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Thin film resistor and preparation thereof

Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 1968-10-28
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Granted: 1971-01-26
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Expires: 1988-10-28
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Abstract

Abstract THIN FILM TANTALUM BASED RESISTORS EVIDENCING A TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE OF-200 P.P.M./*C. AND THE ATTRIBUTES OF TANTALUM NITRIDE (TA2N) RESISTORS ARE OBTAINED BY REACTIVE SPUTTERING OF TANTALUM IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN AND NITROGEN FOLLOWED BY ANODIZATION AND THERMAL PRE-AGING OF THE RESULTING DEPOSITED FILM. RESISTORS SO FABRICATED MATCH THE POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF CAPACITANCE OF B-TANTALUM CAPACITORS, THEREBY PERMITTING THE PREPARATION OF TANTALUM NITEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH A SMALL AND CONSTANT FREQUENCY RESPONSE OVER A WIDE RANGE OF TEMPERATURE.

Inventors

  • 👤 George I Parisi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 21:00
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/06; C23C14/0676; C23C14/0021; C23C14/0036; C23C14/58; C23C14/5806; C23C14/5846; C23C14/5853; H; H01; H01C; H01C17/00; H01C17/06; H01C17/075; H01C17/12

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-01-25 1974-07-27 1975-01-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-01-25 1978-07-27 1979-01-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-01-25 1982-07-27 1983-01-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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