Patent ID: 11948784
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  C | IPC C  H

Claim 12:
13. A physical vapor deposition (PVD) chamber, comprising:
a pedestal disposed within a processing region of the PVD chamber, the pedestal having an upper surface that is configured to support a substrate thereon;
a first motor coupled to the pedestal, the first motor configured to rotate the pedestal about a first axis that is perpendicular to at least a portion of the upper surface of the pedestal;
a lid assembly comprising a first target, wherein
a surface of the first target defines a portion of the processing region, and comprises a first target material;
a surface area of the upper surface of the pedestal is greater than a surface area of the surface of the first target; and
the surface of the first target is tilted at a first angle in relation to a plane of the upper surface of the pedestal; and

a first magnetron disposed over a portion of the first target, and in a region of the lid assembly that is maintained at atmospheric pressure;
a first actuator configured to oscillate the first magnetron in a radial direction that extends from a central axis of the PVD chamber;
a second actuator configured to oscillate the first magnetron in a circumferential direction centered about a second axis;
a hinge that is directly coupled to both the first actuator and the second actuator; and
a computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor of a system, cause the system to simultaneously and independently cause:
the first motor to rotate the pedestal about the first axis;
the first actuator to oscillate the first magnetron in the radial direction; and
the second actuator to oscillate the first magnetron in the circumferential direction.