Patents by Inventor Hien H. Le

Hien H. Le has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070012557
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to sputtering of materials. In particular, the invention relates to sputtering voltage used during physical vapor deposition of large area substrates to prevent arcing. One embodiment of the invention describes an apparatus for sputtering materials on rectangular substrates at a voltage less than 400 volts, that comprises a sputtering target; wherein the target is biased at a voltage less than 400 volts during sputtering materials on the rectangular substrates, a grounded shield surrounding the sputtering target, wherein the shortest distance between the grounded shield and the sputtering target is less than the plasma dark space thickness, a magnetron in the back of the sputtering target, where in the edge of the magnetron does not overlap the grounded shield, and an antenna structure placed between the sputtering target and the substrate, wherein the antenna structure is grounded during sputtering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Akihiro Hosokawa, Hien H. Le