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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013

Filed:

Jul. 01, 2008
Applicants:

Bradley P. Barber, Acton, MA (US);

Paul P. Gehlert, Sterling, MA (US);

Christopher F. Shepard, Nashua, NH (US);

Inventors:

Bradley P. Barber, Acton, MA (US);

Paul P. Gehlert, Sterling, MA (US);

Christopher F. Shepard, Nashua, NH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 15/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/00 (2006.01); B05D 1/36 (2006.01); C23C 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of forming a metal layer having reduced roughness includes a step of forming a seed layer over a dielectric layer. The method further includes a step of forming the metal layer over the seed layer. The seed layer causes a top surface of the metal layer to have reduced roughness. The seed layer and the metal layer can be formed in a same process chamber or in different process chambers. The dielectric layer, the seed layer, and the metal layer having reduced roughness can be utilized in an acoustic mirror structure.


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