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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
May. 11, 2010
David Chris Seets, Shorewood, MN (US);
Chang Xie, Rosemount, MN (US);
Christopher J. Cote, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Karen Virginia Rud, Bloomington, MN (US);
David Chris Seets, Shorewood, MN (US);
Chang Xie, Rosemount, MN (US);
Christopher J. Cote, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Karen Virginia Rud, Bloomington, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of depositing material onto a base portion of a wafer is disclosed. The method includes forming a bevel into a portion of a surface of the base portion of the wafer and depositing a first layer of conductive material onto the beveled portion of the base portion so that part of the first layer includes a wedge shape above the surface of the base portion. A second layer of conductive material is deposited onto the base portion including the portion of the base portion onto which the first layer of material is deposited.