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

Claim 6:
7. A method for processing a substrate, comprising:
positioning a substrate on at least one of a carrier disposed in a first processing volume, the carrier comprising an array of a plurality of first thermoelectric modules (TEMs), or a chuck disposed within a second processing volume, the chuck comprising an array of a plurality of second TEMs; and
monitoring 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,
supplying 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
supplying 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.