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Dual channel gas distribution plate

US6148761A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 9, 1998
Grant dateNov 21, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/67011
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A multi-channel faceplate 200, that in some embodiments is monolithic, is provided as a portion of a gas delivery system to a process chamber 100. At least two sets of gas pathways are disposed through a faceplate and allow for independent delivery of separate gases into a process chamber 100. In one embodiment, a first gas pathway, which includes a first set of vertical channels 226, is formed through the faceplate 200. A second gas pathway includes a second set of vertical channels 228, which is formed through a portion of the faceplate and connected to a set of interconnecting horizontal channels 222 in the faceplate 200, where the second gas pathway maintains fluidic separation from the first gas pathway, prior to the gases entering the process chamber 100.

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