Coating apparatus – Gas or vapor deposition
Reexamination Certificate
2004-08-03
2009-12-08
Zervigon, Rudy (Department: 1792)
Coating apparatus
Gas or vapor deposition
C156S345290, C156S345330
Reexamination Certificate
active
07628863
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for a chamber for chemical vapor deposition on a substrate in a processing region comprising a gas box having a heated lid comprising a gas inlet passage, and a face plate connected to the heated lid positioned to conduct gas from the heated gas box to a substrate processing region. Also, a method for providing heat to a chemical vapor deposition chamber comprising supplying heat to a lid of a gas box, and heating a face plate connected to the gas box by heat transfer from the lid.
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Fung Nancy
Hopper Brian
Juco Eller
Kaszuba Andrzej
Nowak Thomas
Applied Materials Inc.
Patterson & Sheridan
Zervigon Rudy
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