HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN FILMS FOR MICROCIRCUITS.

Abstract

The rate of hafnium films deposited with a new sputtering system has been studied in more detail. A hexagonally shaped substrate holder, which rotates to six different positions, allows performance of 5 sputtering runs without breaking the vacuum. Hafnium films can be deposited at a rate of 1200 A/min with a sputtering voltage of 2800 volts after the cathode has been cleaned in a pre-sputtering cleaning cycle lasting 60 minutes. The uniformity of the hafnium films over a 3x5 inch area is plus or minus 2% if a cathode of 6x6 inch size is utilized. A floating technique for hafnium-hafnium-dioxide capacitors has been developed and crystallographic examination of these films has been started. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0650041

Entities

People

  • Franz Huber
  • Walter Witt
  • William Laznovsky

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capacitors
  • Films
  • Microcircuits
  • Sputtering
  • Substrates
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene