LINEAR SCANNING SPUTTERING SYSTEM AND METHOD

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20130112546A1
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13667976

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A sputtering system having a processing chamber with an inlet port and an outlet port, and a sputtering target positioned on a wall of the processing chamber. A movable magnet arrangement is positioned behind the sputtering target and reciprocally slides behinds the target. A conveyor continuously transports substrates at a constant speed past the sputtering target, such that at any given time, several substrates face the target between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The movable magnet arrangement slides at a speed that is at least several times faster than the constant speed of the conveyor. A rotating zone is defined behind the leading edge and trailing edge of the target, wherein the magnet arrangement decelerates when it enters the rotating zone and accelerates as it reverses direction of sliding within the rotating zone.

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INTEVAC INC3560 BASSETT STREET SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bluck, Terry Santa Clara, US 86 2628
Brown, David Ward Pleasanton, US 11 211
Pederson, Terry Sunnyvale, US 7 453
Shah, Vinay San Mateo, US 38 1783

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