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Model Based Temperature Control in RTP Yielding ±0.1 °C accuracy on A 1000 °C, 2 second, 100 °C/s Spike Anneal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Peter Vandenabeele  and
Wayne Renken
Peter Vandenabeele
Affiliation:
SensArray, Bouwelsesteenweg 203A, 2560 Nijlen, BELGIUM, P.Vandenabeele@ping.be
Wayne Renken
Affiliation:
SensArray, 3410 Garrett Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Wayne_Renken@sensarray.com
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Abstract

A Model Based Control method is presented for accurate control of RTP systems. The model uses 4 states: lamp filament temperature, wafer temperature, quartz temperature and TC temperature. A set of 4 first order, nonlinear differential equations describes the model. Feedback is achieved by updating the model, based on a comparison between actual (measured) system response and modeled system response.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 525: Symposium W – Rapid Thermal & Integrated Processing VII , 1998 , 109
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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