Applied Materials, Inc.

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

Michael Allen Flanigan

Adolph Miller Allen

Goichi Yoshidome

Kathleen Ann Scheible

Keith A Miller

Hari K Ponnekanti

Cristopher Mark Pavloff

Stephen J Kaylor

Rodney Lum

James M DuBay

Christopher Pavloff

A shield encircles a sputtering target that faces a substrate support in a substrate processing chamber. The shield comprises an outer band having a diameter sized to encircle the sputtering target, the outer band having upper and bottom ends, and the upper end having a tapered surface extending radially outwardly and adjacent to the sputtering target. A base plate extends radially inward from the bottom end of the outer band. An inner band joined to the base plate at least partially surrounds a peripheral edge of a substrate support. The shield can also have a heat exchanger comprising a conduit with an inlet and outlet to flow heat exchange fluid therethrough.

Shield for a substrate processing chamber

A holding assembly for retaining a deposition ring about a periphery of a substrate support in a substrate processing chamber, the deposition ring comprising a peripheral recessed pocket with a holding post. The holding assembly comprises a restraint beam capable of being attached to the substrate support, the restraint beam comprising two ends, and an anti-lift bracket. The anti-lift bracket comprises a block comprising a through-channel to receive an end of a restraint beam, and a retaining hoop attached to the block, the retaining hoop sized to slide over and encircle the holding post in the peripheral recessed pocket of the deposition ring.

Holding assembly for substrate processing chamber

A process kit comprises a ring assembly that is placed about a substrate support in a substrate processing chamber to reduce deposition of process deposits on the chamber components and on an overhang edge of the substrate. The process kit includes a deposition ring, cover ring, and anti-lift bracket, and can also include a unitary shield. A target is also described.

Process kit and target for substrate processing chamber

A magnetron actuator for moving a magnetron in a nearly arbitrary radial and azimuthal path in the back of a target in a plasma sputter reactor. The magnetron includes two coaxial rotary shafts extending along the chamber central axis and coupled to two independently controllable rotary actuators. An epicyclic gear mechanism or a frog-leg structure mechanically couple the shafts to the magnetron to control its radial and azimuthal position. A vertical actuator moves the shafts vertically in tandem to vary the magnetron's separation from the target's back surface and compensate for erosion of the front surface. The rotary actuators may be separately coupled to the shafts or a rotatable ring gear may be coupled to the shafts through respectively fixed and orbiting idler gears. Two radially spaced sensors detect reflectors attached to the inner and outer arms of the epicyclic gear mechanism for homing of the controller.

Homing device for magnetron rotating on two arms

An auxiliary wedge positioning apparatus/assemblyfor use in a nuclear reactor pressure vesselhaving riser pipingandand a jet pump assemblyand, the apparatushaving a combination slide wedgeand springmounted on a restraint bracket bodyhaving a transverse railwith end gull-wing hooked protrusionswith sectionsand wing stability attachment, the slide wedge used for placement between the riser pipingandand jet pump assemblyandto control vibrations during operation of the reactor vessel

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Michael Allen Flanigan