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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mehran Moalem, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32357 (2013.01); H01J 37/3244 (2013.01); H01J 37/32522 (2013.01); H01J 37/32862 (2013.01); H01J 2237/332 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein include a plasma source. In an embodiment, a plasma source comprises a dielectric body with a top surface, a bottom surface, and sidewall surfaces. In an embodiment, a plurality of holes pass through the dielectric body, where a first set of holes pass from the top surface to the bottom surface, and a second set of holes pass between opposite sidewall surfaces. In an embodiment, a housing is around the dielectric body, and a monopole antenna extending into the dielectric body.