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Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2021
Applicant:

AU Optronics Corporation, Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Chun-Yueh Hou, Hsinchu, TW;

Hao-An Chuang, Hsinchu, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/50 (2006.01); H01J 37/34 (2006.01); C23C 14/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/3435 (2013.01); C23C 14/3407 (2013.01); C23C 14/50 (2013.01); C23C 14/505 (2013.01);
Abstract

A sputtering equipment is adapted for sputtering substrates, where each of the substrates includes two opposite main surfaces and side surfaces connecting the two main surfaces. The sputtering equipment includes a cavity, at least one target set and a carrier box. The at least one target set is disposed in the cavity, the target set includes targets, and the targets are staggered at both side surfaces of an axis. The carrier box is movably disposed so as to enter and exit the cavity, and includes substrate accommodating grooves. The substrates are adapted for being placed in the substrate accommodating grooves of the carrier box, and at least one side surface of each of the substrates is located outside the carrier box and protrudes toward the at least one target set.


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