摘要:
An amorphous soft magnetic thin film material for forming shielding and keeper applications in MRAM devices. The amorphous soft magnetic material may be deposited using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) in the presence of a magnetic field, in order to form shielding layers and keepers in a multi-layer metallization process. The soft magnetic material may be an amorphous metallic alloy, such as CoZrX, where X may be Ta, Nb, Pd and/or Rh.
摘要:
An amorphous soft magnetic thin film material for forming shielding and keeper applications in MRAM devices. The amorphous soft magnetic material may be deposited using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) in the presence of a magnetic field, in order to form shielding layers and keepers in a multi-layer metallization process. The soft magnetic material may be an amorphous metallic alloy, such as CoZrX, where X may be Ta, Nb, Pd and/or Rh.
摘要:
An apparatus for fabricating a conformal thin film on a substrate are disclosed. The apparatus includes a top shield having a top surface and a bottom surface and a bottom shield having an aperture formed therein and a thickness. The bottom shield is coupled to the bottom surface of the top shield such that the top shield covers the aperture. The apparatus further includes a substrate holder that may hold a substrate. The substrate holder is in contact with the bottom shield such that a reaction chamber is formed having a volume defined by the aperture and the thickness of the bottom shield.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for fabricating a conformal thin film on a substrate are disclosed. The method includes introducing a gas from a gas inlet into an expansion volume associated with an atomic layer deposition (ALD) system. The gas is flowed through a diffuser plate adjacent to the expansion volume and a reaction chamber. The diffuser plate includes a protrusion located opposite the gas inlet and the protrusion reduces turbulence in the expansion volume.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for fabricating a conformal thin film on a substrate are disclosed. The method includes introducing a gas from a gas inlet into an expansion volume associated with an atomic layer deposition (ALD) system. The gas is flowed through a diffuser plate adjacent to the expansion volume and a reaction chamber. The diffuser plate includes a protrusion located opposite the gas inlet and the protrusion reduces turbulence in the expansion volume.
摘要:
A nanolaminate thin film and a method for forming the same using atomic layer deposition are disclosed. The method includes forming an aluminum oxide layer having a first thickness on at least a portion of a substrate surface by sequentially pulsing a first precursor and a first reactant into an enclosure containing the substrate. A layer of silicon dioxide is formed on at least a portion of the aluminum oxide layer by sequentially pulsing a second precursor and a second reactant into the enclosure to form a nanolaminate thin film.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for decreasing deposition time of a thin film are disclosed. The apparatus includes a removable shield assembly disposed in a vacuum chamber. The shield assembly forms an enclosure to house a substrate during an ALD process. A gas line coupled to the shield assembly introduces a gas into the enclosure to form a thin film on a surface of the substrate. A final valve is associated with the gas line and located proximate the shield assembly such that placement of the final valve with respect to the shield assembly provides fast delivery of the gas into the enclosure.
摘要:
A method and system for providing a magnetic transducer is described. The method and system include providing a seed layer and providing at least one adjustment layer on the seed layer. The method and system also include providing a hard bias structure on the at least one adjustment layer. The seed layer has a first template including a first template dimension and a first texture. The at least one adjustment layer has a second template including a second template dimension and a second texture. The hard bias structure has a third template including a third template dimension and a third texture. The second template is between the first template and the third template.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a sputter deposition system and to methods of use thereof for processing substrates using planetary sputter deposition methods. The sputter deposition system includes a deposition chamber having an azimuthal axis. A rotatable member is situated in the chamber and includes a plurality of magnetrons provided thereon. Each magnetron includes a corresponding one of a plurality of sputtering targets. The rotatable member is configured to position each of the magnetrons to direct sputtered material from the corresponding one of the sputtering targets to a deposition zone defined in the deposition chamber. A transport mechanism is situated in the deposition chamber and includes an arm rotatable about the azimuthal axis. A substrate holder is attached to the arm of the transport mechanism and supports the substrate as the arm rotates the substrate holder to intersect the deposition zone for depositing sputtered material on the substrate.
摘要:
A method and system for fabricating a magnetic transducer is described. A magnetic junction is defined from the magnetoresistive stack. The magnetic junction has a top and a plurality of sides. The step of defining the magnetic junction redeposits a portion of the magnetoresistive stack and forms fencing adjacent to the top of the magnetic junction. At least one hard bias structure is provided after the magnetic junction is defined. A first portion of the at least one hard bias structure is substantially adjacent to the magnetoresistive junction in a track-width direction. The magnetic junction is ion beam planarized, thereby substantially removing the fencing.