← Back to Patent Explorer
US2958633A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Manufacture of semi-conductor devices

Assignee: International Standard Electric Corp
•
Filing: 1958-02-11
•
Granted: 1960-11-01
•
Expires: 1978-02-11
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Claussen Brian Harry

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 04:07
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K3/00; H03K3/02; H03K3/313; C; C25; C25C; C25C3/00; C25C3/06; C25C3/08; C25C3/12; C25D; C25D7/00; C25D7/12; C25F; C25F3/00; C25F3/02; C25F3/12; H10; H10D; H10D99/00; H10P; H10P10/00; H10P14/00; H10P14/40; H10P14/46; H10P14/47; H10P50/00; H10P50/60; H10P50/61; H10P50/613; H10P95/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 89 words
A METHOD OF CLEANING AND PLATING THE SURFACE OF A SEMI-CONDUCTOR WHICH CONSISTS OF IMMERSING BOTH THE SEMI-CONDUCTOR AND AN ELECTRODE OF PLATING METAL INTO A NON-AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONSISTING OF A SATURATED SOLUTION OF COPPER CHLORIDE IN FORMAMIDE, WHICH SOLUTION IS DEVOID OF OXYGEN AND OF HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT, CLEANING THE SURFACE BY PASSING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT BETWEEN THE METAL ELECTRODE AND THE SEMI-CONDUCTOR IN ONE DIRECTION TO ETCH THE SEMI-CONDUCTOR SURFACE AND PLATING THE CLEANED SURFACE BY PASSING CURRENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO PLATE THE ETCHED SURFACE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 89 words
A METHOD OF CLEANING AND PLATING THE SURFACE OF A SEMI-CONDUCTOR WHICH CONSISTS OF IMMERSING BOTH THE SEMI-CONDUCTOR AND AN ELECTRODE OF PLATING METAL INTO A NON-AQUEOUS SOLUTION CONSISTING OF A SATURATED SOLUTION OF COPPER CHLORIDE IN FORMAMIDE, WHICH SOLUTION IS DEVOID OF OXYGEN AND OF HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT, CLEANING THE SURFACE BY PASSING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT BETWEEN THE METAL ELECTRODE AND THE SEMI-CONDUCTOR IN ONE DIRECTION TO ETCH THE SEMI-CONDUCTOR SURFACE AND PLATING THE CLEANED SURFACE BY PASSING CURRENT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO PLATE THE ETCHED SURFACE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US827802A Cited
US2119936A Cited
US2763605A Cited
US2854387A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1963-11-01 1964-05-02 1964-11-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-11-01 1968-05-02 1968-11-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-11-01 1972-05-02 1972-11-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag