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Shield and cover for target of sputter coating apparatus

Granted 29 Dec 1998 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Semiconductor Equipment Technology, Inc · originally Semiconductor Equipment Technology

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Inventors: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Andrew William Tudhope, David Bruce Jordan · Examiner: Antoine Duval Davis · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 27 Jan 1998
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US D403334
granted 29 Dec 1998

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a shield and cover for target of sputter coating apparatus embodying the design of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the shield and cover for target of sputter coating apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the shield and cover for target of sputter coating apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevation view of the shield and cover for target of sputter coating apparatus as seen from the bottom of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation view of the shield and cover for target of sputter coating apparatus as seen from the top of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of the shield and cover for target of sputter coating apparatus as seen from the left side of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a side elevation view of the shield and cover for target of sputter coating apparatus as seen from the right side of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the shield and cover for target of sputter coating apparatus taken along the line 8--8 of FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the shield and cover for target of sputter coating apparatus taken along the line 9--9 of FIG. 2.

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