Patent ID: 9528194
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B82Y,C25D,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method for forming one or more nanowires on a substrate, the method comprising: forming a first protruding structure on the substrate; placing the substrate including the first protruding structure in an electrolytic solution; and forming the one or more nanowires inside the first protruding structure by oxidizing the first protruding structure, wherein the first protruding structure is oxidized via an anodic oxidation that uses the substrate as part of an anode electrode, the one or more nanowires being surrounded by a first dielectric material formed during the anodic oxidation, and wherein the oxidizing of the first protruding structure comprises oxidizing a bottom portion of the first protruding structure at a higher rate than a top portion of the first protruding structure.