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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yann Astier, Irvington, NY (US);
Jingwei Bai, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Robert L. Bruce, White Plains, NY (US);
Aaron D. Franklin, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Joshua T. Smith, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/18 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); C23F 4/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/414 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); C22C 1/08 (2006.01); C22C 5/02 (2006.01); C22C 5/04 (2006.01); C22C 14/00 (2006.01); C22C 28/00 (2006.01); B82B 3/00 (2006.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/005 (2013.01); C22C 1/08 (2013.01); C22C 5/02 (2013.01); C22C 5/04 (2013.01); C22C 14/00 (2013.01); C22C 28/00 (2013.01); C23F 4/00 (2013.01); G01N 27/414 (2013.01); H01L 21/02 (2013.01); B82B 3/008 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); Y10S 977/762 (2013.01); Y10S 977/888 (2013.01); Y10T 428/12479 (2015.01);
Abstract
A metal structure including a first metal end region, a second metal end region, and an intermediate region between the first metal end region and the second metal end region, wherein the intermediate region comprises a metal nanostructure having a plurality of pores.