WO2003025244A2 - Refurbishing spent sputtering targets - Google Patents

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WO2003025244A2
WO2003025244A2 PCT/US2002/029246 US0229246W WO03025244A2 WO 2003025244 A2 WO2003025244 A2 WO 2003025244A2 US 0229246 W US0229246 W US 0229246W WO 03025244 A2 WO03025244 A2 WO 03025244A2
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    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
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    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
    • B22F7/00—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression
    • B22F7/06—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools
    • B22F7/062—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools involving the connection or repairing of preformed parts
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
    • C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
    • C23C14/00—Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material
    • C23C14/22—Coating by vacuum evaporation, by sputtering or by ion implantation of the coating forming material characterised by the process of coating
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    • C23C14/3407—Cathode assembly for sputtering apparatus, e.g. Target
    • C23C14/3414—Metallurgical or chemical aspects of target preparation, e.g. casting, powder metallurgy
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    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
    • B22F7/00—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression
    • B22F7/06—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools
    • B22F7/062—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools involving the connection or repairing of preformed parts
    • B22F2007/068—Manufacture of composite layers, workpieces, or articles, comprising metallic powder, by sintering the powder, with or without compacting wherein at least one part is obtained by sintering or compression of composite workpieces or articles from parts, e.g. to form tipped tools involving the connection or repairing of preformed parts repairing articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
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  • the invention is directed to refurbishing a spent sputtering target.
  • the target is refurbished by filling an erosion groove in the spent sputtering target with new sputter material that was depleted during the sputtering process. As a result, the spent sputtering target is reprocessed.
  • a typical sputtering system includes a plasma source for generating an electron or ion beam, a target that comprises a material to be atomized, and a substrate onto which the sputtered material is deposited.
  • the process involves bombarding the target material with the electron or ion beam at an angle that causes the target material to be sputtered or eroded off the target.
  • the sputtered target material is deposited as a thin film on the substrate.
  • an erosion groove is formed in the sputtering target where the sputter material has been depleted.
  • the invention is a plasma vapor deposition (PVD) sputtering target design comprising two regions that are functionally and compositionally distinct.
  • region 2 in the target 1 is referred to as the sputter material
  • region 3 is referred to as the support structure.
  • the function of the sputter material is to be transferred during the sputtering application from the target to the surface of the sputtering substrate.
  • the function of the support material is to support the sputter material prior to and during application. Since the support material is not sputtered during application, it can be recycled and used to manufacture a refurbished sputtering target.
  • the two regions are compositionally distinct.
  • the composition of the support material will comprise different atomic species than the sputter material, and in other cases the compositions will vary only slightly in the atomic concentrations of the same atomic species.
  • the interface geometry between the support material and the sputter material is designed to minimize the amount of sputter material necessary for use in sputtering applications.
  • the optimum design for the interface geometry corresponds to the natural sputter erosion groove or sputter profile of a spent sputtering target, which is created while being used in a given sputtering application. Therefore, the key design concept is that the interface geometry between the support material and sputter material approximates the applicable sputter profile. This design allows the sputter material to be almost completely utilized in application. This is particularly important when the sputter material is expensive.
  • the preferred route to fabricate the design is to employ a spent target as the support material, fill the erosion groove with new material, and reprocess the target using appropriate methods and conditions.
  • the repossessed target can be thought of as a refurbished spent sputtering target.
  • refurbished spent sputtering target it is meant a previously used sputtering target in which the erosion groove is filled with new sputter material.
  • FIG. 1 is a top view of one embodiment of the target of the invention which is a disc shaped target having a circular sputter profile.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of the disc shaped target embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of another embodiment of the target of the invention which is a plate shaped target having a rectangular sputter profile.
  • FIG. 4 is a cross-section view of the plate shaped target embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic of a steel cylindrical can used during the hot isostatic pressing
  • Figs. 1 and 3 show typical geometry's of the sputtering targets.
  • Fig. 1 shows a disc shaped sputtering target having a circular sputter profile.
  • the sputter material 2 is formed on a support structure 3.
  • the target 1 is circular and donut shaped.
  • the support structure 3 and sputter material 2 are concentric and are formed around hole 4 in the center of the target.
  • the center hole 3 in the target can be attached to a means for rotating the target.
  • the sputtering target can be rectangular in shape as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 where the sputtering target 5 has profile that is rectangular.
  • the support structure 3 can be a material selected from the group consisting of Cu, CoCr alloy, stainless steel, NiAl alloy, W, Mo, CoCrPtB alloy, or RuAl alloy and PtMn alloy.
  • the sputter material 2 can be a magnetic or non-magnetic material such as an alloy containing Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Al, Mo, Pt, Ru, Pd, Re, Rh, Au or Ag metal. Examples of such alloys include RuAl and PtMn.
  • the new sputter material is diffusion bonded to the support structure using a HIP unit.
  • the support material can be sputter materials such as Co, 25at% or Co, 20at%Cr, 1.5at%Pt, 6 at%B.
  • the HIP unit is used in the powder consolidation step of powder processing. This processing step is well known in the powder metals industry.
  • the process of the invention is as follows.
  • the erosion groove of the spent target may contain some minor surface defects. Therefore, the target may need to be cleaned by shotblasting. However, as a condition of the invention, it is not necessary to clean the spent targets.
  • a blended metal powder 9 of the new sputter material is poured into an empty steel cylindrical can 6 as shown in Fig. 5.
  • the can includes a cylindrical body 12, a sealed bottom cover 7 and a top cover 8.
  • the can is filled with the blended metal powder 9 to about 1" of height in the cylinder.
  • the blended powder can be a mixture of alloy powders.
  • a spent target 10 is placed on the bed of powder in the HIP can. Then more powder is poured into the can such that the spent target is covered. The coverage of the powder is extended above the top to the solid metal piece by about 1" in height.
  • the spent target is essentially buried.
  • Another spent target can be placed on the bed of the powder and the process is repeated until the HIP can is full of powder and other spent targets are buried.
  • the spent targets are spaced vertically, about an inch apart.
  • Fig. 5 for example shows three spent targets in the cylindrical can.
  • the top cover 8 is placed on the cylindrical can.
  • the can is then hermetically sealed under vacuum by drawing a vacuum through evacuation tube 11.
  • the cylindrical can is placed into a HIP vessel (not shown in the drawing), which is also sealed except for a gas inlet.
  • Argon gas is introduced into the HIP vessel via a high pressure gas pump.
  • the cylindrical can is heated inside of the HIP pressure vessel using resistance
  • the heated coils within the HIP unit is heated to between about 1850° and about
  • HlP'ing 1950° F, at 15 KSI, for about 4 hours. This step is referred to as HlP'ing.
  • the steel container begins to deform and compress the blended powder until ultimately all of the powder is completely densified into the spent targets.
  • the blended metal powder is consolidated and diffusion bonded to the support structure of the spent sputter target.
  • the HIP can which is now diffusion bonded to the consolidated material, is removed by machining.
  • the powder is in the form of a solid metal cylinder or block.
  • the disk shaped refurbished sputtering targets are then fabricated from the solid block by sawing and milling operations.
  • the entire cylindrical can and the consolidated material is sliced into disks using a band saw.
  • the remnants of steel cylindrical can (which looks like a ring around the diameter of the consolidated material after slicing) is taken off using a lathe or water jet.
  • the consolidated material is then machined into a sputtering target using a lathe.

Abstract

Spent sputtering targets are refurbished by filling the depleted (2) region of the target (1) with new sputter material using a hot isostatic pressing or HIP'ing technique.

Description

REFURBISHING SPENT SPUTTERING TARGETS
Related Applications [001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/322,429, entitled "REFURBISHING SPENT SPUTTERING TARGETS" filed on September 17, 2001 by Michael Sandlin, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Field of the Invention [002] The invention is directed to refurbishing a spent sputtering target. The target is refurbished by filling an erosion groove in the spent sputtering target with new sputter material that was depleted during the sputtering process. As a result, the spent sputtering target is reprocessed.
Background of the Invention
[003] Cathodic sputtering is widely used for the deposition of thin layers of material onto desired substrates. A typical sputtering system includes a plasma source for generating an electron or ion beam, a target that comprises a material to be atomized, and a substrate onto which the sputtered material is deposited. The process involves bombarding the target material with the electron or ion beam at an angle that causes the target material to be sputtered or eroded off the target. The sputtered target material is deposited as a thin film on the substrate. Eventually, an erosion groove is formed in the sputtering target where the sputter material has been depleted. [004] In many sputtering applications, only a small fraction (25-40%) of the typical target material is utilized. Normally after the sputter target is spent, it is discarded, remelted, or refined. Refurbishing spent targets offers the potential of significant cost reduction through increasing end-to-end material yields, and reducing the carrying cost of precious metal inventory. Hence, there is competitive advantage to be gained by suppliers who can effectively refurbish spent sputter targets. The method for refurbishing targets can be simply stated as filling the erosion groove with new sputter material and reprocessing the target using a hot isostatic pressing or HIP'ing technique.
Summary of the Invention
[005] The invention is a plasma vapor deposition (PVD) sputtering target design comprising two regions that are functionally and compositionally distinct. As shown in Fig. 1, region 2 in the target 1 is referred to as the sputter material, and region 3 is referred to as the support structure. The function of the sputter material is to be transferred during the sputtering application from the target to the surface of the sputtering substrate. The function of the support material is to support the sputter material prior to and during application. Since the support material is not sputtered during application, it can be recycled and used to manufacture a refurbished sputtering target. The two regions are compositionally distinct. In some cases, the composition of the support material will comprise different atomic species than the sputter material, and in other cases the compositions will vary only slightly in the atomic concentrations of the same atomic species. [006] In the invention, the interface geometry between the support material and the sputter material is designed to minimize the amount of sputter material necessary for use in sputtering applications. The optimum design for the interface geometry corresponds to the natural sputter erosion groove or sputter profile of a spent sputtering target, which is created while being used in a given sputtering application. Therefore, the key design concept is that the interface geometry between the support material and sputter material approximates the applicable sputter profile. This design allows the sputter material to be almost completely utilized in application. This is particularly important when the sputter material is expensive.
[007] Due to the nature of the desired interface geometry, the preferred route to fabricate the design is to employ a spent target as the support material, fill the erosion groove with new material, and reprocess the target using appropriate methods and conditions. In principle, the repossessed target can be thought of as a refurbished spent sputtering target. By refurbished spent sputtering target, it is meant a previously used sputtering target in which the erosion groove is filled with new sputter material. It should be noted that the design concept still applies in the case where the sputter profile or erosion groove in the support material article is created via conventional machining operations, and the support material chemistry is distinct from the sputter material. The specific geometry of the support material will necessarily vary with application specific sputtering target design requirements, but the concept is simple and consistent. Brief Description of the Drawings
[008] The various novel features of this invention alone with the foregoing and other objects as well as the invention itself, may be more fully understood from the following description of the illustrated embodiments when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[009] FIG. 1 is a top view of one embodiment of the target of the invention which is a disc shaped target having a circular sputter profile.
[010] FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of the disc shaped target embodiment.
[011] FIG. 3 is a top view of another embodiment of the target of the invention which is a plate shaped target having a rectangular sputter profile.
[012] FIG. 4 is a cross-section view of the plate shaped target embodiment.
[013] FIG. 5 is a schematic of a steel cylindrical can used during the hot isostatic pressing
(HIP) in filling the erosion groove of the spent target with new sputter material.
Detailed Description of the Invention
[014] Figs. 1 and 3 show typical geometry's of the sputtering targets. Fig. 1 shows a disc shaped sputtering target having a circular sputter profile. In particular, the sputter material 2 is formed on a support structure 3. As illustrated in Fig. 2, the target 1 is circular and donut shaped. The support structure 3 and sputter material 2 are concentric and are formed around hole 4 in the center of the target. The center hole 3 in the target can be attached to a means for rotating the target. Also, the sputtering target can be rectangular in shape as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 where the sputtering target 5 has profile that is rectangular. [015] The support structure 3 can be a material selected from the group consisting of Cu, CoCr alloy, stainless steel, NiAl alloy, W, Mo, CoCrPtB alloy, or RuAl alloy and PtMn alloy. The sputter material 2 can be a magnetic or non-magnetic material such as an alloy containing Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Al, Mo, Pt, Ru, Pd, Re, Rh, Au or Ag metal. Examples of such alloys include RuAl and PtMn. The new sputter material is diffusion bonded to the support structure using a HIP unit. The support material can be sputter materials such as Co, 25at% or Co, 20at%Cr, 1.5at%Pt, 6 at%B.
[016] The HIP unit is used in the powder consolidation step of powder processing. This processing step is well known in the powder metals industry. The process of the invention is as follows.
[017] The erosion groove of the spent target may contain some minor surface defects. Therefore, the target may need to be cleaned by shotblasting. However, as a condition of the invention, it is not necessary to clean the spent targets.
[018] A blended metal powder 9 of the new sputter material is poured into an empty steel cylindrical can 6 as shown in Fig. 5. The can includes a cylindrical body 12, a sealed bottom cover 7 and a top cover 8. The can is filled with the blended metal powder 9 to about 1" of height in the cylinder. The blended powder can be a mixture of alloy powders. A spent target 10 is placed on the bed of powder in the HIP can. Then more powder is poured into the can such that the spent target is covered. The coverage of the powder is extended above the top to the solid metal piece by about 1" in height. The spent target is essentially buried. Another spent target can be placed on the bed of the powder and the process is repeated until the HIP can is full of powder and other spent targets are buried. The spent targets are spaced vertically, about an inch apart. Fig. 5 for example shows three spent targets in the cylindrical can.
[019] The top cover 8 is placed on the cylindrical can. The can is then hermetically sealed under vacuum by drawing a vacuum through evacuation tube 11. The cylindrical can is placed into a HIP vessel (not shown in the drawing), which is also sealed except for a gas inlet. Argon gas is introduced into the HIP vessel via a high pressure gas pump. [020] The cylindrical can is heated inside of the HIP pressure vessel using resistance
heated coils within the HIP unit. The can is heated to between about 1850° and about
1950° F, at 15 KSI, for about 4 hours. This step is referred to as HlP'ing. As the
temperature and pressure rise within the HIP unit, the steel container begins to deform and compress the blended powder until ultimately all of the powder is completely densified into the spent targets. The blended metal powder is consolidated and diffusion bonded to the support structure of the spent sputter target.
[021] The HIP can, which is now diffusion bonded to the consolidated material, is removed by machining. In general, after the HTP'ing step, the powder is in the form of a solid metal cylinder or block. The disk shaped refurbished sputtering targets are then fabricated from the solid block by sawing and milling operations. The entire cylindrical can and the consolidated material is sliced into disks using a band saw. The remnants of steel cylindrical can (which looks like a ring around the diameter of the consolidated material after slicing) is taken off using a lathe or water jet. The consolidated material is then machined into a sputtering target using a lathe.
[022] While this invention has been described with reference to several preferred embodiments, it is contemplated that various alterations and modifications thereof will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the preceding detailed description. It is therefore intended that the following appended claims be inteφreted as including all such alterations and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of this invention.

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We claim:
1. A refurbished sputter target comprising a support structure having an erosion groove, said grooved sputter filled with new sputter material that is diffusion bonded to said support structure.
2. The sputter target of claim 1, wherein said support structure is a material selected from the group consisting of a CoCrPtB alloy, Cu, stainless steel, a NiAl alloy, a CoCr alloy, Al, W and Mo.
3. The sputter target of claim 1, wherein said new sputter material contains platinum and a magnetic material.
4. The sputter target of claim 1, wherein said new sputter material contains a metal selected from a group consisting of Pt, Ru, Pd, Re, Rh, Au and Ag.
5. A method of refurbishing a sputter target comprising the steps of:
(a) blending a powder of metal alloys to form a blend of metal alloy powders to produce a new sputter material,
(b) adding said metal alloy powders to a metal can to form a powdered layer,
(c) placing a spent sputter target having an erosion groove on said powdered layer,
(d) covering said spent sputter target with said powdered layer,
(e) sealing said metal can, and
(e) subjecting said can to pressure and heat to consolidate and diffuse said powder into and fill said erosion groove and form said new sputter material in said erosion groove.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein said support structure is a material selected from the group consisting of a CoCrPtB alloy, Cu, stainless steel, a NiAl alloy, a CoCr alloy, Al, W and Mo.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein said new sputter material contains platinum and a magnetic material.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein said new sputter material contains a metal selected from a group consisting of Pt, Ru, Pd, Re, Rh, Au and Ag.
9. The method of claim 5 wherein said method repeats steps (c) and (d) to add one or more additional spent metal targets to be refurbished.
10. The method of claim 5 wherein said method further includes the steps of sawing and machining the product of step (e) to form a refurbished sputter target.
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