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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2018
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hanh Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Thai Cheng Chua, Cupertino, CA (US);
Philip Allan Kraus, San Jose, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein include a processing tool that comprises a processing chamber, a chuck for supporting a substrate in the processing chamber, a dielectric window forming a portion of the processing chamber, and a modular high-frequency emission source. In an embodiment, the modular high-frequency emission source comprises a plurality of high-frequency emission modules. In an embodiment, each high-frequency emission module comprises, an oscillator module, amplification module, and an applicator. In an embodiment, the amplification module is coupled to the oscillator module. In an embodiment, the applicator is coupled to the amplification module. In an embodiment, the applicator is positioned proximate to the dielectric window.