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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:
Jul. 02, 2013

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2009
Applicants:

Yigal D. Blum, San Jose, CA (US);

William Siu-keung Chu, Newark, CA (US);

David Brent Macqueen, Foster City, CA (US);

Yijian Shi, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Yigal D. Blum, San Jose, CA (US);

William Siu-Keung Chu, Newark, CA (US);

David Brent MacQueen, Foster City, CA (US);

Yijian Shi, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The disclosure provides methods and materials suitable for use as encapsulation barriers and dielectric layers in electronic devices. In one embodiment, for example, there is provided an electroluminescent device or other electronic device with a dielectric layer comprising alternating layers of a silicon-containing bonding material and a ceramic material. The methods provide, for example, electronic devices with increased stability and shelf-life. The invention is useful, for example, in the field of microelectronic devices.


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