Moser, Patterson & Sheridan LLP
Method and apparatus for performing high pressure physical vapor deposition
A method and apparatus that operates at a high pressure of at least one torr for improving sidewall coverage within trenches and vias in a substrate. The apparatus comprises a chamber enclosing a target and a pedestal, a process gas that provides a process gas in the chamber, a pump for maintaining the high pressure of at least about one torr in the chamber and a power source coupled to the target. Additionally, the distance between the target and the substrate is set to ensure that collisions between the sputtered particles and the plasma occur in the trenches and vias on the substrate. The method comprises the steps of providing a process gas into the chamber such that the gas pressure is at least about one torr, generating a plasma from the process gas, and sputtering material from the target.
Applied Materials, Inc.
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Wei Bradley O. Praburam John C.
Wang Stimson Gopalraja Forster