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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. 22, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dien LeVan, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Dennis Miller, San Jose, CA (US);
Adel Issa Nazzal, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Chiuyan Ting, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B44C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
216 22 ; 2960307 ; 216 33 ; 216 38 ;
Abstract
A method of processing an assembly to prepare the assembly for etch patterning, the assembly including a row or bar mounted on a substrate, the row or bar bordered by a recess, the method including placing the assembly within a frame; applying a contiguous adhesive film across said assembly and said frame; depositing a fluid in said frame, said fluid forming in said recess; and removing said contiguous adhesive film.