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Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2019
Applicant:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Luke Bonecutter, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Yunzhe Yang, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Rupankar Choudhury, Karnataka, IN;

Abhijit Kangude, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/458 (2006.01); C23C 16/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/4558 (2013.01); C23C 16/4411 (2013.01); C23C 16/458 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments described herein relate to apparatus and techniques for mechanical isolation and thermal insulation in a process chamber. In one embodiment, an insulating layer is disposed between a dome assembly and a gas ring. The insulating layer is configured to maintain a temperature of the dome assembly and prevent thermal energy transfer from the dome assembly to the gas ring. The insulating layer provides mechanical isolation of the dome assembly from the gas ring. The insulating layer also provides thermal insulation between the dome assembly and the gas ring. The insulating layer may be fabricated from a polyimide containing material, which substantially reduces an occurrence of deformation of the insulating layer.


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