Lucent Technologies Inc.

At+t Corp.

David C Wojewoda

Paul Stephan Bedrosian

Dennis L Krause

Richard G Witty

Harold Allan Simpson

James L Brandner

James Francis Moss

An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding system includes one or more electrically conductive gaskets placed between electronic circuit cards in a card rack. The conductive gaskets are affixed to circuit cards to form a conductive shield, at the end of the card rack that is nearest the door of the cabinet in which the card racks are mounted. A gasket is attached to each circuit card within a rack, the gasket &ldquo;filling&rdquo; the space between the faceplates of two adjacent circuit cards.

Apparatus and method for electromagnetic shielding

A removable transistor clamping fixture is disclosed which comprises an outer housing with a crosspiece configured to sit on top of the transistor. A U-shaped plunger straddles the crosspiece and has feet configured to rest on top of the transistor leads. One or more compression spring are placed between the top of the plunger and a coverplate so as to bias the plunger in a downward manner. When the clamping fixture is placed over a transistor, the crosspiece holds the transistor in place while the plunger feet apply a uniform downward pressure on the transistor leads of sufficient force to place the leads in electrical contact with an underlying printed circuit board. The clamping unit can be made largely from a plastic having a low dielectric constant to reduce the effect of the clamping fixture on the transistor's behavior.

Transistor clamping fixture

A magnetron sputtering apparatus is disclosed having a cooling block including an inner conduit. A target is provided having first and second grooves in a first surface thereof. At least a portion of the first surface of the target is in contact with a first surface of the cooling block. A first pole piece is positioned within the first groove, and a second pole piece is positioned within the second groove. A first magnet is provided having a first polarity in contact with the first pole piece. A second magnet is provided having the opposite polarity of the first magnet in contact with the second pole piece. A plate is provided in contact with a second surface of the cooling block and the first and second magnets. Means are provided for supplying a coolant to the inner conduit of the cooling block and for applying a voltage to the cooling block. The first and second pole pieces conduct a magnetic flux produced by the first and second magnets towards an opposite second surface of the target.

Method and apparatus for planar magnetron sputtering

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Londonderry, NH, United States of America

David C Wojewoda