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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1997
John D. Porter, Berkeley, CA (US);
Scott J. Crane, Prunedale, CA (US);
Stephanie J. Oberg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anthony W. Johnson, Fremont, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A liquid chemical formulation suitable for making a thin solid polycarbonate film of highly uniform thickness is formed with polycarbonate material, a liquid that dissolves the polycarbonate, and possibly one or more other constituents. The liquid is typically capable of dissolving the polycarbonate to a concentration of at least 1% at 20° C. and 1 atmosphere. The liquid also typically has a boiling point of at least 80° C. at 1 atmosphere. Examples of the liquid include pyridine, a ring-substituted pyridine derivative, pyrrole, a ring-substituted pyrrole derivative, pyrrolidine, a pyrrolidine derivative, and cyclohexanone. In forming the polycarbonate-containing film, a liquid film (,A) of the liquid chemical formulation is formed over a substructure (,). The liquid film is processed to largely remove the liquid and convert the polycarbonate into a solid film (,).