Patent ID: 6143149
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: C23C,H01J

Abstract:
A sputtering apparatus, comprising:a chamber having gas ports for gas intake and exhaust;a wafer holder in said chamber;a target electrode in said chamber opposite said wafer holder, said target electrode comprising an electrically conductive circular disc that is divided into plural electrically separated first sectors that each have radial sides and an end that is a portion of an arc of a periphery of said circular disc, and a radially extending electrical insulator that electrically separates said first sectors from each other;a target in said chamber on said target electrode between said target electrode and said wafer holder, said target comprising a circular disc of sputtering target material that is divided into plural second sectors by a radially extending, electrically insulating frame, each of said second sectors corresponding to and being electrically connected to a respective one of said first sectors, said electrically insulating frame being aligned with said electrical insulator of said target electrode;a shield plate comprising radially extending plate members that are each aligned with a respective portion of said electrically insulating frame and that are arranged between said target and said wafer holder to divide said chamber into plural sputtering chambers that are each associated with a different one of said second sectors of said target; anda power source connected to each of said first sectors of said target electrode to separately control a voltage applied to each of said first sectors.