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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2011
Applicant:
Bruce C Fleischhauer, Chandler, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Bruce C Fleischhauer, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/306 (2006.01); H01L 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes a component comprising a first substrate bonded to a second substrate. A method for forming the component includes removing a first portion of tin (Sn) from gold tin (AuSn) through a halogen plasma. A first portion of gold (Au) is exposed in response to removing the first portion of the Sn. The first portion of the Au through a wet etch. A second portion of the Sn is exposed in response to removing the first portion of Au.