IP Library Granted Patent US 9,090,970
Granted Patent B2
US 9,090,970 · App. 14/118,591 · Granted Jul 28, 2015

High-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target

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Patent No.
US 9,090,970
App. No.
14/118,591
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a high-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target comprising 0.05 to 20 wt % of Mn and the remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities. The high-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target is characterized in that the in-plane variation (CV value) in Mn concentration of the target is 3% or less. It is thus possible to form a thin film having excellent uniformity by adding an appropriate amount of a Mn element to copper and reducing the in-plane variation of the sputtering target. In particular, there is provided a high-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target which is useful for improving the yield and the reliability of semiconductor products which are making progress in a degree of refinement and integration.

Claims (7)

1. A high-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target comprising 0.05 to 20 wt % of Mn and the remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein the target has an in-plane variation (CV value) in Mn concentration of 3% or less.

2. The high-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target comprising 0.05 to 20 wt % of Mn and the remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities according to claim 1 , wherein the target has an in-plane variation (CV value) in Vickers hardness of 15% or less.

3. The high-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target comprising 0.05 to 20 wt % of Mn and the remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities according to claim 2 , wherein the target has an in-plane variation (CV value) in electrical conductivity of 3% or less.

4. The high-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target comprising 0.05 to 20 wt % of Mn and the remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities according to claim 3 , wherein the target has an in-plane variation (CV value) in thermal conductivity of 5% or less.

5. The high-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target according to claim 1 , wherein the target has an in-plane variation (CV value) in electrical conductivity of 3% or less.

6. The high-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target according to claim 5 , wherein the target has an in-plane variation (CV value) in thermal conductivity of 5% or less.

7. The high-purity copper-manganese-alloy sputtering target according to claim 1 , wherein the target has an in-plane variation (CV value) in thermal conductivity of 5% or less.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 11, 2021
From: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
To: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057160/0114 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 7, 2017
From: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
To: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041649/0733 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2013
From: NAGATA, KENICHI; OTSUKI, TOMIO; OKABE, TAKEO; MAKINO, NOBUHITO; FUKUSHIMA, ATSUSHI
To: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031632/0714 →