Patents by Inventor David Anton Klueppel

David Anton Klueppel 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).

  • Circuitized semiconductor structure and method for producing such
    Patent number: 6265075
    Abstract: A circuitized semiconductor structure comprising a layer of dielectric material, a catalyst seed layer above the layer of dielectric material, a layer of photoimageable dielectric material on the catalyst seed layer and having openings therein, a nickel layer in the openings and a layer of copper in the openings above the nickel layer and being coplanar with the top of the layer of dielectric material is provided, along with a method for its fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David Anton Klueppel, Voya R. Markovich, Thomas Richard Miller, Timothy L. Wells, William Earl Wilson