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Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Abhishek Chowdhury, Bangalore, IN;

Harisha Sathyanarayana, Bangalore, IN;

Edwin C. Suarez, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Siqing Lu, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Nataraj Bhaskar Rao, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/687 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/458 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/68721 (2013.01); C23C 16/45536 (2013.01); C23C 16/4582 (2013.01); C23C 16/4585 (2013.01); H01L 21/02656 (2013.01); H01L 21/67017 (2013.01); H01L 21/6833 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of process kits for use in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a cover ring for use in a process chamber includes: an annular body that includes an upper surface and a lower surface, an inner lip extending radially inward and downward from the annular body, and a plurality of protrusions extending downward from the inner lip and disposed at regular intervals along the inner lip, wherein lowermost surfaces of the plurality of protrusions together define a planar substrate contact surface.


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