Patent ID: 6083364
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: C23C,G11B,H01J

Abstract:
A magnetron sputtering apparatus for single substrate processing comprising:a sputtering chamber wherein an airtight discharge space is provided,a magnetic field generating means located above said sputtering chamber,a target provided on an upper portion of said sputtering chamber to which is applied a magnetic field generated by said magnetic field generating means,a disk transport chamber providing an airtight space connected to said sputtering chamber through an opening formed in a bottom wall of said sputtering chamber,a disk pusher provided inside said disk transport chamber for transporting a disk substrate for forming sputter film thereon to the opening of said sputtering chamber and for rotating said disk substrate thereon,and a rotating center mask for contacting with an upper central portion of said disk substrate and being provided inside said sputtering chamber rotatively with the rotation of said disk substrate.