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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2014
Applicant:

Tosoh Smd, Inc., Grove City, OH (US);

Inventors:

David B. Smathers, Columbus, OH (US);

Joseph W. Buckfeller, Powell, OH (US);

John Holeman, Powell, OH (US);

Justin K. Reed, Reynoldsburg, OH (US);

Assignee:

TOSOH SMD, INC., Grove City, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/34 (2006.01); B24C 1/08 (2006.01); B24C 1/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/56 (2006.01); H01J 37/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24C 1/08 (2013.01); B24C 1/003 (2013.01); C23C 14/3414 (2013.01); C23C 14/564 (2013.01); H01J 37/3417 (2013.01); H01J 37/3426 (2013.01); H01J 37/3435 (2013.01); H01J 37/3491 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods for treating texturized surfaces of sputter targets in order to improve adhesion and retention of deposited particles thereon. The target surfaces may first be texturized by a precursor texturizing method such as bead blasting, grit blasting, plasma spraying, or a twin-wire-arc spraying (TWAS) method. The thus textured surface is then sprayed or blasted with ice particles to form an optimized textured surface. The ice particles may comprise sublimable particles such as frozen carbon dioxide or dry ice. Also, argon may be used as exemplary ice particles.


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