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Sputtering apparatus for filling pores of a circular substrate

US6280585A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 3, 1997
Grant dateAug 28, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2237/3327
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A sputtering apparatus in which the distance between a target and a substrate is made to be at least greater than the diameter of the circular substrate wafer and an internal gas pressure level of a vacuum chamber is held to be not higher than 1.times.10.sup.-1 Pa during sputtering process, thereby capable of effectively filling pores provided on the substrate without generating dust and void spaces.

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