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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joachim Szczyrbowski, Goldbach, DE;
Götz Teschner, Hanau, DE;
Anton Zmelty, Hösbach, DE;
Jürgen Bruch, Hammersbach, DE;
Dietmar Marquardt, Erlensee, DE;
Assignee:
Unaxis Deutschland Holding GmbH, Hanau, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/434 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/434 ;
Abstract
A sputtering electrode is switched between two power values at a constant reactive gas flow rate which is selected so that the target of the sputtering electrode is in the metallic mode at the first power value while in the oxide mode at a second power value.