Patents by Inventor Catherine C. Dufort

Catherine C. Dufort has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120168956
    Abstract: A method forms an integrated circuit structure, using a manufacturing device, to have kerf regions and external contacts, and to have conductive structures in the kerf regions. The method also forms an underfill material on a surface of the integrated circuit structure, using the manufacturing device, that contacts the kerf regions and the external contacts. The underfill material comprises electrically attracted filler particles that affect the coefficient of thermal expansion and elastic modulus of the underfill material. When forming the underfill material, the method applies an electrical charge to the conductive structures and the external contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stephane S. Barbeau, Catherine C. Dufort, Ian D. Melville, Luc L. Ouellet, Marie-Claude Paquet, Wolfgang Sauter, Jeffrey S. Zimmerman