Patent ID: 8377269

Claim:
A sputtering apparatus comprising: a target disposed inside a vacuum chamber in a manner to lie opposite to a substrate to be processed; a magnet assembly which forms a magnetic field in front of a sputtering surface of the target; a first power supply which charges the target with a negative DC potential; an electrode which is disposed inside the vacuum chamber in a manner to enclose a space in front of the sputtering surface between the target and the substrate; and a second power supply which charges the electrode with a positive DC potential, wherein a first coil is disposed on a rear side of the sputtering surface of the target, the first coil being electrically connected between the first power supply and an output to the target, wherein, when the target is charged with a negative potential by the first power supply, the first coil is electrically charged, whereby a magnetic field is generated in front of the sputtering surface, wherein a second coil is disposed along a side wall of the vacuum chamber, the second coil being electrically connected between the second power supply and an output to the electrode, and wherein, when the electrode is charged with a positive potential by the second power supply, the second coil is electrically charged, whereby a magnetic field is generated in front of the sputtering surface.