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Microwave energized deposition process wherein the deposition is carried out at a pressure less than the pressure of the minimum point on the deposition system's Paschen curve

US5231048A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 1991
Grant dateJul 27, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/0262
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The glow discharge deposition of thin film materials is most advantageously carried out at a pressure which is less than the pressure of the minimum point on the deposition system's Paschen curve and at a power which is in excess of the minimum power required to sustain a deposition plasma at the particular process pressure.

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