Abstract:
A coating apparatus for magnetic data storage disks is operable to transport a disk in a disk holding fixture from a first coating area to a second coating area via roller wheels along a first path. A wheel located along the first path between the first coating area and the second coating area within a sealed enclosure is adjusted such that deflection of the disk holding fixture when traversing the disk transport wheel is reduced, such as by adjusting a leadscrew coupled to the disk holding fixture and a frame of the disk coating apparatus. Adjustment is made with the disk coating apparatus sealed and under vacuum, as the position of the disk transport wheel being adjusted may be different under vacuum than under atmospheric pressure. Adjustment is verified by processing a test disk and measuring forces applied to the test disk during transport through the disk coating apparatus.
Abstract:
Provided herein is an apparatus comprising a deposition chamber with a cathode, and a means for creating an asymmetric field about the cathode.
Abstract:
A deposition system may have at least a substrate mounted within a sealed chamber. A radio frequency energy can be supplied to an inductive source affixed to the sealed chamber with the inductive source having an inductive coil surrounding a tube. Coupling the radio frequency energy into a gas pumped into the sealed chamber creates plasma to uniformly deposit a thin layer on a surface of the substrate.