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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
May. 17, 2016
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Xinyu Bao, Fremont, CA (US);
Shu-Kwan Lau, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Errol Antonio C. Sanchez, Tracy, CA (US);
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A processing chamber with a top, a bottom, and a sidewall coupled together to define an enclosure, a substrate support having a substrate supporting surface, an energy source coupled to the top or the bottom, and a gas injector liner disposed at the sidewall. The gas injector liner comprises a first plurality of gas outlets disposed at a first height, wherein one or more of the first plurality of gas outlets are oriented upwardly or downwardly, a second plurality of gas outlets disposed at a second height shorter than the first height, wherein one or more of the second plurality of gas outlets are oriented upwardly or downwardly, and a third plurality of gas outlets disposed at a third height shorter than the second height, wherein one or more of the third plurality of gas outlets are oriented upwardly or downwardly with respect to the substrate supporting surface.