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Laser ablation forward metal deposition with electrostatic assisted bonding
Assignee: Panasonic Corp of North America
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Filing: 1996-05-06
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Granted: 1997-11-04
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Expires: 2016-05-06
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus and method for metal line deposition on a substrate. Laser ablation of a metal film coated on a first substrate removes metal ions from the film. The ions travel forward to a surface of a second substrate disposed opposite the metal film on the first substrate and are deposited on the second substrate. A positive electrode on the first substrate, a negative electrode on the second substrate, and a power supply create an electric field that is simultaneously applied across the first and second substrates. The positively charged ions in the second substrate migrate toward the negative electrode of the electric field, leaving a surplus of negatively charged ions at the surface of the second substrate. The negative ions in the second substrate electrostatically bond with the positively charged ablated metal ions, thereby assisting the bonding of metal lines to the substrate. The power of the laser used during ablation and the position of a sample stage on which the second substrate is supported may be controlled by a computer to deposit metal line patterns on the second substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Abdelkrim Tatah
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:41
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/22; C23C14/24; C23C14/28; C23C14/04; C23C14/048; H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/10; H05K3/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of metal line deposition using a focused coherent light beam comprising the steps of: (a) disposing a first substrate which is transparent to said focused coherent light beam and has a metal coating on a surface thereof in spaced relation to a second substrate such that said second substrate is adjacent the surface of said first substrate having the metal coating; (b) ablating said metal coating to form said metal line by directing said focused coherent light beam through said first substrate and onto said metal coating to discharge ions of said metal coating; and (c) applying an electric field across said first and second substrates to drive said ions to said second substrate and to electrostatically assist bonding of said ions thereto.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
125 words
A method of metal line deposition using a focused coherent light beam comprising the steps of: (a) disposing a first substrate which is transparent to said focused coherent light beam and has a metal coating on a surface thereof in spaced relation to a second substrate such that said second substrate is adjacent the surface of said first substrate having the metal coating; (b) ablating said metal coating to form said metal line by directing said focused coherent light beam through said first substrate and onto said metal coating to discharge ions of said metal coating; and (c) applying an electric field across said first and second substrates to drive said ions to said second substrate and to electrostatically assist bonding of said ions thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 that further comprises the steps of: (a) disposing said second substrate on a supporting stage; (b) moving said supporting stage during said deposition to pattern deposit at least one metal line onto said second substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 that further comprises the step of varying the spaced relation between said first and second substrates to vary metal line feature size.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 that further comprises the step of varying metal coating thickness on said first substrate to vary metal line thickness.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein a first positive image metal mask and a second negative image metal mask are formed simultaneously on said first and second substrates, respectively, during metal deposition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of heating said second substrate to enhance bonding of said metal ions to said second substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the electric field is applied at about 300 volts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
166 words
A substrate having at least one metal line formed from ions deposited on said substrate from a transparent substrate base through which a focused laser beam travels to ablate said ions and locally heat said substrate, said ions bonded to said substrate with electrostatic assistance, said substrate produced by the process of: (a) providing a focused coherent light beam; (b) disposing said substrate base which is transparent to said focused coherent light beam and has a metal coating on a surface thereof in spaced relation to said substrate such that said substrate is adjacent the surface of said substrate base having the metal coating; (c) ablating said metal coating to form said metal line by directing said focused coherent light beam through said substrate base and onto said metal coating to discharge ions of said metal coating; and (d) applying an electric field across said substrate and said substrate base to drive said ions to said substrate and to electrostatically assist bonding of said ions thereto.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
166 words
A substrate having at least one metal line formed from ions deposited on said substrate from a transparent substrate base through which a focused laser beam travels to ablate said ions and locally heat said substrate, said ions bonded to said substrate with electrostatic assistance, said substrate produced by the process of: (a) providing a focused coherent light beam; (b) disposing said substrate base which is transparent to said focused coherent light beam and has a metal coating on a surface thereof in spaced relation to said substrate such that said substrate is adjacent the surface of said substrate base having the metal coating; (c) ablating said metal coating to form said metal line by directing said focused coherent light beam through said substrate base and onto said metal coating to discharge ions of said metal coating; and (d) applying an electric field across said substrate and said substrate base to drive said ions to said substrate and to electrostatically assist bonding of said ions thereto.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The substrate according to claim 8, wherein the electric field is applied at about 300 volts.
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