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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 21, 2022
Applicant:

Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Adriana Vintila, Wilsonville, OR (US);

Shriram Vasant Bapat, Beaverton, OR (US);

Emily Ann Alden, Portland, OR (US);

Damien Martin Slevin, Salem, OR (US);

Assignee:

Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10P 72/00 (2026.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10P 72/0604 (2026.01); C23C 16/45565 (2013.01); C23C 16/45597 (2013.01); H10P 72/0421 (2026.01);
Abstract

Some embodiments provide apparatuses capable of enabling the measurement of various characteristics of a showerhead-substrate gap in a processing chamber, including at high temperatures and at low-light conditions, using an imaging system external to the processing chamber.


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Vintila, Adriana. (2026). Apparatuses for measuring gap between a substrate support plane and gas distribution device (U.S. Patent No. 12772781). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12772781

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