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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Paul D. Butterfield, San Jose, CA (US);
Liang-yuh Chen, Foster City, CA (US);
Yongqi HU, Campbell, CA (US);
Antoine P. Manens, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rashid Mavliev, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Stan D. Tsai, Fremont, CA (US);
Feng Q. Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Ralph Wadensweiler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul D. Butterfield, San Jose, CA (US);
Liang-Yuh Chen, Foster City, CA (US);
Yongqi Hu, Campbell, CA (US);
Antoine P. Manens, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rashid Mavliev, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Stan D. Tsai, Fremont, CA (US);
Feng Q. Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Ralph Wadensweiler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a ball assembly are provided. In one embodiment, a ball assembly includes a housing, a ball, a conductive adapter and a contact element. The housing has an annular seat extending into a first end of an interior passage. The conductive adapter is coupled to a second end of the housing. The contact element electrically couples the adapter and the ball with is retained in the housing between seat and the adapter.