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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012

Filed:

May. 26, 2005
Applicants:

Igor C. Ivanov, Dublin, CA (US);

Jonathan Weiguo Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);

Artur Kolics, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Igor C. Ivanov, Dublin, CA (US);

Jonathan Weiguo Zhang, San Jose, CA (US);

Artur Kolics, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Lam Research Corp., Fremont, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 18/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for electroless deposition from a deposition solution in a working chamber, where the process can include heating the deposition solution to its boiling point and subsequently reducing the temperature of the deposition solution to a working temperature range that is between approximately 1% and approximately 25% below the boiling point of said solution under a predetermined pressure; and the process also can include heating the deposition solution while filling an enclosed area of the chamber such that the deposition solution reaches its boiling point immediately after the enclosed area is filled.


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