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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Joseph Perry, San Jose, CA (US);
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of liners for use in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a liner for use in a process chamber includes an upper liner having a top plate with a central opening and a tubular body extending downward from an outer peripheral portion of the top plate, wherein the top plate has a contoured inner surface having a first step with a first inner diameter and a second step with a second inner diameter greater than the first inner diameter, and wherein the tubular body has an opening for transferring a substrate therethrough; and a lower liner abutting a bottom surface of the tubular body, wherein the lower liner extends radially inward from the tubular body and includes a plurality of radial slots arranged around the lower liner, wherein the upper liner and the lower liner form a C-shaped cross-section.