CA2089645C - Method of enhancing the performance of a magnetron sputtering target - Google Patents

Method of enhancing the performance of a magnetron sputtering target

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CA2089645C
CA2089645C CA 2089645 CA2089645A CA2089645C CA 2089645 C CA2089645 C CA 2089645C CA 2089645 CA2089645 CA 2089645 CA 2089645 A CA2089645 A CA 2089645A CA 2089645 C CA2089645 C CA 2089645C
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target
sputtering
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electromagnet
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Steven D. Hurwitt
Arnold J. Aronson
Charles Van Nutt
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Tokyo Electron Ltd
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Materials Research Corp
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C14/00—Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material
    • C23C14/22—Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the process of coating
    • C23C14/34—Sputtering
    • C23C14/3435—Applying energy to the substrate during sputtering
    • C23C14/345—Applying energy to the substrate during sputtering using substrate bias
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C14/00—Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material
    • C23C14/22—Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the process of coating
    • C23C14/34—Sputtering
    • C23C14/35—Sputtering by application of a magnetic field, e.g. magnetron sputtering
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J37/00—Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
    • H01J37/32—Gas-filled discharge tubes
    • H01J37/34—Gas-filled discharge tubes operating with cathodic sputtering
    • H01J37/3402—Gas-filled discharge tubes operating with cathodic sputtering using supplementary magnetic fields
    • H01J37/3405—Magnetron sputtering

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Physical Vapour Deposition (AREA)
CA 2089645 1990-08-29 1991-08-22 Method of enhancing the performance of a magnetron sputtering target Expired - Fee Related CA2089645C (en)

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US57556190A 1990-08-29 1990-08-29
US575,561 1990-08-29

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CA2089645A1 CA2089645A1 (en) 1992-03-01
CA2089645C true CA2089645C (en) 1998-05-05

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EP (1) EP0546052A1 (ja)
JP (1) JP3315113B2 (ja)
AU (1) AU8509491A (ja)
CA (1) CA2089645C (ja)
SG (1) SG50485A1 (ja)
WO (1) WO1992004483A1 (ja)

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DE9310565U1 (de) * 1993-07-15 1993-10-14 Balzers Hochvakuum GmbH, 65205 Wiesbaden Target für Kathodenzerstäubungsanlagen
DE59400046D1 (de) * 1994-04-07 1995-12-21 Balzers Hochvakuum Magnetronzerstäubungsquelle und deren Verwendung.
US8593051B2 (en) * 2007-03-02 2013-11-26 Nordiko Technical Services Limited Apparatus for producing a charged particle beam
GB201713385D0 (en) * 2017-08-21 2017-10-04 Gencoa Ltd Ion-enhanced deposition
WO2020083882A1 (en) * 2018-10-24 2020-04-30 Evatec Ag Liquid sputter target

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US4500409A (en) * 1983-07-19 1985-02-19 Varian Associates, Inc. Magnetron sputter coating source for both magnetic and non magnetic target materials
DE3569434D1 (en) * 1984-05-17 1989-05-18 Varian Associates Sputter coating source having plural target rings
US4842703A (en) * 1988-02-23 1989-06-27 Eaton Corporation Magnetron cathode and method for sputter coating

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JPH06502890A (ja) 1994-03-31
EP0546052A1 (en) 1993-06-16
WO1992004483A1 (en) 1992-03-19
AU8509491A (en) 1992-03-30
SG50485A1 (en) 1998-07-20
CA2089645A1 (en) 1992-03-01
JP3315113B2 (ja) 2002-08-19

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