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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
May. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary H. Bernstein, Granger, IN (US);
Richard Frankovic, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/302 ; B21C 2/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 4/302 ; B21C 2/300 ;
Abstract
Micromachined extrusions on the micrometer scale is realized using compressive stresses resulting from electromigration-induced mass transport in planarized conductors. Extrusions are formed through simple die patterns etched through a passivation layer overlaying the conductors.