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Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2008
Applicants:

Kirby Floyd, San Jose, CA (US);

Adrian Q. Montgomery, San Jose, CA (US);

Jennifer Gonzales, Riverside, CA (US);

Won Bang, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Rong Pan, San Jose, CA (US);

Amna Mohammed, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Yen-kun Victor Wang, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kirby Floyd, San Jose, CA (US);

Adrian Q. Montgomery, San Jose, CA (US);

Jennifer Gonzales, Riverside, CA (US);

Won Bang, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Rong Pan, San Jose, CA (US);

Amna Mohammed, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Yen-Kun Victor Wang, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of adjusting a spacing between a gas distribution member and a substrate support includes forming a layer on a substrate disposed on the substrate support; measuring a thickness of the layer on the substrate; and calculating differences in thickness between a reference location on the substrate and a plurality of remaining locations on the substrate. The method further comprises computing spacing adjustment amounts for the remaining locations relative to the reference location based on the differences in thickness between the reference location and the remaining locations.


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