Systems and methods of monitoring thin film deposition
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a thin film deposition, comprising a thin film deposition sensor comprising a first thin film bulk acoustical resonator (FBAR) having an exposed surface and being responsive to thin film material deposits on the exposed surface and a second FBAR thermally coupled to the first acoustical resonator and shielded from deposition of thin film material, wherein the first FBAR and the second FBAR are formed on a common semiconductor substrate.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of monitoring thin film deposition are described. In one aspect, a thin film deposition sensor includes an acoustical resonator (e.g., a thin film bulk acoustical resonator) that has an exposed surface and is responsive to thin film material deposits on the exposed surface. A substrate clip may be configured to attach the thin film deposition sensor to a substrate. A transceiver circuit may be configured to enable the thin film deposition sensor to be interrogated wirelessly. A method of monitoring a thin film deposition on a substrate also is described.
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- 1. A system for monitoring a thin film deposition, comprising a thin film deposition sensor comprising a first thin film bulk acoustical resonator (FBAR) having an exposed surface and being responsive to thin film material deposits on the exposed surface and a second FBAR thermally coupled to the first acoustical resonator and shielded from deposition of thin film material, wherein the first FBAR and the second FBAR are formed on a common semiconductor substrate.
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6. A system for monitoring a thin film deposition, comprising a thin film deposition sensor comprising an acoustical resonator having an exposed surface and being responsive to thin film material deposits on the exposed surface, wherein the thin film deposition sensor further comprises a second acoustical resonator thermally coupled to the first acoustical resonator and shielded from deposition of thin film material, and the first and second acoustical resonators are coupled electrically in series.
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7. The system 6, wherein the first and second acoustical resonators are thin film bulk acoustical resonators.
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8. A system for monitoring a thin film deposition, comprising:
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a thin film deposition sensor having an exposed surface exposed and being responsive to thin film material deposits on the exposed surface, wherein the deposition sensor comprises a thin film bulk acoustical resonator (FBAR) formed on a semiconductor substrate and having an exposed surface corresponding to the exposed surface of the deposition sensor; and
a transceiver circuit configured to enable the thin film deposition sensor to be interrogated wirelessly. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of monitoring a thin film deposition on a substrate, comprising:
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disposing within a deposition chamber a thin film deposition sensor comprising a first thin film bulk acoustical resonator (FBAR) having an exposed surface and being responsive to thin film material deposits on the exposed surface and a second FBAR thermally coupled to the first acoustical resonator and shielded from deposition of thin film material, wherein the first FBAR and the second FBAR are formed on a common semiconductor substrate; and
exposing a surface of the first acoustical resonator to a thin film deposition. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for monitoring a thin film deposition, comprising a thin film deposition sensor comprising an acoustical resonator having an exposed surface and being responsive to thin film material deposits on the exposed surface, wherein the thin film deposition sensor further comprises a second acoustical resonator thermally coupled to the first acoustical resonator and shielded from deposition of thin film material, and further comprising a plurality of pairs of exposed and shielded acoustical resonators disposed on an elongated substrate, wherein the acoustical resonators of each pair are coupled electrically in series and the pairs of acoustical resonators are inter-coupled electrically in parallel.
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27. A system for monitoring a thin film deposition, comprising a thin film deposition sensor comprising a thin film bulk acoustical resonator having an exposed surface and being responsive to thin film material deposits on the exposed surface, wherein the thin film deposition sensor further comprises a second thin film bulk acoustical resonator thermally coupled to the first thin film bulk acoustical resonator and shielded from deposition of thin film material, and further comprising a plurality of pairs of exposed and shielded thin film bulk acoustical resonators disposed on an elongated substrate.
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