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Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2009
Applicants:

Youming LI, San Jose, CA (US);

Jeffrey Birkmeyer, San Jose, CA (US);

Takamichi Fujii, Minami-Ashigara, JP;

Takayuki Naono, Kanagawa-ken, JP;

Yoshikazu Hishinuma, Kanagawa-ken, JP;

Inventors:

Youming Li, San Jose, CA (US);

Jeffrey Birkmeyer, San Jose, CA (US);

Takamichi Fujii, Minami-Ashigara, JP;

Takayuki Naono, Kanagawa-ken, JP;

Yoshikazu Hishinuma, Kanagawa-ken, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/34 (2006.01); C23C 14/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of physical vapor deposition includes applying a radio frequency signal to a cathode in a physical vapor deposition apparatus, wherein the cathode includes a sputtering target, electrically connecting a chuck in the physical vapor deposition apparatus to an impedance matching network, wherein the chuck supports a substrate, and wherein the impedance matching network includes at least one capacitor, and depositing material from the sputtering target onto the substrate.


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