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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Gregory DE Brabander, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Nepomnishy, San Jose, CA (US);
John A. Higginson, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory De Brabander, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Nepomnishy, San Jose, CA (US);
John A. Higginson, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
FUJILFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques are provided for making a funnel-shaped nozzle in a semiconductor substrate. The funnel-shaped recess includes a straight-walled bottom portion and a curved top portion having a curved sidewall gradually converging toward and smoothly joined to the straight-walled bottom portion, and the curved top portion encloses a volume that is substantially greater than a volume enclosed by the straight-walled bottom portion.