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Cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus

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Assignee: Lam Research

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Inventors: Bin Luo, Damien Slevin, Allan Matthew Jones · Examiner: April Rivas · AU 2921 · TC 2900

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29/733,653
filed 5 May 2020
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Patent
US D956705
granted 5 Jul 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of a first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus.

FIG. 2 depicts another perspective view of the first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 depicts yet another perspective view of the first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 depicts another perspective view of the first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 depicts yet another perspective view of the first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 depicts a top view of the first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 7 depicts a bottom view of the first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 8 depicts a front view of the first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 9 depicts a back view of the first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 10 depicts a right side view of the first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 11 depicts a left side view of the first cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 12 depicts a perspective view of a second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus.

FIG. 13 depicts another perspective view of the second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 14 depicts yet another perspective view of the second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 15 depicts another perspective view of the second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 16 depicts yet another perspective view of the second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 17 depicts a top view of the second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 18 depicts a bottom view of the second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 19 depicts a front view of the second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 20 depicts a back view of the second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 21 depicts a right side view of the second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 22 depicts a left side view of the second cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 23 depicts a perspective view of a third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus.

FIG. 24 depicts another perspective view of the third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 23 .

FIG. 25 depicts yet another perspective view of the third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 23 .

FIG. 26 depicts another perspective view of the third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 23 .

FIG. 27 depicts yet another perspective view of the third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 23 .

FIG. 28 depicts a top view of the third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 23 .

FIG. 29 depicts a bottom view of the third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 23 .

FIG. 30 depicts a front view of the third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 23 .

FIG. 31 depicts a back view of the third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 23 .

FIG. 32 depicts a right side view of the third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 23 ; and,

FIG. 33 depicts a left side view of the third cooling plate for a semiconductor processing apparatus of FIG. 23 .

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D13/179D13/182

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