Patent ID: 7774920
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: B81B,B81C,B82Y,C23C,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of fabrication of metallic structures, comprising: providing a patterned article including a layer comprising at least one first portion that is conductive to a first extent and at least one second portion that is non-conductive or conductive to a second extent less than the first extent; selectively depositing conductive material onto the first portion of the patterned article in an amount greater than the second portion, or selectively depositing conductive material on the second portion of the patterned article in an amount greater than the first portion, thereby forming a flexible metal structure on the patterned article; deforming the patterned article comprising the flexible metal structure from a first configuration to a second configuration; and depositing auxiliary metal on the metal structure to the extent that the structure is self-supporting in the second configuration.