Abstract: In various embodiments, etchants featuring (i) mixtures of hydrochloric acid, methanesulfonic acid, and nitric acid, or (ii) mixtures of phosphoric acid, methanesulfonic acid, and nitric acid, are utilized to etch metallic bilayers while minimizing resulting etch discontinuities between the layers of the bilayer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 12, 2018
Date of Patent:
February 16, 2021
Assignees:
H.C. STARCK INC., DAETEC. LLC
Inventors:
Patrick Hogan, John Moore, Alex Brewer, Jared Pettit
Abstract: In various embodiments, etchants featuring (i) mixtures of hydrochloric acid, methanesulfonic acid, and nitric acid, or (ii) mixtures of phosphoric acid, methanesulfonic acid, and nitric acid, are utilized to etch metallic bilayers while minimizing resulting etch discontinuities between the layers of the bilayer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 29, 2016
Date of Patent:
January 22, 2019
Assignees:
H.C. STARCK INC., DAETEC, LLC
Inventors:
Patrick Hogan, John Moore, Alex Brewer, Jared Pettit
Abstract: In various embodiments, etchants featuring (i) mixtures of hydrochloric acid, methanesulfonic acid, and nitric acid, or (ii) mixtures of phosphoric acid, methanesulfonic acid, and nitric acid, are utilized to etch metallic bilayers while minimizing resulting etch discontinuities between the layers of the bilayer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 3, 2015
Date of Patent:
September 27, 2016
Assignees:
H.C. Starck, Inc., Daetec, LLC
Inventors:
Patrick Hogan, John Moore, Alex Brewer, Jared Pettit