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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alexander Leybovich, Hilliard, OH (US);
Assignee:
Tosoh SMD, Inc., Grove City, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/904 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/904 ;
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for non-destructive cleanliness evaluation in sputter targets using radio frequency waveform phase change and amplitude detection is disclosed. The apparatus acquires phase change and amplitude for a plurality of data points. The method disclosed for characterizing the sputter target material ( ) employs the phase change and amplitude magnitude data for calculating cleanliness factors and generating pareto histograms.