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Refractory metal silicide sputtering target
Assignee: Osram Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1986-12-18
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Granted: 1988-06-14
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Expires: 2006-12-18
Abstract
Abstract A refractory metal silicide sputtering target is made by reacting refractory metal and silicon to about 70 to 90% completion of the reaction, comminuting the material, and then vacuum hot pressing the comminuted material to a high density compact.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward D. Parent
- 👤 Charles S. Purinton
- 👤 Charles W. Sutter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:12
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/622; C04B35/64; C04B35/65; C04B35/515; C04B35/58; C04B35/58085; C04B35/58092; C04B35/645; C22; C22C; C22C29/00; C22C29/18; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/22; C23C14/34; C23C14/3407; C23C14/3414
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A refractory metal silicide sputtering target made by alloying refractory metal and silicon to about 70 to 90% completion, comminuting the alloyed material, and then vacuum hot pressing the comminuted material to complete the reaction of the refractory metal and silicon to refractory metal silicide and achieve a theoretical density greater than about 95%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A refractory metal silicide sputtering target made by alloying refractory metal and silicon to about 70 to 90% completion, comminuting the alloyed material, and then vacuum hot pressing the comminuted material to complete the reaction of the refractory metal and silicon to refractory metal silicide and achieve a theoretical density greater than about 95%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The target of claim 1 where the refractory metal comprises chromium, titanium, vanadium, niobium, tungsten, tantalum or molybdenum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
A tantalum disilicide sputtering target made by mixing tantalum metal powder and silicon powder in the molar ratio of about 1 to 2, heating the powder mixture to a reaction temperature to achieve about 70 to 90% formation of tantalum silicide, comminuting the reacted material, vacuum hot pressing the comminuted material to complete the reaction of the tantalum and silicon and to form a high density compact, and shaping the compact into a sputtering target.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
A tantalum disilicide sputtering target made by mixing tantalum metal powder and silicon powder in the molar ratio of about 1 to 2, heating the powder mixture to a reaction temperature to achieve about 70 to 90% formation of tantalum silicide, comminuting the reacted material, vacuum hot pressing the comminuted material to complete the reaction of the tantalum and silicon and to form a high density compact, and shaping the compact into a sputtering target.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
90 words
A tantalum disilicide sputtering target made by mixing tantalum metal powder and silicon powder, heating the powder mixture to a reaction temperature to achieve about 70 to 90% formation of tantalum silicide, comminuting the reacted material, adding silicon to the comminuted material, vacuum hot pressing the comminuted material to complete the reaction of the refractory metal and silicon and to form a high density compact, and shaping the compact into a sputtering target, wherein the molar ratio of Si to TaSi 2 in the target is between 0:1 and 1.5:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
90 words
A tantalum disilicide sputtering target made by mixing tantalum metal powder and silicon powder, heating the powder mixture to a reaction temperature to achieve about 70 to 90% formation of tantalum silicide, comminuting the reacted material, adding silicon to the comminuted material, vacuum hot pressing the comminuted material to complete the reaction of the refractory metal and silicon and to form a high density compact, and shaping the compact into a sputtering target, wherein the molar ratio of Si to TaSi 2 in the target is between 0:1 and 1.5:1.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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