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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1991
Minoru Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a method for depositing a thin film on a substrate placed in a chamber by a sputtering process in which a target mounted on a cathode assembly is sputtered under predetermined ambient conditions in the chamber. The method includes the steps of: mounting a target, which is formed of a backing plate and a target plate directly connected to the backing plate, on the cathode assembly, the backing plate having a heat conductivity greater than that of the target plate; heating the target at a predetermined temperature at which residual gases absorbed on the target plate are removed therefrom; and activating the cathode assembly so that the target plate is sputtered. The target can also be formed of a backing plate, a spacer directly connected to the backing plate, and a target plate directly connected to the spacer, the spacer having a melting point greater than that of the target plate.