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EP 0 546 052 A1
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Date of publication:
16.06.1993
Bulletin 1993/24
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Application number:
91916025.0
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Date of filing:
22.08.1991
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
C23C
14/
34
( . )
H01J
37/
34
( . )
C23C
14/
35
( . )
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International application number:
PCT/US1991/006000
(87)
International publication number:
WO 1992/004483
(
19.03.1992
Gazette 1992/07)
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Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
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Priority:
29.08.1990
US 19900575561
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Applicant:
MATERIALS RESEARCH CORPORATION
Orangeburg New York 10962 (US)
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Inventors:
HURWITT, Steven, D.
Park Ridge, NJ 07656 (US)
ARONSON, Arnold, J.
Pomona, NY 10970 (US)
VAN NUTT, Charles
Monroe, NY 10950 (US)
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Representative:
Findlay, Alice Rosemary, et al
Lloyd Wise, Tregear & Co. Norman House 105-109 Strand
London WC2R 0AE
London WC2R 0AE (GB)
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METHOD OF ENHANCING THE PERFORMANCE OF A MAGNETRON SPUTTERING TARGET