(19)
(11) EP 1 504 138 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
15.04.2004

(43) Date of publication:
09.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/06

(21) Application number: 03731108.1

(22) Date of filing: 07.05.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C23C 16/30
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/014272
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/095702 (20.11.2003 Gazette 2003/47)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 08.05.2002 US 378799 P
22.11.2002 US 302375
22.11.2002 US 302393
08.04.2003 US 409887

(71) Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.
Santa Clara,California 95054 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MOGHADAM, Farhad D.
    Saratoga, CA 95070 (US)
  • ZHAO, Jun
    Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)
  • WEIDMAN, Timothy
    Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)
  • ROBERTS, Rick J.
    Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)
  • XIA, Li-Qun
    Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)
  • DEMOS, Alexandros T.
    San Ramon, CA 94583 (US)
  • ZHU, Wen H.
    Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US)
  • HUANG, Tzu-Fang
    San Jose, CA 95138 (US)
  • LI, Lihua
    San Jose, CA 95132 (US)
  • YIEH, Ellie Y.
    San Jose, CA 95138 (US)
  • ZHENG, Yi
    San Jose, CA 95128 (US)
  • NEMANI, Srinivas D.
    Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US)
  • HOLLAR, Eric
    Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)
  • YIM, Kang Sub
    Mountain View, CA 94041 (US)
  • NGUYEN, Son Van
    Los Gatos, CA 95032 (US)
  • D'CRUZ, Lester A.
    San Jose, CA 95128 (US)
  • KIM, Troy
    Mountain View, CA 94041 (US)
  • SUGIARTO, Dian
    Sunnyvale, CA 94097 (US)
  • LEE, Peter Wai-Man
    San Jose, CA 95129 (US)
  • M'SAAD, Hichem
    Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US)
  • TAM, Melissa M.
    Fremont, CA 94536 (US)

(74) Representative: Bayliss, Geoffrey Cyril et al
BOULT WADE TENNANT,Verulam Gardens70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


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