LIFT PIN ACTUATORS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20240112946A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US18476067

    申请日:2023-09-27

    IPC分类号: H01L21/687 C23C16/458

    CPC分类号: H01L21/68742 C23C16/4585

    摘要: A lift pin actuator includes a castellated annulus, a first arm, a second arm, and a pin pad. The annulus arranged along a rotation axis and has a first merlon and a second merlon circumferentially separated by a crenel. The first arm is connected to the first merlon and extends outward from the annulus, the second arm is connected to the second merlon and extends outward from the annulus, and the second arm is circumferentially spaced from the first arm by a radial gap. The pin pad is connected to the annulus by the first arm and the second arm, is radially spaced from the annulus by the radial gap, and radially overlaps the crenel to nest a support member within the lift pin actuator during translation of the lift pin actuator along the rotation axis relative to the support member. Process kits, semiconductor processing systems, methods of making lift pin actuators and related material layer deposition methods are also described.