Method and apparatus for self-assembly of functional blocks on a substrate facilitated by electrode pairs
US6780696B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24917
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for fabricating an assembly having functional blocks coupling to a substrate. The method includes providing the substrate with receptor sites wherein each of the receptor sites is designed to couple to one of the functional blocks. Electrodes are coupled to the substrate. The electrodes cover the receptor sites such that portions of the receptor sites are coated with the electrodes. Applying a voltage source to the electrodes using a first electrical circuit such that each electrode has a voltage different from another electrode. The electrodes form an electric field. The functional blocks having electronic devices and being in a slurry solution are dispensed over the substrate. Each functional block is fabricated out of materials having a high dielectric constant such that said functional blocks are attracted to the higher field strength regions and are guided to the receptor sites.
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