Physical vapor deposition apparatus
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorSHIH-CHE CHIEN
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Abstract
A physical vapor deposition apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, a particles producing means, a substrate stand, a correction plate, and an ion source disposed in the vacuum chamber. The physical vapor deposition apparatus further includes a strain gauge adhered on the correction plate for detecting deforming of the correction plate, a controlling circuit electrically coupled to the strain gauge, and an alarm electrically connected to the controlling circuit. The controlling circuit is configured for controlling the alarm to produce an alert signal when the deforming of the correction plate exceeds a predetermined degree.
Claims7
A physical vapor deposition apparatus for depositing a coating from a plurality of particles, comprising:
- a vacuum chamber;
- a particles producing means, a substrate stand, a correction plate, and an ion source disposed in the vacuum chamber, the particles producing means configured for providing the plurality of particles, the substrate stand configured for holding a plurality of substrates thereon, the correction plate being disposed between the substrate stand and the particles producing means and the ion source, the ion source configured for producing an ion beam to bombard the coating;
- a strain gauge adhered on the correction plate to detect deformation of the correction plate;
- a controlling circuit electrically coupled to the strain gauge;
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- an alarm electrically connected to the controlling circuit, the controlling circuit configured for controlling the alarm to produce an alert signal when the deformation of the correction plate exceeds a predetermined degree.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.