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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1987
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald M Mintz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Varian Associates, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
204298 ; 20419212 ;
Abstract
A first target for a magnetron sputter device has a planar annular emitting surface bounded by an inner radius R1 and an outer radius R2. A second target has a concave emitting surface defined by a side wall of a frustum of a cone. The second target is limited by an inner radius R3 and outer radius R4. R3 is greater than R2. Each target element has pins in diametrically opposite holes to assist in holding the target elements in situ in bayonet slots in the sputter device. The targets are fit closely in cooling rings so that as the targets heat during operation, thermal expansion of the targets assists thermal conduction into the cooling rings.