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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2021
Oem Group, Llc, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Marc-Andre Lariviere, Mesa, AZ (US);
Juan M. Rios Reyes, Exeter, CA (US);
Nitin Choudhary, Mesa, AZ (US);
Chao Li, Chandler, AZ (US);
Brendan V. Trang, La Puente, CA (US);
Christian K. Forgey, Round Rock, TX (US);
Michael S. Correra, Staten Island, NY (US);
William W. Senseman, Chandler, AZ (US);
OEM Group, LLC, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a magnetron system, comprising a baseplate assembly. The baseplate assembly defining a housing portion and a power feedthrough. A sputtering target is disposed within the housing portion of the baseplate assembly. An electromagnetic assembly is disposed within the housing portion of the baseplate assembly. The electromagnetic assembly comprising a plurality of electromagnet pairs and a plurality of magnet pairs, wherein the plurality of electromagnet pairs and the plurality of magnet pairs are arranged in an alternating order such that at least one electromagnet pair of the plurality of electromagnet pairs is juxtapositioned between two magnet pairs of the plurality of magnet pairs, and at least one magnet pair of the plurality of magnet pairs is juxtapositioned between two electromagnet pairs of the plurality of electromagnet pairs.