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In Line Sputtering Systems Important Features

An "In Line" PVD Sputtering System is one in which substrates pass linearly in front of one or more Sputter cathodes for Thin Film coating. Normally the substrates are placed on a carrier or pallet for this motion, and some smaller systems handle just one... Read >

Essential Basics of Magnetron Sputtering In PVD Coatings

The Planar Magnetron is, in essence, a classic "diode" mode sputtering cathode with the addition of a permanent magnet array behind the cathode. This magnet array is arranged so that the magnetic field is normal to the electric field in a closed path and ... Read >

Basic Essentials of Thin Film Deposition for Lift Off

Thin Film Coatings are sometimes applied to entire surfaces of substrates, "wall to wall" so to speak, in a continuous unbroken film as their final form. But many times the final form of whatever particular film is being applied is patterned so that it is... Read >

Basic Essentials Of Thin Film Deposition By Sputtering

There are many forms of Thin Film Deposition, a vacuum technology for applying coatings of pure materials to the surfaces of various objects. The coatings are normally in the thickness range of angstroms to microns and can be a single material, or multipl... Read >