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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Washington State University, Pullman, WA (US);
Inventor:
Indranath Dutta, Pullman, WA (US);
Assignee:
Washington State University, Pullman, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/495 (2006.01); C25D 3/30 (2006.01); C25D 7/00 (2006.01); C25D 5/50 (2006.01); C22C 13/00 (2006.01); C22F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/49582 (2013.01); C22C 13/00 (2013.01); C22F 1/16 (2013.01); C25D 3/30 (2013.01); C25D 5/505 (2013.01); C25D 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method comprising incorporating indium into an entire Sn film for preventing the growth of whiskers from the Sn film, wherein the Sn film is applied to a metallic substrate. The indium is present in the entire thickness of the Sn film.