Patents by Inventor Peter Vanlaeke

Peter Vanlaeke 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).

  • Method for the production of a layer of organic material
    Patent number: 8216633
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a layer of organic material. The method comprises providing onto a substrate, under deposition conditions, a layer of a solution comprising said organic material dissolved in a solvent; optionally partially drying said layer of solution; thereafter annealing said layer of solution, said annealing being applied before said layer of solution has been dried out completely and the duration of said annealing being limited such that said layer of solution is not dried out completely during the annealing, said annealing inducing reflow of said layer of solution; and thereafter drying out said layer of solution, said drying out being controlled such that it is performed slower than it would be under deposition conditions. The resulting layer of organic material shows an improvement of both the micro quality and the macro quality, leading to obtaining a fully continuous film with minor surface roughness and an accurate line resolution and edge definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: IMEC, Universiteit Hasselt, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U. Leuven R&D
    Inventors: Tom Aernouts, Frederik Christian Krebs, Peter Vanlaeke
  • METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A LAYER OF ORGANIC MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20090173937
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a layer of organic material. The method comprises providing onto a substrate, under deposition conditions, a layer of a solution comprising said organic material dissolved in a solvent; optionally partially drying said layer of solution; thereafter annealing said layer of solution, said annealing being applied before said layer of solution has been dried out completely and the duration of said annealing being limited such that said layer of solution is not dried out completely during the annealing, said annealing inducing reflow of said layer of solution; and thereafter drying out said layer of solution, said drying out being controlled such that it is performed slower than it would be under deposition conditions. The resulting layer of organic material shows an improvement of both the micro quality and the macro quality, leading to obtaining a fully continuous film with minor surface roughness and an accurate line resolution and edge definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Interuniversitair Microelektronica Centrum vzw
    Inventors: Tom Aernouts, Frederik Christian Krebs, Peter Vanlaeke