Patent ID: 6569496
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: C23C,H01L

Abstract:
A process for depositing at least one source metal onto at least one receiving metal, wherein said receiving metal is securely bonded to a ceramic substrate, comprising the steps of;(a) placing said ceramic substrate containing said receiving metal in a chamber containing at least one source metal, wherein at least a portion of at least one inert material is in floating contact with at least a portion of said at least one receiving metal, and wherein said chamber contains at least one iodide source contained within at least one crucible; (b) heating said chamber and its contents in a non-oxidizing environment at a temperature in the range from between about 700Â° C. to about 1,000Â° C., for a period of time ranging to a maximum of about 200 minutes; (c) allowing said chamber and its contents to cool so that said receiving metal has at least one layer of said source metal adhered thereto; and (d) removing said ceramic substrate containing said adhered layer of source metal to said receiving metal, from said chamber.