Collimator for a physical vapor deposition chamber
Granted 3 Sep 2019 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Applied Materials Israel · originally Applied Materials, Inc.
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Inventors: Martin Lee Riker, Zheng Wang, Fuhong Zhang, Lanlan Zhong · Examiner: Elizabeth J Oswecki · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of a collimator for a physical vapor deposition chamber, showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a back elevation view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view taken along line 9 - 9 in FIG. 3 ;
FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken along line 10 - 10 in FIG. 3 ;
FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of a collimator for a physical vapor deposition chamber, showing our new design;
FIG. 12 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a right side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 16 is a left side elevation view thereof;
FIG. 17 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 18 is a back elevation view thereof;
FIG. 19 is a cross sectional view taken along line 19 - 19 in FIG. 13 ; and,
FIG. 20 is a cross sectional view taken along line 20 - 20 in FIG. 13 .
The dashed lines in the drawings represent unclaimed environment and form no part of the claimed design.
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D858468-S | S1 | 3 Sep 2019 | 16 Mar 2018 | granted | Collimator for a physical vapor deposition chamber |
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| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | TW-D200242-S | S | 11 Oct 2019 | 13 Sep 2018 | published | A collimator for use in a physical vapor deposition (pvd) chamber |
| TW | TW-D202102-S | S | 11 Jan 2020 | 13 Sep 2018 | published | 用於物理氣相沉積(pvd)腔室中的準直器zh |
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