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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2018
Silfex, Inc., Eaton, OH (US);
Jihong Chen, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Yi Song, Cincinnati, OH (US);
SILFEX, INC., Eaton, OH (US);
Abstract
A plasma confinement ring for a plasma chamber comprises a ring-shaped element and a cylindrical element. The ring-shaped element of the plasma confinement ring surrounds a substrate support assembly in the plasma chamber and is arranged along a plane in which a substrate is arranged on the substrate support assembly. The ring-shaped element includes a plurality of orifices. The cylindrical element of the plasma confinement ring extends from an outer edge of the ring-shaped element in a direction perpendicular to the plane in which the substrate is arranged on the substrate support assembly in the plasma chamber. The plasma confinement ring is monolithic.