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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 07, 2013
Applicants:
Jeffery F. Summers, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Christopher S. Gudeman, Lompoc, CA (US);
Jaquelin K. Spong, Falls Church, VA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffery F. Summers, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Christopher S. Gudeman, Lompoc, CA (US);
Jaquelin K. Spong, Falls Church, VA (US);
Assignee:
Innovative Micro Technology, Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/20 (2006.01); H01L 23/02 (2006.01); H01L 23/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An approach to obtain localized heat within a sealed vacuum cavity is disclosed. The approach uses an exothermic reaction between two reactants to generate heat in the vicinity of a structure, such as a getter material or a bondline that is heat activated. The exothermic reaction can be initiated by application of laser light, or application of current to a current-carrying conductor in the vicinity of the reactants.