Cadmium　sulfide　(CdS)　target　was　developed　by　dry-pressing　molding　and　vacuum　sintering　with　CdS　raw　material　and　CdCl2　as　fusion.　Raw　material　property　and　the　influence　of　sintering　temperature　and　CdCl2　content　on　relative　density,　linear　shrinking,　apparent　porosity　and　resistivity　of　CdS　target　were　studied　in　this　paper.　The　density　of　target　was　measured　using　Archimedes　method,　the　resistivity　was　measured　by　SX1934　four　probe　instruments,　the　phase　structure　of　target　was　analyzed　by　X-ray　diffractometer　with　a　monochromated　Cu　Kα　X-ray　source,　and　the　fracture　morphology　was　observed　by　SEM　photograph.　Specifications　were　as　following:　the　phase　structure　was　hexagonal　Wurtzite,　the　density　was　4.55　g/cm3,　the　pore　ratio　was　4.59%,　the　resistivity　was　89.2　Ω·cm,　the　crystal　size　was　homogeneous　(3-8　μm),　these　properties　can　meet　sputter　coating　requirements.　©,　2015,　Journal　of　Functional　Materials.　All　right　reserved.