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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:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leslie G. Fritzemeier, Mendon, MA (US);
Qi Li, Marlborough, MA (US);
Martin W. Rupich, Framingham, MA (US);
Elliott D. Thompson, Coventry, RI (US);
Edward J. Siegal, Malden, MA (US);
Cornelis Leo Hans Thieme, Westborough, MA (US);
Suresh Annavarapu, Brookline, MA (US);
Paul N. Arendt, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Stephen R. Foltyn, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 1/500 ; H01B 1/202 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 1/500 ; H01B 1/202 ;
Abstract
Methods and articles for controlling the surface of an alloy substrate for deposition of an epitaxial layer. The invention includes the use of an intermediate layer to stabilize the substrate surface against oxidation for subsequent deposition of an epitaxial layer.