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Magnetron sputtering cathode with magnet disposed between two yoke plates

US6338781B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 1999
Grant dateJan 15, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/3458
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for cathode sputtering for producing coatings on a substrate by means of a sputtering cathode, which can be arranged in a vacuum chamber and comprises pole shoes, a target and at least one magnet or ring magnet 9 arranged concentrically with respect to the center axis of the sputtering cathode, wherein a divided yoke is arranged axially symmetrically with respect to the center axis of the sputtering cathode.

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