Control of gas flow and delivery to suppress the formation of particles in an MOCVD/ALD system

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PATENT NO 7794544
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11925684

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The embodiments of the invention describe a process chamber, such as an ALD chamber, that has gas delivery conduits with gradually increasing diameters to reduce Joule-Thompson effect during gas delivery, a ring-shaped gas liner leveled with the substrate support to sustain gas temperature and to reduce gas flow to the substrate support backside, and a gas reservoir to allow controlled delivery of process gas. The gas conduits with gradually increasing diameters, the ring-shaped gas liner, and the gas reservoir help keep the gas temperature stable and reduce the creation of particles.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INC3050 BOWERS AVENUE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bhat, Sanjay Bangalore, IN 41 959
Choi, Kenric Santa Clara, US 23 1911
Deaton, Paul San Jose, US 17 2183
Kher, Shreyas Campbell, US 13 3572
Muthukrishnan, Shankar San Jose, US 13 1682
Narwankar, Pravin K Sunnyvale, US 79 5347
Nguyen, Son T San Jose, US 57 5303
Sangam, Kedarnath Sunnyvale, US 19 1387
Schwartz, Miriam Los Gatos, US 10 604
Sharangapani, Rahul Fremont, US 3 1255

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