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Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2016
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Weimin Zeng, San Jose, CA (US);

Thanh X. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);

Yong Cao, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02 (2006.01); C23C 14/22 (2006.01); C23C 14/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02532 (2013.01); C23C 14/0652 (2013.01); C23C 14/22 (2013.01); H01L 21/02592 (2013.01); H01L 21/02631 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for reducing particles generated in a process carried out in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a process kit shield includes: a body having a surface facing a processing volume of a physical vapor deposition (PVD) process chamber, wherein the body is composed of aluminum oxide (AlO); and a silicon nitride layer on the surface of the body.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Zeng, Weimin. (2017). Particle reduction in a physical vapor deposition chamber (U.S. Patent No. 9773665). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9773665

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