Patent ID: 11955362
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A substrate support, comprising:
a support body having a first surface;
one or more receptacles extending through the first surface and into the support body at an angle of less than 90 degrees with respect to the first surface; and
one or more thermoplastic protrusions respectively disposed within corresponding ones of the one or more receptacles and projecting from the first surface, wherein the one or more thermoplastic protrusions have a planarized top surface for contacting and supporting a substrate that at least partially define a substantially planar support surface above the first surface, wherein the one or more thermoplastic protrusions have an angled lower portion received by the one or more receptacles which are configured to resist removal of the one or more thermoplastic protrusions in a perpendicular direction to the first surface, and wherein one or more thermoplastic protrusions are replaceable or detachable from the support body.