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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Wirz, Waldernbach, DE;
Assignee:
Leybold Aktiengesellschaft, Hanau, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
20419215 ; 20419221 ; 20429806 ; 20429807 ; 20429811 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for reactive sputtering of an electrically resistive coating onto a planar substrate includes a magnetron cathode with a planar target of a metal which forms one component of the coating. The reaction gas, which provides another component of the coating, is released as close as possible to the target, but outside of its outline. The distance 'a' between the target surface and the substrate surface is less than 60 mm, and a mask system is provided at a distance 'd' from the substrate which is less than half the distance 'a'. The density of reaction gas particles in front of the substrate is thus increased, resulting in a high deposition rate.