Methods and apparatuses for fluidic self assembly
US7531218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/883
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for assembling a structure onto a substrate. A method according to one aspect of the invention includes dispensing a slurry onto a substrate wherein the slurry includes a first plurality of elements, each of which is designed to mate with a receptor region on said substrate and each of which comprises a functional element, and wherein the slurry also includes a second plurality of elements which are not designed to mate with receptor regions on the substrate. Typically, these second plurality of elements help movement of the first plurality of elements.
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