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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:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Felsenthal, Marblehead, MA (US);
Chunghsin Lee, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Piero Sferlazzo, Marblehead, MA (US);
Assignee:
NEXX Systems Packaging, LLC, Wilmington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/435 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/435 ;
Abstract
A multi-layer sputter deposition chamber or cluster tool module is described. The sputter deposition chamber includes a plurality of magnetrons mounted on a rotatable member that defines an aperture. A predetermined one of the plurality of magnetrons is positionable proximate to a substrate in the sputter deposition chamber. A transport mechanism transports the substrate in a path of the sputtered ions in a first and a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction.