Gas confiner assembly for eliminating shadow frame

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11773489
APP PUB NO 20150211121A1
SERIAL NO

14610531

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The present disclosure relates to a gas confiner assembly designed to reduce the non-uniform deposition rates by confining the gas flow and changing the local gas flow distribution near the edge regions of the substrate. The material, size, shape and other features of the gas confiner assembly can be varied based on the processing requirements and associated deposition rates. In one embodiment, a gas confiner assembly for a processing chamber comprises a gas confiner configured to decrease gas flow and compensate for high deposition rates on edge regions of substrates. The gas confiner assembly also comprises a cover disposed below the gas confiner. The cover is configured to prevent a substrate support from being exposed to plasma.

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  • APPLIED MATERIALS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Choi, Soo Young Fremont, US 257 12014
Park, Beom Soo San Jose, US 104 6893
Tiner, Robin L Santa Cruz, US 92 5158
Wang, Qunhua Santa Clara, US 32 3295
Zhao, Lai Campbell, US 35 44

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