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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2007
Khanh T. Huynh, Eagan, MN (US);
Thomas A. Isberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matthew S. Stay, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William A. Tolbert, Woodbury, MN (US);
Martin B. Wolk, Woodbury, MN (US);
Joseph W. Woody, Woodbury, MN (US);
Robin E. Wright, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Haiyan Zhang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Khanh T. Huynh, Eagan, MN (US);
Thomas A. Isberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matthew S. Stay, Minneapolis, MN (US);
William A. Tolbert, Woodbury, MN (US);
Martin B. Wolk, Woodbury, MN (US);
Joseph W. Woody, Woodbury, MN (US);
Robin E. Wright, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Haiyan Zhang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd., Yongin, KR;
Abstract
A method of forming a metallic material on a receptor that includes the steps of: placing a donor element proximate a receptor, wherein the donor element includes a donor substrate and a thermal transfer layer, wherein the thermal transfer layer includes a catalytic material, and wherein the thermal transfer layer of the donor element is placed proximate the surface of the receptor; thermally transferring at least a portion of the thermal transfer layer from the donor element to the receptor; and electrolessly depositing a metallic material on the receptor by growth of the metallic material on the catalytic material.