Patent ID: 11881384
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  C | IPC C  H

Claim 16:
17. A processing tool, comprising: a chamber; and an assembly interfacing with the chamber, wherein the assembly comprises: a monolithic source array, wherein the monolithic source array comprises a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of gas distribution holes through a thickness of the monolithic source array; and a housing, wherein the housing comprises: a conductive body, wherein the conductive body is electrically conductive; openings through the conductive body for receiving the plurality of protrusions, wherein the openings have vertical sidewalls with a width that is uniform through a thickness of the conductive body; and a plurality of channels in the conductive body, wherein the channels consist of a plurality of circular portions and linear portions, the linear portions intersect at the circular portions, wherein the channels are fluidically coupled to the gas distribution holes.