Patent ID: 8394229

Claim:
A one-piece susceptor ring for use in a semiconductor processing tool comprising: a plate having an aperture formed therethrough; a first side rib, a second side rib, and a center rib extending from a lower surface of said plate, wherein said center rib is located between said first side rib and said second side rib, and wherein said center rib is substantially parallel to each of said first side rib and said second side rib; a bore formed in each of said first side rib, said second side rib, and said center rib, wherein the bores of the first side rib and second side rib are substantially linear, wherein each of said bores are configured to receive a temperature measuring device therein, and wherein each of said bores forms a blind hole open to a trailing edge of said plate; and a ring rib integrally connected to said lower surface of said plate, said ring rib disposed about said aperature, wherein said center rib extends from the trailing edge to said ring rib.