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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Zuoming Zhu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Shu-Kwan Lau, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Errol Antonio C. Sanchez, Tracy, CA (US);

Abhishek Dube, Fremont, CA (US);

Ala Moradian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/52 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/52 (2013.01); C23C 16/45508 (2013.01); C23C 16/45589 (2013.01); H01L 21/67028 (2013.01); H01L 21/67069 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to multi-flow gas circuits, processing chambers, and related apparatus and methods applicable for semiconductor manufacturing. In one or more embodiments, a processing chamber includes a chamber body, one or more heat sources, and a gas circuit in fluid communication with the chamber body. The gas circuit includes a first flow controller and a first set of valves in fluid communication with the first flow controller. The first set of valves are in fluid communication with a first set of inject passages. The gas circuit includes a second flow controller and a second set of valves in fluid communication with the second flow controller. The second set of valves is in fluid communication with a second set of inject passages. The second set of inject passages and the first set of inject passages alternate with respect to each other along the plurality of flow levels.


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