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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:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wesley J Bruxvoort, Woodbury, MN (US);
Scott R Culler, Burnsville, MN (US);
Kwok-Lun Ho, Woodbury, MN (US);
David A Kaisaki, St. Paul, MN (US);
Carl R Kessel, St. Paul, MN (US);
Thomas P Klun, Lakeland, MN (US);
Heather K Kranz, Blaine, MN (US);
Robert P Messner, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard J Webb, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Julia P Williams, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
438692 ; 216 88 ; 451539 ; 1563 / ;
Abstract
A method of modifying an exposed surface of a semiconductor wafer that includes the steps of: