US5064681A
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Selective deposition process for physical vapor deposition
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1989-06-08
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Granted: 1991-11-12
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Expires: 2009-06-08
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a dry method for depositing a material on a substrate having nucleating sites for the material which includes deposition of a material in the vapor phase on the substrate and simultaneous ablation of the substrate by ablation methods for controlled removal of the nucleating sites from the substrate. The removal of the nucleating sites is controlled to minimize or selectively prevent coating of the substrate by the material. The method can be used to form material patterns on the substrate such as electrical circuits or for adhering material to a substrate that is difficult to metallize such as organic polymers or ceramics.
Inventors
- 👤 Christopher J. Berry
- 👤 Jerome J. Cuomo
- 👤 C. Richard Guarnieri
- 👤 Dennis S. Yee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:42
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/40; H10P14/412; C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/04; C23C14/048; C23C14/22; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/10; H05K3/14; H05K3/146; H10P34/00; H10P34/40; H10P34/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A dry method for depositing a material on a substrate having nucleating sites for said material which comprises simultaneously: (a) ablating said substrate by ablation means for controlling the removal of said nucleating sites from said substrate; and (b) depositing said material in the vapor phase on said substrate, the removal of said nucleating sites being conducted to minimize or selectively prevent coating of said substrate by said material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A dry method for depositing a material on a substrate having nucleating sites for said material which comprises simultaneously: (a) ablating said substrate by ablation means for controlling the removal of said nucleating sites from said substrate; and (b) depositing said material in the vapor phase on said substrate, the removal of said nucleating sites being conducted to minimize or selectively prevent coating of said substrate by said material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 which further comprises selectively removing said nucleating sites so that said material is in a pattern which is formed on said substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method of claim 2 which further comprises: selectively removing said nucleating sites to form (i) a pattern, on said substrate having nucleating sites, said pattern being resistant to ablation and (ii) an area on said substrate having nucleating sites, said area being susceptible to ablation; simultaneously depositing said material on said pattern when ablating said substrate; said area being sufficiently ablated so that it is substantially free of said material.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
58 words
The method of either claims 2 or 3 comprising selectively removing said nucleating sites by said ablation means, said ablation means comprising mask means for projecting an image onto said substrate and a source of ablation energy, said mask means interposed between said source of ablation energy and said substrate, said pattern being formed when ablating said substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method of claim 2 which further comprises the steps of: selectively removing said nucleating sites without depositing said material to thereby form (i) a pattern on said substrate having nucleating sites, said pattern being resistant to ablation and (ii) an area on said substrate having nucleating sites, said area being susceptible to ablation; followed by depositing said material on said pattern while; simultaneously ablating said area; said area being sufficiently ablated so that it is substantially free of said material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 5 or 3 comprising selectively removing said nucleating sites by mask means for projecting an image onto said substrate, said mask means being interposed between means for removing said substrate and said substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 6 where said means for removing said substrate comprises at least one ablating means for removing said substrate selectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
112 words
The method of claim 6 where said mask means comprises first mask means having opening means therein corresponding to said pattern and second mask means having opening means therein corresponding to said area, said method comprising interposing said first mask means between said means for removing said substrate and said substrate, removing said nucleating sites to form a substrate having said pattern and said area, interposing said second mask means between said ablation means and said substrate so that said openings of said second mask means are in registration with said area having said pattern and simultaneously depositing said metal on said pattern while ablating said area through said second mask means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 8 where said means for removing said substrate comprises ablation means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the ablation is of low intensity to promote intermixing of said substrate and said material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 10 where said ablation is discontinued while continuing said material deposition to obtain said substrate coated with said meterial.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
22 words
The method of either claims 1, 2 or 5 where said substrate comprises a material that can be ablated by radiant energy.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 12 where said substrate comprises a polymer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 12 where said substrate comprises a polymer that can be ablated by ion beam decomposition; ultra violet light; electron beam decomposition and electron beam desorption or combinations thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 12 where said polymer is selected from a member of the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, epoxy and polyimide polymers and mixtures thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 5 where said substrate comprises first layer means that can be ablated by radiant energy, said first layer being contiguous to second layer means that has said nucleating sites and is resistant to ablation.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 16 where said first layer means comprises a polymer and said second layer means comprises a member selected from the group consisting of ceramics, glass, silica and laminated boards, and said material is selected from a member of the group consisting of metals, metal alloys, semiconductors and insulators.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 where said substrate and said material are the same.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 3 where said pattern comprises trench means, and said material is deposited in said trench means in an amount sufficient to obtain filled trench means, said filled trench means and said area all being in substantially the same outer plane.
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