SG145668A1 - Method and apparatus for controlling gas flow to a processing chamber - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for controlling gas flow to a processing chamber

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SG145668A1
SG145668A1 SG200801437-5A SG2008014375A SG145668A1 SG 145668 A1 SG145668 A1 SG 145668A1 SG 2008014375 A SG2008014375 A SG 2008014375A SG 145668 A1 SG145668 A1 SG 145668A1
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processing chamber
gases
gas flow
inlet
gas
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Ezra Robert Gold
Richard Charles Fovell
James Patrick Cruse
Jared Ahmad Lee
Bruno Geoffrion
Arthur Buchberger Douglas Jr
Martin Jeffrey Salinas
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Applied Materials Inc
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