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Corrosion-free multi-layer conductor

US6203926A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 1999
Grant dateMar 20, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/1291
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A corrosion resistant, multi-layer structure on a substrate including an adhesion metallic layer on the substrate, a cushion metallic layer on the adhesion layer, a diffusion barrier layer on the cushion layer, and an impermeable gold layer that encapsulates all the layers, is substantially even on all sides of the layers, and contacts a region on the substrate adjacent the layers to prevent oxidation and corrosion.

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