Collimator for a physical vapor deposition chamber
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Claims
The ornamental design for a collimator for a physical vapor deposition chamber, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 12, 2022
Date of Patent: Aug 13, 2024
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. (Santa Clara, CA)
Inventors: Fuhong Zhang (San Jose, CA), Martin Lee Riker (Round Rock, TX), Suhas Bangalore Umesh (Sunnyvale, CA), Madan Kumar Shimoga Mylarappa (Bengaluru)
Primary Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski
Assistant Examiner: Justin M. Donaldson
Application Number: 29/822,866