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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Allen K. Lau, Cupertino, CA (US);
Robin L. Tiner, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Lai Zhao, Campbell, CA (US);
Soo Young Choi, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/45591 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide apparatus and methods for gas diffuser support structure for a vacuum chamber. The gas diffuser support structure comprises a backing plate having a central bore formed therethrough, an integrated cross structure formed in the central bore, and a gas deflector coupled to the cross structure by a single fastener.