Patent ID: 11887818
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC H  C | IPC C  H

Claim 4:
5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
powering a third power source connected to a third plasma gas port in a third process region of the processing chamber to generate a third plasma with a third phase, the third process region different from the first process region and the second process region, the third power source directly coupled to a third match circuit; and
powering a fourth power source connected to a fourth plasma gas port in a fourth process region of the processing chamber to generate a fourth plasma with a fourth phase, the fourth process region different from the first process region, the second process region and the third process region, the fourth power source coupled to a fourth match circuit,
wherein the master exciter is also directly connected to the third power source,
and the fourth power source, the master exciter further configured to control one or more of the third phase or the fourth phase.