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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1998
Kazuho Sone, Chiba, JP;
Nobumasa Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A film forming apparatus for forming a minute thin film at a high depositing rate, which comprises a substrate holding means for holding a substrate, a target holding means for holding a target, a gas supply means for supplying a sputtering gas for sputtering the target into a reaction chamber, and an electric power supply means for supplying an electric power for causing an electric discharge between the target and the substrate, wherein a partition member having a plurality of openings provided between the target and the substrate, and wherein means for supplying a reaction gas and a microwave are provided in a space between the partition member and the substrate.