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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brett E. Huff, Fremont, CA (US);
Ken Schatz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mike Maxim, San Jose, CA (US);
William G. Petro, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, US;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/435 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 1/435 ;
Abstract
A sputter etch system and a method of conducting a sputter etch. The sputter etch system includes an etch chamber with a wafer pedestal having a top surface to support a wafer and a magnet configured to provide a continuous magnetic field directed at the top surface of the wafer pedestal.