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Multi-purpose processing chamber with removable chamber liner

US7011039B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 7, 2000
Grant dateMar 14, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/32477
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-purpose chamber that can be configured for a variety of processes, including deposition processes and etch processes, for example, by installing one or more removable chamber liners. The multi-purpose chamber provides uniform plasma confinement around a substrate disposed in the chamber for various processing conditions. The multi-purpose chamber also provides efficient and uniform exhaust of processing gas from the chamber.

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