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Method for electrochemical fabrication

US6027630A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 1998
Grant dateFeb 22, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/239
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An electroplating method that includes: a) contacting a first substrate with a first article, which includes a substrate and a conformable mask disposed in a pattern on the substrate; b) electroplating a first metal from a source of metal ions onto the first substrate in a first pattern, the first pattern corresponding to the complement of the conformable mask pattern; and c) removing the first article from the first substrate, is disclosed. Electroplating articles and electroplating apparatus are also disclosed.

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