Plasma uniformity control by gas diffuser hole design

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10312058
APP PUB NO 20180025890A1
SERIAL NO

15719465

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Embodiments of a method of depositing a thin film on a substrate is provided that includes placing a substrate on a substrate support that is mounted in a processing region of a processing chamber, flowing a process fluid through a plurality of gas passages in a diffuser plate toward the substrate supported on the substrate support, wherein the diffuser plate has an upstream side and a downstream side and the downstream side has a substantially concave curvature, and each of the gas passages are formed between the upstream side and the downstream side, and creating a plasma between the downstream side of the diffuser plate and the substrate support.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INC3050 BOWERS AVENUE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anwar, Suhail Saratoga, US 76 4949
Choi, Soo Young Fremont, US 263 13902
Hou, Li Cupertino, US 28 3570
Kim, Ki Woon Gumi, KR 19 2326
Kurita, Shinichi San Jose, US 190 6437
Park, Beom Soo San Jose, US 104 7972
Tiner, Robin L Santa Cruz, US 93 6004
Wang, Qunhua Santa Clara, US 33 3795
White, John M Hayward, US 381 24721
Won, Tae Kyung San Jose, US 83 6743

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