Patent ID: 7311874

Claim:
A method of fabricating a sputter target, comprising the steps of: homogenously blending a plurality of powders including at least a first powder and a second powder, the first powder comprised of chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), ruthenium (Ru), nickel (Ni), or iron (Fe), the second powder comprised of boron (B), carbon (C), a nitrogen (N)-containing material, a boride, a carbide, a nitride, or a silicide, the second powder having a particle size of between 0.01 microns and 50 microns, the first powder comprising at least 15 atomic percent or greater; canning the blended plurality of powders to form a substantially non-segregated encapsulated powdered material mix; pressing the encapsulated powdered material mix to form a billet; and machining the billet to form a sputter target.