Title:
TEXTURED-METASTABLE ALUMINUM ALLOY SPUTTER TARGETS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003066929
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An aluminum alloy sputter target having a sputter target face for sputtering the sputter target. The sputter target face has a textured-metastable grain structure. The textured-metastable grain structure has a grain orientation ratio of at least 35 percent (200) orientation. The textured-metastable grain structure is stable during sputtering of the sputter target. The textured-metastable grain structure has a grain size of less than 5 µm.
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Inventors:
PERRY ANDREW C
GILMAN PAUL S
VAN DEN SYPE JAAK STEFAAN
GILMAN PAUL S
VAN DEN SYPE JAAK STEFAAN
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/033717
Publication Date:
October 23, 2003
Filing Date:
October 23, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY INC (US)
International Classes:
C22C21/12; C22F1/00; C22F1/04; C23C14/34; C22F1/057; (IPC1-7): C23C14/34; C22C21/00; C22C21/02; C22C21/04; C22C21/12; B08B7/00; B08B7/02; B44C1/22
Foreign References:
US20010054457A1 | 2001-12-27 | |||
US6171455B1 | 2001-01-09 | |||
US6126791A | 2000-10-03 | |||
US5809393A | 1998-09-15 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1444378A4
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