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Reversing orientation of sputtering screen to avoid contamination

US5516403A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 1994
Grant dateMay 14, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/34
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sputtering apparatus deposits a layer of material on a substrate. The apparatus includes a screening member, such as a plate collimator or a tube collimator, located between the target and substrate. A motor drive reverses the respective positions of the two opposite sides of the screening device which respectively face the substrate and the target.

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