Patent ID: 8122910

Claim:
A flexible gas delivery apparatus, comprising: at least one gas stick positioned between a first gas stick and a last gas stick, each of the gas sticks having a plurality of gas delivery components forming a gas panel; a plurality of manifold blocks interconnected to form a substrate, each of the plurality of manifold blocks coupled to each of the plurality of gas delivery components; a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface coupled to a bottom surface of the substrate; and a manifold extension block, having: a plurality of input ports, each plurality of input ports in fluid communication with the substrate; a horizontal common manifold pathway; a plurality of output ports, each plurality of output ports in fluid communication with the common manifold pathway; and a plurality of vertical tube ports configured to receive a tube, each of the plurality of vertical tube ports positioned substantially between each of the plurality of input ports, each of the vertical tube ports in fluid communication with the common manifold pathway.