IP Library Granted Patent US 9,666,418
Granted Patent B2
US 9,666,418 · App. 14/353,507 · Granted May 30, 2017

Titanium target for sputtering

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Patent No.
US 9,666,418
App. No.
14/353,507
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-purity titanium target for sputtering containing 0.5 to 5 mass ppm of S as an additive component, wherein the purity of the target excluding additive components and gas components is 99.995 mass percent or higher. An object of this invention is to provide a high-quality titanium target for sputtering which is free from fractures and cracks during high-power sputtering (high-rate sputtering) and is capable of stabilizing the sputtering characteristics.

Claims (17)

1. A high-purity titanium target for sputtering containing 0.5 to 5 mass ppm of S in total as an additive component, wherein a purity of the target excluding the additive component and gas components is 99.995 mass percent or higher, and a S deposit count in a crystal structure of the titanium target is 100 deposits/mm 2 or less.

2. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 1 , wherein the purity of the target excluding the additive component and gas components is 99.999 mass percent or higher.

3. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 1 , wherein an average crystal grain size of the target is 60 μm or less.

4. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 1 , wherein an average crystal grain size of the target is 30 μm or less.

5. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 1 , wherein 0.2% proof stress of the titanium target upon heating the target to 500° C. is 25 MPa or more.

6. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 1 , wherein the S deposit count in the crystal structure of the titanium target is 30 deposits/mm 2 or less.

7. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 1 , wherein the S deposit count in the crystal structure of the titanium target is 10 deposits/mm 2 or less.

8. A high-purity titanium target for sputtering containing 0.5 to less than 3 mass ppm of S in total as an additive component, wherein a purity of the target excluding the additive component and gas components is 99.995 mass percent or higher, and a S deposit count in a crystal structure of the titanium target is 100 deposits/mm 2 or less.

9. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 8 , wherein the purity of the target excluding the additive component and gas components is 99.999 mass percent or higher.

10. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 9 , wherein an average crystal grain size of the target is 60 μm or less.

11. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 9 , wherein an average crystal grain size of the target is 30 μm or less.

12. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 11 , wherein 0.2% proof stress of the titanium target upon heating the target to 500° C. is 25 MPa or more.

13. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 11 , wherein 0.2% proof stress of the titanium target upon heating the target to 500° C. is 30 MPa or more.

14. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 13 , wherein the S deposit count in the crystal structure of the titanium target is 30 deposits/mm 2 or less.

15. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 13 , wherein the S deposit count in the crystal structure of the titanium target is 10 deposits/mm 2 or less.

16. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 8 , wherein an average crystal grain size of the target is 60 μm or less.

17. The titanium target for sputtering according to claim 8 , wherein 0.2% proof stress of the titanium target upon heating the target to 500° C. is 25 MPa or more.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 11, 2021
From: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
To: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057453/0937 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 11, 2021
From: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
To: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057160/0114 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2014
From: TSUKAMOTO, SHIRO; MAKINO, NOBUHITO; FUKUSHIMA, ATSUSHI; YAGI, KAZUTO; HINO, EIJI
To: JX NIPPON MINING & METALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032737/0329 →