3m Innovative Properties Company

David W McCarthy

Pradnya V Nagarkar

Carl A Chiulli

James T Richard

Jyothsna Ram

Linda S Heath

Radha Sen

An ablatable laminar imaging medium useful in the manufacture of a substantially transparent electrode assembly is disclosed. The laminar imaging medium comprises a substrate, a high-index metal oxide layer, an ablatable metallic conductive layer, a high-index conductive metal oxide layer, and an ablation enhancement layer. The ablation enhancement layer has an IR-absorption greater than the IR-absorption of said high-index conductive metal oxide layer and an IR-reflectivity less than the IR-reflectivity of said high-index conductive metal oxide layer. Presence in the laminar imaging medium of the ablation enhancement layer lowers the exposure threshold of the medium and improves ablation accuracy, both&mdash;when occasioned in the manufacture of LCD electrode patterns&mdash;resulting collectively and ultimately in a more reliably formed electrical architecture, less susceptible to unwanted &ldquo;shorting&rdquo;.

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David W McCarthy