Patent ID: 11881375
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A substrate support for use in a substrate processing chamber, comprising:
a base plate;
a dielectric plate coupled to the base plate and having a support surface for supporting a substrate and having one or more chucking electrodes disposed therein; and
a lift apparatus comprising:
a plurality of first lift pin assemblies having a plurality of first lift pins that extend through the base plate and the dielectric plate to raise or lower a substrate when disposed thereon;
a plurality of second lift pin assemblies having a plurality of second lift pins extending through the base plate and configured to raise or lower an annular chamber component disposed above the substrate;
an actuator; and
a lift assembly coupled to the actuator and configured to raise or lower each of the first lift pin assemblies and the second lift pin assemblies by movement of the actuator.