Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090114528 | SPUTTER COATING DEVICE AND COATING METHOD - A magnet/target assembly | 05-07-2009 |
20110079508 | METHOD FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE AND COATER - A method is provided for coating substrates with at least one cathode assembly having a rotatable target, the rotatable target being provided with at least one magnet assembly positioned there within. The method includes providing a potential difference between the substrate and the rotatable target that is varied over time during coating. Further, the method may include positioning the magnet assembly with respect to the rotatable target so that the magnet assembly is asymmetrically aligned with respect to a plane perpendicularly extending from the substrate to the axis of the rotatable target for a predetermined first time interval. The magnet assembly is then moved to a second position that is also asymmetrically aligned. Further, a coater for coating substrates is provided including a cathode assembly with a rotatable curved target and two magnet assemblies positioned within the rotatable curved target. | 04-07-2011 |
20110089559 | METHOD AND INSTALLATION FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of producing a semiconductor device is provided, the semiconductor device including a substrate, a semiconductor layer and at least one metallization layer adjacent to at least one element chosen from the substrate and the semiconductor layer, the method including forming at least one metallization layer which, adjacent to at least one element chosen from the substrate and the semiconductor layer, includes oxygen. | 04-21-2011 |
20110100799 | SPUTTER DEPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A sputter deposition system adapted for depositing a thin film onto a substrate surface is provided. The system includes a cathode assembly having at least two cathode targets opposing the substrate surface and adapted for providing cathode material for forming the thin film. A plasma source is adapted for generating a plasma for sputtering cathode material off the at least two cathode targets. A magnetic field generator is adapted for providing a magnetic field which is controllable independently of the plasma source such that such that a difference between high deposition rate portions and low deposition rate portions is compensated by the action of the magnetic field on charged particle movements. | 05-05-2011 |
20110120862 | ANODE ROD FOR A SPUTTERING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to an anode rod for a sputtering system comprising a target, a lateral surface area of the anode rod is at least 2 times greater than the lateral surface area of the a circular cylinder having the same volume. Further, the present disclosure relates to a sputtering system comprising at least one anode rod, wherein the anode rod having a lateral surface area that is at least 2 times greater than the lateral surface area of the a circular cylinder having the same volume, and at least one sputtering cathode assembly comprising a backing device selected of the group consisting of a backing plate for a planar target, and a target backing tube for a rotatable cylindrical target. | 05-26-2011 |
20120080309 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A LAYER OF SPUTTERED MATERIAL - The present disclosure describes a method of coating a substrate, the method including forming a layer of sputtered material on the substrate. Forming the layer of sputtered material may include: sputtering material from at least one target over the substrate; varying the relative position between the at least one target and the substrate to a first position (I), which first position is maintained for a predetermined first time interval; and varying the relative position between the at least one target and the substrate to a second position (II), which second position is maintained for a predetermined second time interval. The present disclosure further describes a system for coating a substrate. | 04-05-2012 |
20120273343 | METHOD FOR COATING A SUBSTRATE AND COATER - A method is provided for coating a substrate ( | 11-01-2012 |
20130284590 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A LAYER OF SPUTTERED MATERIAL - The present disclosure describes a method of coating a substrate, the method including forming a layer of sputtered material on the substrate. Forming the layer of sputtered material may include: sputtering material from at least one rotatable target over the substrate; varying the relative position between the at least one target and the substrate. In addition, the present disclosure describes varying the distance between a target and a substrate during the sputter process. The present disclosure further describes a system for coating a substrate. | 10-31-2013 |
20140332369 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL RACETRACK ROTARY CATHODE FOR PVD ARRAY APPLICATIONS - A cathode assembly for a sputter deposition apparatus and a method for coating a substrate is provided. The cathode assembly has a coating side for coating on a substrate. Further, the cathode assembly includes a rotary target assembly adapted for rotating a target material around a rotary axis; at least a first magnet having an inner magnet pole and at least one outer magnet poles and being adapted for generating one or more plasma regions. The cathode assembly has a first angular coordinate for a magnet pole, the magnet pole being provided for the coating side, and a second angular coordinate for a further magnet pole, the magnet pole being provided for the coating side; wherein the first angular coordinate and the second angular coordinate define an angle a larger than about 20 degrees and smaller than about 160 degrees. | 11-13-2014 |