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Thin film forming apparatus

US6051120A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 1998
Grant dateApr 18, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/3233
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a thin film forming apparatus in which plasma of high frequency is made of raw material gas in a film forming chamber 7, a thin film is formed on a surface of a substrate 12 in the film forming chamber 7 by the plasma of high frequency, and a characteristic of the thin film is controlled by irradiating ion beams 4 onto the surface of the substrate 12 at the same time, characterized in that: the substrate 12 is composed of a square plate having a regular square surface or a rectangular surface; and the thin film forming apparatus is provided with a high frequency electrode 13 for forming the plasma of high frequency into a cube or a rectangular parallelepiped to cover an overall surface of the substrate 12, on the surface side of the substrate 12.

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