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Apparatus and method for selectively and controllably electrically biasing a plurality of substrates on a pallet

US6843892B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 7, 2002
Grant dateJan 18, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23C14/50
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An in-line, multi-station apparatus including an improved pallet for transporting a plurality of workpieces/substrates through the apparatus, the pallet comprising: Embodiments include in-line apparatus for performing bias sputtering of electrically conductive thin films on insulative substrates in the manufacture of multi-layer magnetic and/or magneto-optical recording media.

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