WO2024243233A1 - Fabrication of substrate support devices using inorganic dielectric bonding - Google Patents
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- the substrate support includes a first plate including a first dielectric material and having a first set of electrodes embedded therein, a second plate including the first dielectric material or a second dielectric material and having a second set of electrodes embedded therein, and an inorganic dielectric bond including an inorganic dielectric material disposed between the first plate and the second plate.
- the substrate support assembly further includes a cooling plate coupled to the substrate support, the cooling plate including a set of cooling channels.
- a processing chamber includes a substrate support assembly including a substrate support coupled to a cooling plate including a set of cooling channels.
- the substrate support includes a first plate including a Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) first dielectric material and having a first set of electrodes embedded therein, a second plate including the first dielectric material or a second dielectric material and having a second set of electrodes embedded therein, and an inorganic dielectric bond including an inorganic dielectric material disposed between the first plate and the second plate.
- a method is provided. The method includes forming a substrate support of a substrate support assembly. Forming the substrate support includes bonding a first plate to a second plate using an inorganic dielectric bond including an inorganic dielectric material disposed between the first plate and the second plate.
- FIG.1 is a diagram of a cross-sectional view of a processing chamber, in accordance with some embodiments.
- FIGS.2-4 are diagrams of cross-sectional views of substrate support devices fabricated using inorganic dielectric bonding, in accordance with some embodiments.
- FIG.5 is a sectional side view of a substrate support assembly, in accordance with some embodiments.
- FIGS.6-7 are flowcharts of example methods for fabricating substrate support assemblies using inorganic dielectric bonding, in accordance with some embodiments.
- ESC electrostatic chucks
- heater devices such as electrostatic chucks (ESCs) and/or heater devices, using inorganic dielectric bonding.
- An ESC can include a flat ESC plate, or puck, with a set of chucking electrodes embedded in the puck. When a voltage is applied to the set of chucking electrodes, an electrostatic field having a strength proportional to the applied voltage is created between the ESC plate and the substrate as well as the distance between the surfaces of the ESC plate and the substrate.
- the ESC plate can be formed from a first dielectric material and the heater plate can be formed from the first dielectric material or a second dielectric material.
- at least one of the first dielectric material or the second dielectric material is a ceramic material.
- at least one of the first dielectric material or the second dielectric material includes aluminum nitride (AlN).
- at least one of the first dielectric material or the second dielectric material includes aluminum oxide or alumina (Al2O3).
- the heater plate can be bonded to the ESC plate using an inorganic dielectric bond.
- an inorganic dielectric bond can be formed by employing an additional inorganic dielectric bonding material.
- Some processes for processing substrates can be high-temperature processes that are optimally performed at suitable high temperatures. For example, some processes can be performed at temperatures greater than or equal to 600 °C. Some bonding materials cannot tolerate such high temperatures. Some bonding materials can tolerate such high temperatures, but are formed from electrically conducting material (e.g., metal bonds) and thus cannot provide electrical insulation between the ESC plate and the heater plate. Additionally, some bonding materials do not provide adequate plasma erosion resistance during manufacturing processes that involve the use of plasma.
- the ESC plate can be bonded to the heater plate using inorganic dielectric bonding that forms an inorganic dielectric bond.
- An inorganic dielectric bond can be formed from an inorganic material (i.e., a material that does not include any carbon-hydrogen bonds) that provides suitable electrical insulation between the ESC plate and the heater plate, and resistance to various stresses exhibited during substrate processing (e.g., high temperature and plasma erosion).
- the inorganic dielectric bond enables high-temperature operation greater than or equal to 600 °C.
- the inorganic dielectric bond enables high-temperature operation greater than or equal to 700 °C.
- the inorganic material of the inorganic dielectric bond can be selected to have a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) that is about equal to the CTE of the first dielectric material of the ESC plate and the second dielectric material of the heater Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) plate.
- CTE is a measurement of how much a material expands when the material is heated and/or contracts when the material is cooled.
- CTE can be defined as a fractional change in at least one physical parameter of the material (e.g., length or volume) per degree of temperature change.
- the inorganic dielectric material includes a glass material.
- the glass material can include at least one of silicon (Si), barium (Ba), calcium (Ca), yttrium (Y), magnesium (Mg), oxygen (O), boron (B), etc.
- the set of secondary heaters can enable fine temperature control over multiple sub-zones defined within the zones.
- the multiple sub-zones include at least fifty sub-zones.
- the multiple sub-zones include at least 150 sub-zones.
- Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) [0021]
- fabricating a substrate support device can include obtaining or manufacturing a first plate.
- a first set of electrodes can be embedded within the first plate.
- obtaining or manufacturing the first plate can include embedding the first set of electrodes within the first plate (e.g., forming the first plate around the first set of electrodes, such as via a sintering process).
- the first plate is an ESC plate and the first set of electrodes includes a set of chucking electrodes. In some embodiments, the first plate is a heater plate and the first set of electrodes includes a set of heater electrodes. Fabricating the substrate support device can further include bonding the first plate to a second plate. A second set of electrodes can be embedded within the second plate. In some embodiments, fabricating the substrate support device further includes embedding the second set of electrodes within the second plate (e.g., forming the second plate around the second set of electrodes, such as via a sintering process) prior to bonding the first plate to the second plate.
- the ceramic material of the third plate may be the same as or different from the ceramic material of the first and/or second plates.
- the third plate is bonded to the second plate via an inorganic dielectric bond.
- the first plate, the second plate and/or the third plate may form a substrate support, which may be attached to a cooling plate, base plate and/or facilities plate to complete a substrate support assembly.
- the substrate support is coupled to a cooling plate that includes multiple cooling channels embedded therein. Cooling channels are pathways that allow a cooling fluid (e.g., water) to flow through the substrate support to dissipate heat during substrate processing without interfering with the ability of the substrate support to hold the wafer securely in place.
- a cooling fluid e.g., water
- the substrate support is to maintain a temperature of the substrate support and/or the substrate within a safe range to prevent damage to the substrate support, the substrate and/or the rest of a processing Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) chamber.
- the design and configuration of cooling channels can depend on different variables, such as the structure of the substrate support and/or the manufacturing processes being used to process the substrate. Further details regarding fabricating substrate support devices using inorganic dielectric bonding are described herein below with reference to FIGS.1-6.
- FIG.1 is a cross-sectional view processing chamber 100, in accordance with some embodiments. Processing chamber 100 includes substrate support assembly 148 disposed therein.
- Processing chamber 100 includes chamber body 102 and lid 104 that enclose an interior volume 106.
- Chamber body 102 may be fabricated from aluminum, stainless steel or other suitable material.
- Chamber body 102 generally includes sidewalls 108 and bottom 110.
- Outer liner 116 may be disposed adjacent sidewalls 108 to protect chamber body 102.
- Outer liner 116 may be fabricated and/or coated with a plasma or halogen- containing gas resistant material.
- outer liner 116 is fabricated from aluminum oxide.
- outer liner 116 is fabricated from or coated with yttria, yttrium alloy or an oxide thereof.
- Exhaust port 126 may be defined in chamber body 102, and may couple interior volume 106 to pump system 128.
- FIG.2 is a cross-sectional side view of substrate support device (“device”) 200 attached to a cooling plate 250, in accordance with some embodiments.
- Device 200 can be a part of a substrate support assembly for use within a processing chamber to process a substrate (e.g., deposition, etching and/or lithography).
- device 200 is an ESC.
- device 200 is a heater.
- first plate 210 is an ESC plate and set of electrodes 212 includes a set of chucking electrodes to enable a substrate to be securely held to first plate 210 during substrate processing.
- set of electrodes 212 includes Auxiliary Electrodes for Chucking (AEC) electrodes to improve performance and to prevent arcing and damage during substrate processing. For example, if the voltage applied to the chucking electrodes becomes too large, the AEC electrodes can dissipate excess voltage and prevent arcing and damage to the substrate.
- AEC Auxiliary Electrodes for Chucking
- bonding layer 220 is disposed between first plate 210 and second plate 230.
- Second plate 230 is formed from the first dielectric material or a second dielectric material.
- the second dielectric material is a ceramic material.
- the second dielectric material can include AlN.
- the second dielectric material can include Al 2 O 3 .
- second plate 230 has a thickness that ranges between about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm.
- second plate 230 has a thickness that ranges between about 2 mm to about 6 mm.
- bonding layer 220 includes a first inorganic dielectric material.
- the first inorganic dielectric material can be selected to have a CTE that is about equal to the CTE of the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material.
- the first inorganic dielectric material includes a glass material.
- the glass material can include at least one of: Si, Ba, Ca, Y, Mg, O, B, etc.
- the first inorganic dielectric material includes another ceramic material including at least one of Al, Ca, Si, O, N, Y, Mg, F, B, etc.
- the first inorganic dielectric material comprises one or more constituents that are different from the first and/or second material of the first and/or second plates 210, 230.
- Bonding layer 220 can be formed using an inorganic bonding process.
- an inorganic bonding process can include applying an inorganic material as a powder, paste or a sheet, attaching plates 210 and 230 together, pressing plates 210 and 230 together with heating. In some embodiments, the plates 210 and 230 are pressed together under some pressure threshold.
- bonding layer 235 is disposed between second plate 230 and third plate 240.
- Third plate 240 is formed from the first dielectric material, the second dielectric material, or a third dielectric material. In some embodiments, the third dielectric material is a ceramic material.
- bonding layer 245 includes an organic material (i.e., organic bond). Examples of organic materials include silicones, epoxy resins, acrylic adhesives, cyanoacrylate adhesive, phenolic resins, etc.
- bonding layer 245 includes a conductive material (e.g., metal material).
- bonding layer 245 can be an aluminum bond, an AlSi alloy bond, or other suitable metal bond.
- bonding layer 245 includes an inorganic material (i.e., inorganic bond).
- bonding layer 245 includes a dielectric material (e.g., organic or inorganic dielectric bond).
- the third inorganic dielectric material can be selected to have a CTE that is about equal to the CTE of the third dielectric material and the fourth dielectric material.
- third plate 240 is secured Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) to fourth plate 250 via another securing mechanism.
- the securing mechanism can include a set of fasteners.
- third plate 240 can be bolted to fourth plate 250.
- Bonding layer 310 may have an RF connection 320 using a via 322, which may be a hole drilled in third plate 240 that is filled with an electrically conductive material (e.g., a metal). Via 322 may be an RF component that can enable transmission of an RF signal to the metal bond 310.
- FIG.4 is a cross-sectional view of substrate support device (“device”) 400, in accordance with some embodiments.
- Device 400 can be a part of a substrate support assembly for use within a processing chamber to process a substrate (e.g., deposition, etching and/or lithography).
- device 400 is an ESC.
- device 400 is a heater.
- device 400 is a multi-zone ESC for temperature control.
- device 400 includes multiple temperature zones (“zones”).
- zones can include at least four zones.
- device 400 includes multiple sub-zones included within each zone.
- the multiple sub-zones include at least fifty sub-zones.
- the multiple sub-zones include at least 150 sub-zones.
- device 400 includes first plate 410 having set of electrodes 412 embedded therein.
- set of gas distribution channels 414 can be formed within first plate 410.
- set of gas distribution channels 414 can be formed by drilling through first plate 210 (e.g., laser drilling).
- First plate 410 is formed from a first dielectric material.
- the first dielectric material is a ceramic material.
- the first dielectric material can include AlN.
- the first dielectric material can include Al 2 O 3 .
- first plate 410 has a thickness that ranges between Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm.
- first plate 410 has a thickness that ranges between about 1 mm to about 5 mm.
- bonding layer 420 is disposed between first plate 410 and second plate 430.
- Second plate 430 is formed from the first dielectric material or a second dielectric material.
- the second dielectric material is a ceramic material.
- the second dielectric material can include AlN.
- the second dielectric material can include Al 2 O 3 .
- second plate 430 has a thickness that ranges between about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm. In some embodiments, second plate 430 has a thickness that ranges between about 2 mm to about 6 mm.
- bonding layer 420 includes an inorganic dielectric material. The inorganic dielectric material can be selected to have a CTE that is about equal to the CTE of the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material. In some embodiments, the inorganic dielectric material includes a glass material.
- third plate 440 is formed from the first dielectric material, the second dielectric material, or a third dielectric material.
- the third dielectric material is a ceramic material.
- the third dielectric material can include AlN.
- the third dielectric material can include Al 2 O 3 .
- third plate 440 is formed from aluminum or another metal having a high thermal conductivity.
- third plate 440 has a thickness that ranges between about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm.
- fourth plate 250 has a thickness that ranges between about 2 mm to about 6 mm.
- bonding layer 435 includes an organic material (i.e., organic bond).
- plug 460 is a porous plug.
- Plug 460 can include any suitable material.
- plug 460 can include a porous dielectric material.
- porous dielectric materials include porous ceramic materials such as porous AlN or Al 2 O 3 .
- the porosity of plug 460 can be selected to inhibit plasma formation and/or arcing, while allowing heat transfer fluid to flow through the ceramic plug and reach the substrate support surface through set of gas distribution channels 414. In some embodiments, the porosity of plug 460 ranges between about 30% to about 60%.
- Plug 460 can be bonded to first plate 410 and third plate 440 using any suitable bonding.
- FIG.5 is a sectional side view of one embodiment of substrate support assembly 500, in accordance with some embodiments.
- Substrate support assembly 500 includes a Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) puck 566 made up of upper puck plate 530, and lower puck plate 532 that are bonded together by bond 550.
- Upper puck plate 530 and lower puck plate 532 can each include a dielectric material (e.g., ceramic material).
- Lower puck plate 532 and upper puck plate 532 may be made of the same materials.
- lower puck plate 532 is made of materials which are different from the materials used for upper puck plate 530.
- lower puck plate 532 is composed of a metal matrix composite material.
- the metal matrix composite material includes aluminum and silicon.
- the metal matrix composite is a SiC porous body infiltrated with an AlSi alloy.
- upper puck plate 530 and lower puck plate 532 include an aluminum material (e.g., AlN or Al 2 O 3 ).
- O-ring 545 may be made of a plasma resistant material.
- O-ring 545 can include perfluoropolymer (PFP).
- O-ring 545 may can include PFP with inorganic additives such as SiC.
- Upper puck plate 530 and lower puck plate 532 may additionally include gas delivery holes (not shown) through which a gas supply 540 pumps a backside gas, such as helium (He).
- a gas supply 540 pumps a backside gas, such as helium (He).
- Upper puck plate 530 may have a thickness of about 3-25 mm. In some embodiments, upper puck plate 530 has a thickness of about 3 mm.
- Clamping electrodes 580 may be located about 1 mm from an upper surface of upper puck plate 530, and heating elements 576 may be located about 1 mm under the clamping electrodes 580. Heating elements 576 may be screen printed heating elements having a thickness of about 10-200 microns. Alternatively, in some embodiments, heating elements 576 may be resistive coils that use about 1-3 mm of thickness of upper puck plate 530.
- upper puck plate 530 may have a minimum thickness of about 5 mm. In some embodiments, lower puck plate 532 has a thickness of about 8-25 mm.
- Heating elements 576 are electrically connected to heater power source 578 for heating upper puck plate 530.
- Lower puck plate 532 is coupled to and in thermal communication with cooling plate 564 having one or more cooling channels 570 (e.g., Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) conduits) in fluid communication with fluid source 572.
- cooling plate 564 is coupled to puck 566 by multiple fasteners 505.
- Fasteners 505 may be threaded fasteners such as nut and bolt pairs.
- O-ring 510 is vulcanized to (or otherwise disposed on) at a perimeter of cooling plate 564.
- O-ring 510 may be vulcanized to the bottom side of the lower puck plate 532.
- Fasteners 505 may be tightened to compress O-ring 510.
- Fasteners 505 may each be tightened with approximately the same force to cause separation 515 between puck 566 and cooling plate 564 to be approximately the same (uniform) throughout the interface between puck 566 and cooling plate 564. This may ensure that the heat transfer properties between cooling plate 564 and puck 566 are uniform.
- separation 515 is about 2-10 mils.
- Separation 515 may be 2-10 mils, for example, if O-ring 510 is used without a flexible graphite layer. If a flexible graphite layer is used along with O-ring 510, then the separation may be about 10-40 mils. Larger separations may decrease heat transfer, and can cause the interface between puck 566 and the cooling plate 564 to act as a thermal choke. In some embodiments, a conductive gas may be flowed into separation 515 to improve heat transfer between puck 566 and the cooling plate 564. [0068] Separation 515 minimizes the contact area between puck 566 and cooling plate 564. Additionally, by maintaining a thermal choke between puck 566 and cooling plate 564, puck 566 may be maintained at much greater temperatures than cooling plate 564.
- a flexible graphite layer is disposed between puck 566 and cooling plate 564 within a perimeter of O-ring 510.
- the flexible graphite layer may have a thickness of about 10-40 mil.
- Fasteners 505 may be tightened to compress the flexible graphite layer as well as O-ring 510.
- FIG.6 is a flow chart of an example method 600 for fabricating substrate support assemblies using inorganic dielectric bonding.
- method 600 can be performed to fabricate a device that can be included within a substrate support assembly of a processing chamber to process a substrate.
- method 600 can be used to form device 200 of FIG.2 or device 300 of FIG.3.
- a plurality of plates is obtained and, at block 620, a substrate support is formed using the plurality of plates.
- the plurality of plates can include including at least a first plate and a second plate.
- the first plate can include a first set of electrodes embedded therein and the second plate can include a second set of electrodes embedded therein.
- obtaining the first plate includes embedding the first set of electrodes within the first plate.
- obtaining the second plate includes embedded the second set of electrodes within the second plate.
- the first plate has a circular shape as viewed from the top of first plate to receive a circular substrate.
- the first plate has a rectangular shape as viewed from the top of first plate to receive a rectangular substrate. The first plate can receive the substrate and securely hold the substrate during processing.
- the first plate can have a thickness that ranges between about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm.
- first plate has a thickness that ranges between about 1 mm to about 5 mm. In some embodiments, the second plate has a thickness that ranges between about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm. In some embodiments, the second plate has a thickness that ranges between about 2 mm to about 6 mm.
- the first plate is an ESC plate.
- the first set of electrodes can include a set of chucking electrodes to securely hold the substrate using an electrostatic force generated by the first set of electrodes.
- the first set of electrodes further includes an AEC electrode.
- the second plate is a heater plate.
- the second set of electrodes can include a set of heating electrodes to control temperature during substrate processing.
- the second plate is a primary heater plate including a set of primary heating electrodes to enable primary heating across multiple zones of the device (e.g., coarse temperature control). In some embodiments, the device includes four zones. In some embodiments, the second plate is a secondary heater plate including a set of secondary heating electrodes to enable secondary heating across multiple sub-zones of the device (e.g., fine temperature control). In some embodiments, the multiple sub-zones include at least fifty sub-zones. In some embodiments, the multiple sub- zones include at least 150 sub-zones. [0076] In some embodiments, the first plate is a first heater plate and the second plate is a second heater plate.
- the first set of electrodes can include a first set of heating electrodes to control temperature during substrate processing and the second set of electrodes can include a second set of heating electrodes to control temperature during substrate Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) processing.
- one of the first plate or the second plate can be a primary heater plate and the other of the first plate or the second plate can be a secondary heater plate.
- the plurality of plates further includes a third plate.
- the third plate can be formed from a third dielectric material.
- the third dielectric material is a ceramic material.
- the third plate has a thickness that ranges between about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm.
- the third plate has a thickness that ranges between about 2 mm to about 6 mm.
- the first plate is an ESC plate
- the second plate is a first heater plate
- the third plate is a second heater plate.
- one of the second plate or the third plate can be a primary heater plate and the other of the second plate or the third plate can be a secondary heater plate.
- the substrate support is attached to a base structure.
- the substrate support is attached to a cooling plate of the base structure, with the cooling plate having a set of cooling channels embedded therein.
- attaching the substrate support to the base structure includes bonding the second plate or the third plate to the base structure.
- the second plate or the third plate can be bonded to the base structure using an organic bond including an organic material.
- the second plate or the third plate can be bonded to the base structure using a conductive bond including a conductive material (e.g., metal material).
- the second plate or the third plate can be bonded to the base structure using an inorganic bond including an inorganic material.
- the bond between the second plate or the third plate and the base structure includes a dielectric material (e.g., organic or inorganic dielectric bond).
- the material of the bond between the second plate and the third plate can be selected to have a CTE that is about equal to the CTE of the material of the second plate and the material of the base structure.
- bonding the second plate or the third plate to the base structure further includes forming a sealing structure between the second plate or the third plate and the base structure to provide insulation (e.g. washer or O-ring).
- fabrication of a substrate support assembly is completed. Completing fabrication of the substrate support assembly can further include forming a set of contacts, where each contact of the set of contacts is formed to a respective set of electrodes.
- the set of contacts can include a chucking contact and a heater contact.
- the second set of electrodes includes a set of primary heating electrodes, and the heater contact is a primary heater contact coupled to the set of primary heating electrodes.
- the second set of electrodes includes a set of secondary heating Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) electrodes, and the heater contact is a secondary heater contact coupled to the set of secondary heating electrodes.
- FIG.7 is a flow chart of an example method 620 for forming a substrate support using the plurality of plates.
- method 620 can be performed to fabricate a device that can be included within a substrate support assembly of a processing chamber to process a substrate.
- method 620 can be used to form device 200 of FIG.2 or device 300 of FIG.3.
- a first plate of a plurality of plates is obtained and, at block 720, the first plate is bonded to at least a second plate of the plurality of plates.
- the first plate can be similar to the first plate described above with reference to FIG.6 and the second plate can be similar to the second plate described above with reference to FIG.6.
- obtaining the first plate includes forming the first plate.
- forming the first plate can include embedded the first set of electrodes within the first plate, as described above with reference to FIG.6.
- bonding the first plate to the second plate can include bonding the first plate to the second plate by forming a first inorganic dielectric bond including an inorganic dielectric material.
- the inorganic dielectric material can be selected to have a CTE that is about equal to the CTE of the first dielectric material and the second dielectric material.
- the inorganic dielectric material includes a glass material.
- the glass material can include at least one of: Si, Ba, Ca, Y, Mg, O, B, etc.
- the inorganic dielectric material includes another ceramic material including at least one of Al, Ca, Si, O, N, Y, Mg, F, B, etc.
- bonding the first plate to the second plate further includes forming a sealing structure between the first plate and the second plate to provide insulation.
- the sealing structure can be a washer.
- the sealing structure can include an O-ring or gasket.
- bonding at least the first plate to the second plate further incudes bonding the second plate to a third plate of the plurality of plates.
- bonding the first plate to the second plate can include bonding the second plate to the third plate by forming a second inorganic dielectric bond including an inorganic dielectric material (which can be the same or different from the first inorganic dielectric bond).
- the second plate can be bonded to the third plate using a conductive bond (e.g., metal bond).
- bonding the second plate to the third plate further includes forming a sealing structure between the second plate and the third plate to provide insulation (e.g. washer or O-ring).
- forming the contact structure includes forming a hole to expose the first plate, and forming the contact structure within the hole.
- forming the hole can include drilling the hole within at least the second plate.
- forming the contact structure includes brazing the contact structure.
- a set of gas distribution channels is formed in the first plate.
- forming the set of gas distribution channels in the first plate can include drilling through the first plate (e.g., laser drilling).
- the set of gas distribution channels can be formed during step 710 (e.g., prior to bonding the first plate to the second plate).
- a porous plug is formed in contact with the first plate.
- Forming the porous plug in contact with the first plate can include forming a cavity exposing the first plate, and securing the porous plug within the cavity. More specifically, the cavity can expose the set of gas distribution channels.
- the porous plug is bonded to the surface of the first plate and on the set of gas distribution channels, and sidewalls of the cavity.
- the porous plug can be used to reduce plasma formation and/or arcing to prevent damage to the device and/or the substrate.
- the porosity of plug can be selected to inhibit plasma formation, while allowing heat transfer fluid to reach the substrate support surface.
- the porous plug can include any suitable material.
- the porous plug can include a porous dielectric material.
- the plug can be bonded using any suitable bonding.
- the plug can be bonded using a high-temperature adhesive (e.g., high-temperature glue).
- a high-temperature adhesive e.g., high-temperature glue
- the substrate support can be attached to a base structure (e.g., a cooling plate).
- the base structure can be provided with a hole with an approximately same thickness as the hole through which the contact structure was formed to be in contact with the electrode of the first plate.
- forming the contact structure includes forming the hole through the base structure and at least the Attorney Docket No.: 28245.1126 (L0988PCT) second plate. Further details regarding blocks 710-750 are described above with reference to FIGS.1-6.
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