Apparatus and methods for distributing gas in a semiconductor process
chamber are provided. In an embodiment, a gas distributor for use in a
gas processing chamber comprises a body. The body includes a baffle with
a gas deflection surface to divert the flow of a gas from a first
direction to a second direction. The gas deflection surface comprises a
concave surface. The concave surface comprises at least about 75% of the
surface area of the gas deflection surface. The concave surface
substantially deflects the gas toward a chamber wall and provides
decreased metal atom contamination from the baffle so that season times
can be reduced.