Patent ID: 9646878
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B81C,H01L

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a device, a system or the device and the system using microfabrication or nanofabrication technologies, the method comprising: having a first organization design the device and/or system to be manufactured, the design of the device and/or system to be manufactured including design layout artwork and fabrication steps for making the device and/or system; dividing the fabrication steps for making the device and/or system to be manufactured into a first part in which the fabrication of the device and/or system is performed, minus the fabrication of electrical interconnections to complete the manufacturing of the device and/or system, and a second parts in which the fabrication of the electrical interconnections to complete the manufacturing of the device and/or system is performed; sending the first part of the fabrication steps for making the device and/or system to be manufactured to a second organization which operates a first manufacturing foundry; having the second organization perform the first part of the fabrication steps to thereby partially manufacture the device and/or system to be manufactured; sending the second part of the fabrication steps for making the device and/or system to be manufactured and the partially manufactured device and/or system to a third organization which operates a second manufacturing foundry; having the third organization perform on the partially manufactured device and/or system the second part of the fabrication steps for making the device and/or system to be manufactured to complete the manufacturing of the device and/or system.