摘要:
For coating substrates (S) having along their surfaces to be coated high aspect ratio vias, a sputtering system has a sputtering source arrangement, which includes a first DC pulse operated magnetron sub-source (1203) and a second frame-shaped magnetron sub-source (1213) which latter is arranged, in the system, between the substrate (S) and the first magnetron sub-source (1203). The second magnetron sub-source (1213) may be operated in DC, pulsed DC, thereby also HIPIMS mode. The first magnetron sub-source (1203) is advantageously also operated in HIPIMS mode. The substrate (S) is biased by an Rf power source (1253).
摘要:
Vias of at least approx. 1:1 aspect ratio in substrates are filled with material which exhibits a thermally driven amorphous/crystalline phase change. This is performed within a vacuum process chamber (50a). During a first timespan the material is sputter-deposited by DC sputtering from a material target (60). In a subsequent timespan a void, which may remain in the via as material covered by the addressed sputtering, is opened by means of etching performed with the help of an inductively coupled plasma generated by an Rf driven electric coil (40) and applying to the substrate (52) with the via an Rf bias.
摘要:
The present invention concerns a method of pulsed bipolar sputtering, the method comprising the steps of: - applying a sputtering pulse (-) during a first period of time (T-) / and - applying a revers voltage pulse during a subsequent second period of time (T+). The step of applying the revers voltage pulse comprises controlling, in particular adjusting, the timing of the revers voltage pulse (T+). This way high quality sputtering is achieved, in particular for sputtering temperature sensitive materials.
摘要:
The present invention is related to directional material deposition in physical vapor deposition (PVD) technology. In particular, the invention concerns PVD apparatus, which comprises : - a vacuum tight outer vessel accommodating a material source, - at least two substrates arranged to define a substrate plane spaced apart from said material source, - said substrates facing the material source with a surface to be treated. The diameter of this material source is smaller, in particular significantly smaller, than the diameter of any of the substrates. This way a narrow angular distribution and a high level of uniformity is achieved at low substrate temperature.