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Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2024
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Hanhong Chen, Milpitas, CA (US);

Kenneth Brian Doering, San Jose, CA (US);

Sanjeev Baluja, Campbell, CA (US);

Chi-Chou Lin, San Jose, CA (US);

Kevin Griffin, Livermore, CA (US);

Joseph Aubuchon, San Jose, CA (US);

Zhejun Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Rohit Ode, Morgan Hill, CA (US);

Tejas Umesh Ulavi, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/455 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/45565 (2013.01); C23C 16/45536 (2013.01); H01J 37/32201 (2013.01); H01J 37/3222 (2013.01); H01J 37/3244 (2013.01); H01J 37/32477 (2013.01); H01J 2237/3321 (2013.01); H01J 2237/3323 (2013.01);
Abstract

Plasma showerhead assemblies are disclosed comprising a conductive plate having a plurality of the conductive plate gas openings, a dielectric faceplate having a thickness and a plurality of dielectric faceplate gas openings extending through the dielectric faceplate thickness in fluid communication with the plurality of the conductive plate gas openings. A conductive insert is disposed within at least one of the dielectric faceplate gas openings or adjacent o-rings included in the plasma showerhead assemblies.


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