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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2004
Jeff Blahnik, Austin, TX (US);
Joe Kraus, Austin, TX (US);
Mike Rice, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A vacuum chamber having a gate valve including a chamber housing defining an internal vacuum region and first and second openings through the chamber housing and a gate valve secured to the chamber housing. The gate valve includes a sealing door located in the processing region and configured to seal the first opening in the chamber housing; a vertical actuator located outside the chamber housing; a one-sided horizontal actuator located within the processing region and connected to the sealing door; and a valve shaft extending through the second opening in the chamber housing and connecting the vertical actuator to the one-sided horizontal actuator.