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Papers

  • Ionization cloud formation in rotary cathode plasma confinement

  • Exploration into Sputtered ITO Film Properties as a Function of Magnetic Field Strength

  • Practical limitations for the bi-polar pulse sputtering of Al2O3 with rotary magnetron targets using a reactive voltage controller

  • Rotary Cathode Sputtering Target Design Consideration

  • Rotary Cathodes Basics – Sputtering Target Materials and Process

  • Uniformity Optimization for Static Substrates Using the Swing DUO™ Software


Patents

  • Laser induced ionization of inert and reactive gasses for sputtering

    • US20240263297A1 · Filed Feb 8, 2023

  • Systems and methods for casting sputtering targets

    • US12134125B2 · Issued Nov 5, 2024

  • Thermally controlled magnetic fields optimization system for sputter deposition processes

    • US11908669B2 · Issued Feb 20, 2024

  • Systems and methods for additive manufacturing for the deposition of metal and ceramic materials

    • US11603589B2 · Issued Mar 14, 2023

  • Magnetic force release for sputtering sources with magnetic target materials

    • US10727034B2 · Issued Aug 28, 2020

  • Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) source

    • US9406487B2 · Issued Aug 2, 2016

  • Ion control for a plasma source

    • US 9,198,274 · Issued Nov 24, 2015

  • Rotatable magnetron sputtering with axially movable target electrode tube

    • US 8,535,490 · Issued Sep 17, 2013

  • Rotary magnetron magnet bar and apparatus containing the same for high target utilization

    • US US 20120261253 A1 · Filed Oct 26, 2010

Optimization Though Simulation

Simulation of plasma based processes builds a deeper understanding of the fundamental influences of magnetic fields, electric fields, molecular density, partial pressure, sputter yields, and secondalry electron yields in a sputteirng process. Validation for such simulations comes from characterizing the deposited fims and the target utilization.

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