Method and apparatus for delivering process gas to a process chamber
First Claim
1. A gas delivery assembly for a plasma apparatus, comprising:
- a first plate having a gas inlet;
a second plate having a plurality of holes, said second plate being coupled to said first plate and spaced apart from first said plate to form a plenum chamber; and
a baffle honeycomb core assembly disposed between said first plate and said second plate inside said plenum chamber.
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Abstract
A gas delivery system for a plasma apparatus including a first plate having a gas inlet, and a second plate having a plurality of holes. The second plate is coupled to the first plate and spaced apart from the second to form a plenum chamber. A baffle honeycomb core is disposed between the first plate and the second plate in side the plenum chamber. The honeycomb core can be comprised of one or more spaced apart honeycomb panels. A surface of one of the honeycomb panels or a surface of the first panel can be contoured to control the pressure distribution of a gas in the plenum chamber. The gas delivery assembly for a plasma apparatus also includes a first plate having a gas inlet and a second plate coupled to the first plate to form a plenum chamber therebetween. The second plate includes a gas injection plate having a plurality of holes. The gas injection plate has a contoured surface such that a length of each of the plurality of holes varies depending on location of the holes on the contoured surface.
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1. A gas delivery assembly for a plasma apparatus, comprising:
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a first plate having a gas inlet;
a second plate having a plurality of holes, said second plate being coupled to said first plate and spaced apart from first said plate to form a plenum chamber; and
a baffle honeycomb core assembly disposed between said first plate and said second plate inside said plenum chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A plasma reactor comprising:
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a vacuum chamber;
a chuck assembly;
a plasma source assembly; and
a gas delivery assembly including;
a first plate having a gas inlet;
a second plate having a plurality of holes, said second plate being coupled to said first plate and spaced apart from said first plate to form a plenum chamber; and
a baffle honeycomb core disposed between first plate and said second plate inside said plenum chamber. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A gas delivery assembly for a plasma apparatus, comprising:
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a first plate having a gas inlet;
a second plate coupled to said first plate to form a plenum chamber therebetween, wherein said second plate includes a gas injection plate having a plurality of holes, and said gas injection plate has a contoured surface such that a length of each of said plurality of holes varies depending on a location of said holes on said contoured surface. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A plasma reactor comprising:
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a vacuum chamber;
a chuck assembly disposed in said chamber;
a plasma source assembly disposed to create a plasma in said chamber; and
a gas delivery assembly disposed to introduce gas in said chamber, said gas delivery assembly including;
a first plate having a gas inlet;
a second plate coupled to said first plate to form a plenum chamber there between, wherein said second plate includes a gas injection plate having a plurality of holes, and said gas injection plate has a contoured surface such that a length of each of said plurality of holes varies depending on location of said holes on said contoured surface. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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Specification