Patent ID: 9312154
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: C23C,H01L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for processing substrates, comprising: a process chamber having a lower assembly and an upper assembly movably coupled to the lower assembly via a hinge, wherein the lower assembly includes a chamber body having a substrate support assembly disposed in the chamber body, and wherein the upper assembly includes a lid; and a gas feedthrough coupled to the chamber body and the lid to facilitate flow of a gas from a gas panel to an interior of the process chamber, wherein the gas feedthrough comprises an upper body externally coupled to a periphery of the lid and a lower body externally coupled to a periphery of the chamber body such that the gas feedthrough does not pass through the chamber body or the lid, wherein the upper body includes one or more upper ports and the lower body includes a corresponding one or more lower ports, and wherein the one or more upper ports mate with the corresponding one or more lower ports when the lid is in a closed position.