Guardian Industries Corporation

Armin Schmidt

Uwe Kriltz

Hendryk Richert

Roland Weidl

Gerald Janicke

Hans-Jurgen Tiller

Bernd Gruenler

A sputtering target includes an outer target tube, an inner support tube supporting a magnet carrier bar extending along substantially the entire length of the inner support tube; and a water cooling circuit including at least one passageway within the inner support tube with an inlet at one end thereof adapted to receive cooling water from an external source, at least one outlet aperture at an opposite end thereof opening to a cooling plenum radially between the inner support tube and the outer target tube; and a baffle comprising a substantially flat plate attached to the inner support tube adjacent the opposite end, the plate extending radially within the plenum between the inner support tube and the outer target tube and having an array of flow apertures therein.

Sputtering target and method/apparatus for cooling the target

A sputtering target comprising an outer target tube, an inner support tube supporting a magnet carrier extending along substantially the entire length of the inner support tube; and a water cooling circuit including at least one passageway within the inner support tube with an inlet at one end thereof adapted to receive cooling water from an external source, at least one outlet aperture at an opposite end thereof opening to a cooling chamber radially between the inner support tube and the outer target tube; and a plurality of spiral vane segments attached to an outer surface of the inner support tube.

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Zeulenroda, Germany

Armin Schmidt