We provide one of the largest, most comprehensive lines of sputtering target materials. All popular geometries (and sizes) including rings, S-Guns and circular, rectangular and triangular and planar targets are available.
Most sputtering target materials can be fabricated into a wide range of shapes and sizes. There are some technical limitations to the maximum size for a given single piece construction. In such cases, a multi-segmented target can be produced with the individual segments joined together by butt or bevelled joints.
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The specific manufacturing process used depends on the properties of the sputtering target material and the end use of the sputtering target itself. Classical and vacuum hot-pressing, cold-pressing and sintering and vacuum melting and casting are routinely employed in the production of a variety of sputtering sources.
State-of-the-art powder mixing and/or alloying through sintering and/or melting of raw materials and subsequent grinding allow us to meet the highest quality standards. Each production lot of material is sent through various analytical processes, and a certificate of analysis is provided with each shipment.
Grain structure is a key factor in a sputteringtarget’s process performance. Finer grain sizes reduce variation in film uniformity and deposition rates. Random, or equiaxed, grain orientation also improves film uniformity. Properly controlling the grain structure of the target enables higher yielding, more consistent deposition processes.
We use a variety of advanced manufacturing methods to produce sputtertargets with a very fine grain structure and from our broad portfolio of sputteringtarget materials in nearly any shape or size.
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Sputtering Targets are available from a wide variety of compositions in various purity levels, allowing our customers to match targets to their specific requirements.
Sputter deposition has the advantages of reproducibility and simpler process automation - compared to E-Beam or thermal evaporation. Multiple variations in the sputter technique have been developed. Optical films can be deposited from a metal sputtertargets by oxidizing/ nitriding sputtered metal ions to deposit an oxide or nitride film layer of the desired composition.
DC magnetron sputtering is the technique used for metal targets that are electrically conducting. Oxide (insulating) sputtertargets can be sputtered by RF sputtering, but the rate is lower. Practically any material alloy, mixture, pure metal, oxide, nitride, boride, carbide can be supplied as a sputtertarget.
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Depending on the particular system and material your sputtering target may require bonding. Backing plates can be fabricated to match virtually any target composition and configuration. We will perform bonding/de-bonding of sputtertargets ordered from us or of sputtering targets and backing plates provided by the customer. We also provide silver-filled epoxy cement containing the optimum ratio of silver powder to epoxy resin for maximum thermal and electrical conductivity and mechanical strength.
Further information on our bonding services can be found here.
Magnetron sputtering is a deposition technology involving a gaseous plasma which is generated and confined to a space containing the material to be deposited – the sputter target (or sputtering target). The surface of the sputtering target is eroded by high-energy ions within the plasma.
Magnetron sputtering is an exceptionally versatile method for thin film deposition. Other deposition methods are limited in the materials they can use as the sputtering target. The source material can be almost anything with magnetron target sputtering since it does not need to melt or evaporate the material. The sputter-deposited film will have a composition that closely matches the source, and it will adhere to the substrate better than evaporated films.
