Miniature pulsed vacuum arc plasma gun and apparatus for thin-film fabrication
Abstract
A miniature (dime-size in cross-section) vapor vacuum arc plasma gun is described for use in an apparatus to produce thin films. Any conductive material can be layered as a film on virtually any substrate. Because the entire apparatus can easily be contained in a small vacuum chamber, multiple dissimilar layers can be applied without risk of additional contamination. The invention has special applications in semiconductor manufacturing.
- Inventors:
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- Berkeley, CA
- Richmond, CA
- Emmeryville, CA
- El Cerrito, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871998
- Patent Number(s):
- 5841236
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL C23C - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- miniature; pulsed; vacuum; plasma; gun; apparatus; thin-film; fabrication; dime-size; cross-section; vapor; described; produce; films; conductive; material; layered; film; virtually; substrate; entire; easily; contained; chamber; multiple; dissimilar; layers; applied; risk; additional; contamination; special; applications; semiconductor; manufacturing; vacuum chamber; conductive material; plasma gun; vapor vacuum; semiconductor manufacturing; special applications; special application; dissimilar layers; /315/204/
Citation Formats
Brown, Ian G, MacGill, Robert A, Galvin, James E, Ogletree, David F, and Salmeron, Miquel. Miniature pulsed vacuum arc plasma gun and apparatus for thin-film fabrication. United States: N. p., 1998.
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author = {Brown, Ian G and MacGill, Robert A and Galvin, James E and Ogletree, David F and Salmeron, Miquel},
abstractNote = {A miniature (dime-size in cross-section) vapor vacuum arc plasma gun is described for use in an apparatus to produce thin films. Any conductive material can be layered as a film on virtually any substrate. Because the entire apparatus can easily be contained in a small vacuum chamber, multiple dissimilar layers can be applied without risk of additional contamination. The invention has special applications in semiconductor manufacturing.},
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