PE-CVD apparatus and method

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PATENT NO 9783886
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15064631

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A plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PE-CVD) apparatus includes a chamber including a circumferential pumping channel, a substrate support disposed within the chamber, one or more gas inlets for introducing gas into the chamber, a plasma production device for producing a plasma in the chamber, and an upper and a lower element positioned in the chamber. The upper element is spaced apart from the substrate support to confine the plasma and to define a first circumferential pumping gap, and the upper element acts as a radially inward wall of the circumferential pumping channel. The upper and lower elements are radially spaced apart to define a second circumferential pumping gap which acts as an entrance to the circumferential pumping channel, in which the second circumferential pumping gap is wider than the first circumferential pumping gap.

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  • SPTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Archard, Daniel T Rhonda Cynon Taf, GB 1 0
Buchanan, Keith E Monmouthshire, GB 1 0
Burgess, Stephen R Gwent, GB 19 117
Carruthers, Mark I Newport, GB 1 0
Crook, Katherine Newport, GB 4 2
Price, Andrew Cardiff, GB 54 2152

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