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Desiccants and desiccant packages for highly moisture-sensitive electronic devices

US6740145B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 2001
Grant dateMay 25, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/12044
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An effective desiccant for use in a package which has a material including at least in part solid particles of one or more materials, at least one of such materials having an average particle size range 0.001 to 0.1 micrometers to provide a high rate of water absorption and to provide an equilibrium minimum humidity level lower than a humidity level to which a highly moisture sensitive electronic device is sensitive within a sealed enclosure.

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