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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shaji Farooq, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Suryanarayana Kaja, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Hsichang Liu, Fishkill, NY (US);
Karen P McLaughlin, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Gregg B Monjeau, Wallkill, NY (US);
Kim Hulett Ruffing, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
205125 ; 205118 ; 205640 ;
Abstract
A method of performing electrochemistry processes on features and connectors of a substrate includes the application of a shorting layer across the connectors which are in electrical contact with the features, thereby shorting the features and creating an assemblage for which electricity is applied.