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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2003
Alessandro C. Callegari, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Praveen Chaudhari, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Fuad E. Doany, Katonah, NY (US);
James P. Doyle, Bronx, NY (US);
Eileen A. Galligan, Fishkill, NY (US);
James H. Glownia, Somers, NY (US);
Gareth G. Hougham, Ossining, NY (US);
James A. Lacey, Mahopac, NY (US);
Shui-chih Lien, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Minhua LU, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Alan E. Rosenbluth, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Kei-hsiung Yang, Katonah, NY (US);
Alessandro C. Callegari, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Praveen Chaudhari, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Fuad E. Doany, Katonah, NY (US);
James P. Doyle, Bronx, NY (US);
Eileen A. Galligan, Fishkill, NY (US);
James H. Glownia, Somers, NY (US);
Gareth G. Hougham, Ossining, NY (US);
James A. Lacey, Mahopac, NY (US);
Shui-Chih Lien, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
Minhua Lu, Mohegan Lake, NY (US);
Alan E. Rosenbluth, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Kei-Hsiung Yang, Katonah, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for preparing an alignment layer surface provides a surface on the alignment layer. The surface is bombarded with ions, and reactive gas is introduced to the ion beam to saturate dangling bonds on the surface. Another method for preparing an alignment layer surface provides a surface on the alignment layer. The surface is bombarded with ions and quenched with a reactive component to saturate dangling bonds on the surface.