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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2024
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Xiaokang Yang, Fremont, CA (US);
Tza-Jing Gung, San Jose, CA (US);
John C. Forster, Mountain View, CA (US);
Sanjeev Baluja, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 7/06 (2006.01); H01P 1/208 (2006.01); H01P 1/213 (2006.01); H01P 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01P 1/2084 (2013.01); H01P 1/2086 (2013.01); H01P 1/2088 (2013.01); H01P 1/2138 (2013.01); H01P 7/04 (2013.01); H01P 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein relate to an apparatus that includes a dielectric puck with a height between a first surface and a second surface. In an embodiment, the apparatus further includes a pin that is inserted into a hole into the first surface of the dielectric puck, where the pin is electrically conductive. In an embodiment, the pin includes a first portion with a first width, and a second portion with a second width. In an embodiment, the second width is greater than the first width.