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Dual Magnetron Sputtering: Delivering High Power*

June 17, 2015

By Dave Christie

Current source supplies are ideal for pulsed dual magnetron sputtering (DMS). They have the advantage of little to no current rise when an arc occurs, and they enable arc detection by voltage fall due to high incremental impedance.
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Magnetron Arcing: Considerations for Large-Area Coating

October 07, 2014

By Dave Christie

Large-area magnetron sputtering processes operate at high powers up to 100 kW to 200 kW, or even higher in some rare cases.
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Dual Magnetron Sputtering (DMS): The Basics

June 11, 2014

By Dave Christie

Magnetron sputtering systems are used to deposit complex layer systems on solid substrates and flexible webs for various uses, including display, flexible electronics, packaging, lighting, decorative, architectural, and automotive applications.
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Controlling Pulsed DMS Reactive Sputtering Processes: Getting a Solid Voltage Feedback Signal

April 22, 2014

By Dave Christie

Large-area coating is used to deposit complex layer systems on glass for architectural and automotive applications, and a myriad of others, including coatings on flexible webs.
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Controlling Reactive Sputtering Processes: Why Voltage Control?

January 28, 2014

By Dave Christie

Reactive sputtering is used for a tremendous variety of industrial coating applications.
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Contemplating Disruption

December 31, 2013

By Dave Christie

It’s New Year’s Eve. Another year passed, whooshing by like the Shinkansen, Japan’s venerable bullet train.
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Thin Films

December 03, 2013

By Dave Christie

Thin films are amazing. They can change the properties of surfaces in dramatic and wonderful ways.
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