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| March 18-20, 2008 |
| Hall W5, Booth 5610 |
| Semicon China |
| Shanghai, China |
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| April 10-13, 2008 |
| Booth 93 |
| China Glass |
| Beijing, China |
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| April 21-22, 2008 |
| Booth 404/406 |
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| The Bell Jar launched a new vacuum technology forum in February. The Bell Jar website was founded by Steve Hansen to “broaden interest in vacuum technology through useful discussions of theory and technique.” The forum was launched in order to further expand discussion on the many technical papers and theories already published on the site. |
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| Contact Information |
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| Angstrom Sciences, Inc. |
| 40 South Linden Street |
| Duquesne, Pa 15110 |
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+1.412.469.8466 |
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| Welcome to the Angstrom Advantage™ March Newsletter |
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| Angstrom Sciences is proud to enter into its 20th year of magnetron development with a new patent and exciting new performance results on our latest cylindrical magnetron retrofit. |
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20 Years of Magnetron Sputtering Technology
 Angstrom Sciences celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2008. The company was founded in June, 1988 near Pittsburgh, PA by current President, Mark A. Bernick. Angstrom Sciences has since grown into a worldwide leader in the design, development, and manufacturing of thin film deposition magnetron sputtering cathodes - a technology utilized in advanced coating industries such as aerospace and defense, architectural glass, display, semiconductor, and solar, among others. Click here to read the PDF press release. Angstrom Sciences Awarded New Patent
 The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patent 7,223,322 to Angstrom Sciences, Inc. of Duquesne, Pennsylvania. The patent covers the invention of a profiled moving magnetic/cathode arrangement and method for use in magnetron sputtering thin film deposition. Click here to read the PDF press release. |
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| Cylindrical Magnet Retrofit Achieves ±1.5% Uniformity |
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 Angstrom Sciences’ new cylindrical magnet retrofit is designed to provide ±5% uniformity, 85% or greater target utilization, and 20% power savings and increased throughput over conventional cylindrical magnet array designs. A large-area glass production facility recently achieved ±1.5% uniformity over a 3 m substrate.
Angstrom Sciences’ cylindrical magnet retrofit incorporates a profiled array that naturally conforms to the curvature of a cylindrical target, creating a closer-to-normal sputter flux profile of 10.6° compared to a typical 14.7°. This improved deposition profile reduces the accumulation of debris on chamber walls and anode shields, increasing run times and reducing particulate contamination. Additionally, Angstrom Sciences’ profiled magnets offer higher field intensity than conventional magnets, allowing a user to run a process at lower power to achieve the same deposition rates. Magnet retrofits are available for cylindrical magnetron designs, 3-inch to 6-inch in outer diameter. Contact Jason Hrebik at +1.412.469.8466 for more information. |
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