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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2006
Paul S. Gilman, Suffern, NY (US);
Binu Mathew, Spring Valley, NY (US);
Brian J. O'hara, Harriman, NY (US);
Thomas J. Hunt, Peekskill, NY (US);
Peter Mcdonald, Pearl River, NY (US);
Holger J. Koenigsmann, Congers, NY (US);
Paul S. Gilman, Suffern, NY (US);
Binu Mathew, Spring Valley, NY (US);
Brian J. O'Hara, Harriman, NY (US);
Thomas J. Hunt, Peekskill, NY (US);
Peter McDonald, Pearl River, NY (US);
Holger J. Koenigsmann, Congers, NY (US);
Praxair Technology, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of forming a sputter target assembly having a controlled solder thickness. In particular, the method includes the introduction of a bonding foil, between the backing plate and the sputter target, wherein the bonding foil is an ignitable heterogeneous stratified structure for the propagation of an exothermic reaction.