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Device for fixing a gas showerhead or target plate to an electrode in plasma processing systems

US7159537B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 2004
Grant dateJan 9, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/3244
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plasma processing system includes a reactor, a top electrode made of a magnetic or ferromagnetic metal or a metal-alloy, wherein a RF or DC power is applied to generate plasma within the reactor; a gas showerhead fixed to the top electrode; a sheet-like magnetic assembly bound to the upper surface of the gas showerhead, which includes a plurality of separate magnets, a metal sheet made of a ferromagnetic metal, and a deformable film.

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