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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2016
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Thomas Nowak, Cupertino, CA (US);
APPLIED MATIERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein generally relate to a particle collection apparatus and probe head for the collection of particles on process tool components. In one embodiment, a particle collection apparatus for counting particles present on a processing tool component is disclosed herein. The particle collection apparatus includes a particle collector. The particle collector is configured to scan a processing tool component and collect particles collected from the processing tool component. The particle collector includes a body and a probe head coupled to the body. The probe head has a probe body and a controlled spacing element. The controlled spacing element is coupled to the probe body and is configured to form a uniform manifold between the probe body and the processing tool component.