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Apparatus for ion and vapor deposition
Assignee: Nissin Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-12-23
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Granted: 1987-05-05
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Expires: 2005-12-23
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for ion and vapor deposition comprises an ion implantation assembly including an ion source, a power supply for the ion source and an accelerator-injector for implanting ions from the ion source, a film forming assembly including an evaporation source and a power supply for the evaporation source, and a control assembly for controlling the two assemblies. The control assembly comprises means for maintaining ion implantation and vapor deposition in a specified ratio at all times when ion implantation and vapor deposition are effected at the same time and, which assures that ion implantation and vapor deposition are effected at the same time in a specified ratio to form a thin film of good quality and strong adhesion.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiko Aoki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:39
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/22; C23C14/54; C23C14/542; C23C14/545; C23C14/48; C23C14/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
An apparatus for ion implantation and vapor deposition, comprising: an ion implantation assembly including an ion source; a power supply for the ion source and an accelerator-injector for implanting ions from the ion source; a vapor deposition film forming assembly including an evaporation source and a power supply for the evaporation source said vapor deposition film forming assembly being separately operable from said ion implantation assembly; and a control assembly comprising means for independently controlling the ion implantation assembly and the film forming assembly, the control assembly comprising means for maintaining the ion implantation and vapor deposition in a specified ratio at all times when the ion implantation and vapor deposition are effected simultaneously.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
114 words
An apparatus for ion implantation and vapor deposition, comprising: an ion implantation assembly including an ion source; a power supply for the ion source and an accelerator-injector for implanting ions from the ion source; a vapor deposition film forming assembly including an evaporation source and a power supply for the evaporation source said vapor deposition film forming assembly being separately operable from said ion implantation assembly; and a control assembly comprising means for independently controlling the ion implantation assembly and the film forming assembly, the control assembly comprising means for maintaining the ion implantation and vapor deposition in a specified ratio at all times when the ion implantation and vapor deposition are effected simultaneously.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the means for maintaining said ion implantation and said vapor deposition in a specified ratio comprises correction means for correcting a deposition rate of the evaporation source according to variations in the ion beam current emitted by the ion source.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 2, wherein the correction means comprises a measuring device for measuring variations in the ion beam current, and a correction circuit for feeding a corrected deposition rate signal to the power supply of the evaporation source in response to a current signal received from the measuring device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein the measuring device is an ammeter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein the correction circuit comprises an interface unit for receiving and delivering signals, an A/D conversion unit, a digital signal processing unit and a D/A conversion unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein the corrected deposition rate signal ES' produced from the correction circuit represents ES·(I/Io wherein Io is a predetermined value of the ion beam current, I is a varied value of the current, and ES is a predetermined deposition rate signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the ion implantation assembly further comprises a mass analyzing system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the evaporation source of the film forming assembly comprises an electron beam evaporation source
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the evaporation source of the film forming assembly comprises a resistance heating evaporation source.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the evaporation source of the film forming assembly comprises a high-frequency heating evaporation source.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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