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Patent US5961793 - Method of reducing generation of particulate matter in a sputtering chamber - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn RF coil for a plasma chamber in a semiconductor fabrication system is conditioned to reduce shedding of particulate matter onto the workpiece. In the illustrated embodiment, the coil is sputtered prior to sputtering the target so as to remove oxides and other contaminants from the surface of the coil....http://www.google.com/patents/US5961793?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5961793 - Method of reducing generation of particulate matter in a sputtering chamberAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS5961793 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/741,708Publication dateOct 5, 1999Filing dateOct 31, 1996Priority dateOct 31, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP0840351A2, EP0840351A3Publication number08741708, 741708, US 5961793 A, US 5961793A, US-A-5961793, US5961793 A, US5961793AInventorsKenny K. NganOriginal AssigneeApplied Materials, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (80), Non-Patent Citations (69), Referenced by (38), Classifications (19), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod of reducing generation of particulate matter in a sputtering chamber
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