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US 2018/0174804 A1Published application
Compression member for use in showerhead electrode assembly
AssigneeLam Research Corporation
InventorsDarrell EHRLICH, Daniel Arthur Brown, Ian Kenworthy
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Abstract
A compression member for use in a showerhead electrode assembly of a capacitively coupled plasma chamber. The member applies a compression force to a portion of a film heater adjacent a power supply boot on an upper surface of a thermal control plate and is located between the thermal control plate and a temperature-controlled top plate. The member is composed of an electrically insulating elastomeric material which can work over a large range of compressions and temperatures.
Claims18
A thermal control plate of a showerhead electrode assembly, comprising:
- a film heater;
- a plurality of power supply boots, wherein each power supply boot electrically contacts a respective film heater section;
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- a plurality of compression members, wherein each compression member is adjacent a respective one of the power supply boots and contacts a portion of a respective film heater section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.