sputtering applications |
| specialized applications :: compact discs and dvds |
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| From Aluminum To Gold |
| Today's compact disc industry faces an increasingly complex production challenge. Because, although the demand for film uniformity remains a constant, the economics of the rest of the equation change dramatically with the coating material. |
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| Rate Versus Waste |
| Sputtering CDs with inexpensive aluminum requires that you fine-tune your operation for the highest possible rate, to achieve maximum throughput. But sputtering with costlier materials - such as silver, gold, and compound metal oxides - demands that you adjust for maximum target utilization and minimum material loss. |
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| A Single Design |
| For many disk manufacturers, that used to mean designing, engineering, and installing two significantly different systems - with all the duplicate costs that entails. |
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| But now, thanks to the unique construction of Angstrom Sciences cathodes (particularly the model 6CD), technologists can standardize on a single system design, and simply change magnetic arrays to optimize performance for each material. |
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| More Gold On The Bottom Line |
| This not only saves you initial startup costs, it keeps on saving - by extending run times, reducing downtime, and raising your productivity for every day of operation. And that means you deposit more gold where it belongs - on your bottom line. |
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| Angstrom Sciences cathodes are engineered for easy retrofit into existing systems, too, and our specialists will be happy to discuss the design that's most appropriate for your application. |
