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Sputtering apparatus

US8512530B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2010
Grant dateAug 20, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J37/345
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sputtering apparatus includes a process chamber having first and second regions, a metal target inside the process chamber, a target transfer unit inside the process chamber, the target transfer unit being configured to move the metal target between the first and second regions, a substrate holder in the second region of the process chamber, and a magnetic assembly in the first region of the process chamber, the magnetic assembly being interposed between the target transfer unit and a wall of the process chamber.

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