Patents Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, the National Insitiute of Standards & Technology
  • Superconformal metal deposition using derivatized substrates
    Patent number: 7429401
    Abstract: The process of this invention involves first adsorbing a catalyst on the surface of a specimen by immersion in a catalyst-containing solution, followed by electrolytic deposition in a second solution that need not contain catalyst. This two-step superconformal process produces a seam-free and void-free metal microelectronic conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce, the National Insitiute of Standards & Technology
    Inventors: Daniel Josell, Thomas P. Moffat, Daniel Wheeler