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NEXUS DLC-X Deposition System

NEXUS DLC-X Deposition System
Ultra-hard, corrosion-resistant TFMH coating film technology

Deposit dense, uniform and repeatable thin diamond-like carbon (DLC) films for longer lasting TFMH slider overcoats and landing pads with Veeco's NEXUS DLC-X System. The Nexus DLC-X features the industry's first production-worthy Pulsed Filtered Cathode Arc Source to enable sub-20A overcoat thickness, and supports improved step coverage for better process yield compared to previous generations. 

NEXUS DLC-X Diamond-Like Carbon Deposition System
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  • Exceptional uniformity, repeatability and film hardness from pulsed filtered cathodic arc
  • Long throw, low pressure PVD provides dense, pin-hole free silicon seed layer
  • Reactive PVD process capable
  • Tunable low energy NEXUS 420 ion beam etch source results in stable operation down from 75 volt to 300 volt beam energies
  • Tilting ellipsometer facilitates etch and deposition end point control
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