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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Ali Shajii, Weston, MA (US);
Richard Gottscho, Dublin, CA (US);
Souheil Benzerrouk, Hudson, NH (US);
Andrew Cowe, Andover, MA (US);
Siddharth P. Nagarkatti, Acton, MA (US);
William R. Entley, Wakefield, MA (US);
Ali Shajii, Weston, MA (US);
Richard Gottscho, Dublin, CA (US);
Souheil Benzerrouk, Hudson, NH (US);
Andrew Cowe, Andover, MA (US);
Siddharth P. Nagarkatti, Acton, MA (US);
William R. Entley, Wakefield, MA (US);
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A plasma source includes a ring plasma chamber, a primary winding around an exterior of the ring plasma chamber, multiple ferrites, wherein the ring plasma chamber passes through each of the ferrites and multiple plasma chamber outlets coupling the plasma chamber to a process chamber. Each one of the plasma chamber outlets having a respective plasma restriction. A system and method for generating a plasma are also described.