Elastomer bonding of large area sputtering target

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7550055
APP PUB NO 20060266643A1
SERIAL NO

11224221

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Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to sputtering targets used in semiconductor manufacturing. In particular, the invention relates to bonding the sputtering target to a backing plate that supports the sputtering target in a deposition chamber. In one embodiment, a method of bonding at least one sputtering target tile to a backing plate comprises providing an elastomeric adhesive layer between the at least one sputtering target tile and the backing plate, and providing at least one metal mesh within the elastomeric adhesive layer, wherein at least a portion of the at least one metal mesh contacts both the at least one sputtering target tile and the backing plate, and the at least a portion of the at least one metal mesh is made of metal wire with diameter greater than 0.5 mm.

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  • APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hosokawa, Akihiro Cupertino, US 82 4114
Le, Hienminh H San Jose, US 11 754

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