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Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2002
Applicants:

Dean J. Larson, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Babak Kadkhodayan, Hayward, CA (US);

Di Wu, Newark, CA (US);

Kenji Takeshita, Fremont, CA (US);

Bi-ming Yen, Fremont, CA (US);

Xingcai Su, Fremont, CA (US);

William M. Denty, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);

Peter Loewenhardt, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Inventors:

Dean J. Larson, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Babak Kadkhodayan, Hayward, CA (US);

Di Wu, Newark, CA (US);

Kenji Takeshita, Fremont, CA (US);

Bi-Ming Yen, Fremont, CA (US);

Xingcai Su, Fremont, CA (US);

William M. Denty, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);

Peter Loewenhardt, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Assignee:

Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/52 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus for providing different gases to different zones of a processing chamber is provided. A gas supply for providing an etching gas flow is provided. A flow splitter in fluid connection with the gas supply for splitting the etching gas flow from the gas supply into a plurality of legs is provided. A tuning gas system in fluid connection to at least one of the legs of the plurality of legs is provided.


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