Patent ID: 11887819
Assignee: LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A plasma processing device comprising:
a dielectric window comprising a plasma exposed surface and an air exposed surface;
a vacuum chamber coupled with the dielectric window, wherein the vacuum chamber and the plasma exposed surface of the dielectric window cooperate to enclose a plasma processing gas;
an energy source disposed adjacent to the dielectric window, wherein the energy source transmits electromagnetic energy through the dielectric window and into the vacuum chamber such that the electromagnetic energy forms an elevated temperature region in the dielectric window and transforms at least a portion of the plasma processing gas into a plasma;
at least one air amplifier in fluid communication with the air exposed surface of the dielectric window, wherein the at least one air amplifier comprises a first inlet for receiving pressurized air at a first velocity and a first volume, a second inlet for receiving ambient air at a second velocity, and an exhaust for outputting amplified air at a second volume, wherein the first velocity is greater than the second velocity and the first volume is less than the second volume; and
a plenum in fluid communication with the air exposed surface of the dielectric window and the at least one air amplifier to receive cooling air from the at least one air amplifier, wherein the plenum is divided into a plurality of segments by partition walls that are shared by adjacent segments and each segment comprises at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein the at least one air amplifier is external to the plenum, wherein at least one of the segments is substantially wedge-shaped.