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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2006
Gary Yih-ming Kang, Fremont, CA (US);
John Hanan Liu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Yi-shung Chaug, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gary Yih-Ming Kang, Fremont, CA (US);
John Hanan Liu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Yi-Shung Chaug, Cupertino, CA (US);
SiPix Imaging, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to an embossing assembly comprising an embossing sleeve having a three-dimensional pattern formed thereon, an expandable insert; and a drum over which said sleeve and said expandable insert are mounted. The present invention is also directed to a method for preparing an embossing drum or an embossing sleeve. The present invention is further directed to a method for controlling the thickness of a plating material over the surface of a drum or sleeve in an electroplating process.