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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080285601 | External cavity semiconductor laser and method for fabrication thereof The present invention concerns a design for an external cavity single mode laser wherein a short optical path length for the optical cavity (e.g., ˜3 to 25 mm) provides sufficient spacing of the longitudinal modes allowing a single wavelength selective element, such as... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080248426 | Antihalation compositions Antihalation compositions and methods for reducing the reflection of exposure radiation of a photoresist overcoated said compositions. The antihalation compositions of the invention comprise a resin binder and material capable of causing a thermally induced crosslinking... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080050582 | Multi-level optical structure and method of manufacture A multi-level optical device includes a substrate having a baseline level. At least one feature is disposed at a level above the baseline level. At least one feature is disposed at a level below the baseline level, or in the feature above the baseline level is located a... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080038518 | Air gap formation A method of forming air gaps within a solid structure is provided. In this method, a sacrificial material is covered by an overlayer. The sacrificial material is then removed through the overlayer to leave an air gap. Such air gaps are particularly useful as insulation ... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080032232 | Novel resins and photoresist compositions comprising same Provided are new resins that comprise carbocyclic aryl units with hetero substitution units and photoresists that contain such resins. Particularly preferred photoresists of the invention comprise a deblocking resin that contains hydroxy naphthyl units and can be effect... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20060272149 | Alignment apparatus and method for aligning stacked devices An apparatus for passively aligning first and second substrates having micro-components disposed thereon when the substrates do not include patterned surfaces which face each other. The apparatus includes a first depression which cooperates with an alignment sphere to m... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060228647 | Photoresist composition Photoresist compositions having a resin binder with an acid labile blocking group with an activation energy in excess of 20 Kcal/mol. for deblocking, a photoacid generator capable of generating a halogenated sulfonic acid upon photolysis and optionally, a base. ... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060090819 | Tin plating method Tin deposits having greatly reduced whisker formation are provided. Methods of depositing tin layers or films having a reduced tendency to form whiskers are also provided. ... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060081475 | Reverse pulse plating composition and method A composition and method for electroplating a metal on a substrate. The composition has a chloride to brightener concentration ratio of from 20:1 to 125:1. The method of electroplating, which employs the composition, employs pulse patterns that improve physical properti... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060065538 | Alloy composition and plating method Disclosed are electrolyte compositions for depositing tin-copper alloys that are substantially free of lead. Also disclosed are methods of plating tin-copper alloys that are substantially free of lead on substrates and uses for such plated substrates. ... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20050285216 | Etching process for micromachining materials and devices fabricated thereby The present invention provides an optical microbench having intersecting structures etched into a substrate. In particular, microbenches in accordance with the present invention include structures having a planar surfaces formed along selected crystallographic planes of... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050255710 | Porous materials Porous thermoset dielectric materials having low dielectric constants useful in electronic component manufacture are provided along with methods of preparing the porous thermoset dielectric materials. Also provided are methods of forming integrated circuits containing s... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050250045 | Functional polymer A polymer having α,β unsaturated groups and a group that generates a free radical when exposed to actinic radiation. The polymer may be self-cross-linking. ... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050249967 | Tin plating method Tin deposits having greatly reduced whisker formation are provided. Methods of depositing tin layers or films having a reduced tendency to form whiskers are also provided. ... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050191515 | Very low thermal expansion composite Disclosed are composites having very low coefficients of thermal expansion and methods of preparing the composites. Also disclosed are composites having negative coefficients of thermal expansion. Applications of the composites to a wide variety of uses, such as electro... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050180712 | PHOTOIMAGEABLE WAVEGUIDE COMPOSITION AND WAVEGUIDE FORMED THEREFROM Provided are photodefinable compositions suitable for use in forming an optical waveguide. The compositions include a silsesquioxane polymer having polymerized units of the formula (R1SiO1.5) and (R2SiO1.5), wherein R1 08/18/2005 | |
| 20050180701 | Optical device package An optical device package includes a substrate having a top portion with an a recess for receiving an optical semiconductor component and an elongated linear groove for receiving an optical fiber. The optical fiber is positioned within the groove in said substrate such ... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050170077 | Adhesion method A primer composed of a polymer solution is applied to a roughened metal surface, and a polymer material such as a pre-preg is applied to the treated metal surface to form a bond between the metal and the polymer material. ... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050164020 | Composite material with improved binding strength and method for forming the same This invention offers a composite material with improved binding strength and a method for its manufacture. In particular, the invention offers a composite material having metal at the surface of a resin base, obtained by subjecting the surface of a resin base to an ion... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050155866 | Plating bath and method for depositing a metal layer on a substrate A metal plating bath containing alcohol compounds that inhibit or retard the consumption of plating bath additives. The additives are chemical compounds that improve the brightness of the plated metal, the physical properties of the plated metal especially with respect ... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050139118 | Plating bath and method for depositing a metal layer on a substrate A metal plating bath containing organic compounds that inhibit or retard the consumption of plating bath additives. The additives are chemical compounds that improve the brightness of the plated metal, the physical properties of the plated metal especially with respect ... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050026077 | Photoimageable composition Disclosed are photoimageable compositions containing silsesquioxane binder polymers and photoactive compounds, methods of forming relief images using such compositions and methods of manufacturing electronic devices using such compositions. Such compositions are useful ... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050016858 | Reverse pulse plating composition and method A composition and method for electroplating a metal on a substrate. The composition has a chloride to brightener concentration ratio of from 20:1 to 125:1. The method of electroplating, which employs the composition, employs pulse patterns that improve physical properti... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050019705 | Thick film photoresists and methods for use thereof New methods and compositions are provided that enable application and processing of photoresist as thick coating layers, e.g. at dried layer (post soft-bake) thicknesses of in excess of 2 microns. Resists can be imaged at short wavelengths in accordance with the inventi... | 01/27/2005 |