Differentially-pumped material processing system
First Claim
1. A differentially pumped deposition system comprising:
- a. a deposition source that is positioned in a first chamber, the deposition source generating deposition flux comprising neutral atoms and molecules;
b. a shield defining an aperture that is positioned in a path of the deposition flux, the shield passing the deposition flux through the aperture and substantially blocking the deposition flux from propagating past the shield everywhere else;
c. a substrate support that is positioned in a second chamber adjacent to the shield;
a pressure in the second chamber being lower than a pressure in the first chamber; and
d. a dual-scanning system that scans the substrate support relative to the aperture with a rotational motion and a translational motion.
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Abstract
A differentially pumped deposition system is described that includes a deposition source, such as a magnetron sputtering source, that is positioned in a first chamber. The deposition source generates deposition flux comprising neutral atoms and molecules. A shield that defines an aperture is positioned in the path of the deposition flux. The shield passes the deposition flux though the aperture and substantially blocks the deposition flux from propagating past the shield everywhere else. A substrate support is positioned in the second chamber adjacent to the shield. The pressure in the second chamber is lower than a pressure in the first chamber. A dual-scanning system scans the substrate support relative to the aperture with a first and a second motion, thereby improving uniformity of the deposited thin fill.
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42 Claims
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1. A differentially pumped deposition system comprising:
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a. a deposition source that is positioned in a first chamber, the deposition source generating deposition flux comprising neutral atoms and molecules;
b. a shield defining an aperture that is positioned in a path of the deposition flux, the shield passing the deposition flux through the aperture and substantially blocking the deposition flux from propagating past the shield everywhere else;
c. a substrate support that is positioned in a second chamber adjacent to the shield;
a pressure in the second chamber being lower than a pressure in the first chamber; and
d. a dual-scanning system that scans the substrate support relative to the aperture with a rotational motion and a translational motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of depositing a uniform thin film, the method comprising:
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a. generating deposition flux at a first pressure;
b. exposing a substrate to the deposition flux, the substrate being at a second pressure, wherein the second pressure is lower than the first pressure; and
c. scanning the substrate relative to the deposition flux with a rotational motion and a translational motion, wherein a scan rate of the rotational motion is greater than a scan rate of the translational motion, thereby depositing a substantially uniform thin film onto the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An ion beam assisted deposition system comprising:
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a. a deposition source that is positioned in a first chamber, the deposition source generating deposition flux comprising neutral atoms and molecules;
b. a substrate support that is positioned in a second chamber;
a pressure in the second chamber being lower than a pressure in the first chamber; and
c. an ion source that generates an ion beam, the ion source being positioned in the second chamber so that the ion beam strikes a deposition area on the substrate support. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of out-of-phase ion beam assisted deposition, the method comprising:
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a. generating deposition flux at a first pressure;
b. depositing the deposition flux onto a substrate at a second pressure, wherein the second pressure is lower than the first pressure; and
c. exposing the substrate to an ion beam, wherein the ion beam does not overlap with the deposition flux. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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