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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2015
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kathleen Scheible, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Allen Flanigan, Dutch Flat, CA (US);
Goichi Yoshidome, Emeryville, CA (US);
Adolph Miller Allen, Oakland, CA (US);
Christopher Pavloff, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
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.