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(43) Date of publication: 02.07.2014 Bulletin 2014/27 (21) Application number: 11749406.2 (22) Date of filing: 25.08.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C23C 14/04(2006.01) C23C 8/04(2006.01) C23C 2/00(2006.01) C23C 4/00(2006.01) C23C 16/04(2006.01) C23C 10/04(2006.01) C23C 4/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2011/064670 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/026493 (28.02.2013 Gazette 2013/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (71) Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)	(72) Inventors: HANIKA, Markus 86899 Landsberg (DE) LINDENBERG, Ralph 63654 Büdingen-Rinderbügen (DE) ZENGEL, Claus 63785 Obernburg (DE) (74) Representative: Zimmermann & Partner  Josephspitalstr. 15 80331 München 80331 München (DE)