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Apparatus for the simultaneous deposition by physical vapor deposition and chemical vapor deposition and method therefor

US6186090A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 1999
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 4, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C16/545
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Apparatus and method for the vacuum deposition of at least two different layers of thin film material onto a substrate by two different vacuum deposition processes. Also disclosed is a novel linear applicator for using microwave enhanced CVD to uniformly deposit a thin film of material over an elongated substrate.

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