Patent ID: 11871667
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A system for processing a substrate, comprising:
a process chamber comprising a first processing volume and a second processing volume;
a carrier disposed in the first processing volume, comprising an array of a plurality of first thermoelectric modules (TEMs), and configured to support the substrate while the substrate is being heated or cooled;
a chuck disposed within the second processing volume, comprising an array of a plurality of second TEMs, and configured to receive the substrate from the carrier and to support the substrate while the substrate is being heated or cooled; and
a controller configured to monitor a temperature of at least one of the substrate, the carrier, or the chuck during operation, and based on the temperature of the at least one of the substrate, the carrier, or the chuck, supply current to some of the plurality of first TEMs for cooling a first portion of the substrate and supplying current to some of the plurality of first TEMs for heating a second portion of the substrate different from the first portion of the substrate or supply current to some of the plurality of second TEMs for cooling the first portion of the substrate and supplying current to some of the plurality of second TEMs for heating the second portion of the substrate different from the first portion of the substrate.