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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1997
Raymond Bus-Kwoffie, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Son Van Nguyen, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Diana Perez, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Chiuyan Ting, San Jose, CA (US);
John Wesley Williams, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A can for use in an etching system including a continuous conductive wall with a first opening to be placed adjacent the reactor upper electrode and a second opening to be placed adjacent the reactor lower electrode. Preferably, the conductive wall is a dual wall further including an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner and outer wall separated by one or more openings configured normal to the height of the continuous wall, the openings allowing for the flow of coolant through the wall.