, James M. AMOS, Philip Michael AMOS, John NEWMAN