摘要 |
Provided is a sputtering target assembly comprising two or more sputtering target-backing plate bonded bodies B aligned in the width direction, wherein the sputtering target-backing plate bonded bodies B each include a cylindrical target having a diameter of 100 mm or more and a length of 1000 mm or more and composed of three or more target pieces A being divided such that the dividing lines lie in the circumferential direction and being bonded or placed onto a cylindrical or columnar backing plate, wherein the bonded bodies B are arranged to form the sputtering target assembly in such a manner that the dividing lines between the three target pieces of one bonded body B are not present at the same positions of the dividing lines between fractional target pieces of adjacent another bonded body B. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sputtering target assembly that can reduce defects due to occurrence of particles originated from the piece-bonding area. |