Patent ID: 7354288

Claim:
A substrate support for a substrate processing chamber, the support comprising: (a) a ceramic disc having a surface to receive a substrate; (b) an electrode in the ceramic disc; (c) an electrode terminal having a first end electrically coupled to the electrode in the ceramic disc and a second end extending out of the ceramic disc; and (d) an electrical connector for connecting an external power source to the electrode terminal, the electrical connector comprising: (i) first and second opposing pincer arms; (ii) a groove sized to fit around the second end of the electrode terminal, the groove having a longitudinal axis; and (iii) first and second sets of through holes for receiving a tightening assembly capable of tightening the pincer arms about the electrode terminal, the first set of through holes being in the first pincher arm and the second set of through holes being in the second pincher arm, and the first and second set of through holes being aligned along an axis that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the groove.