Patent ID: 8071168
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B82Y,C09D,C23C,G03F,H01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method for writing conductive metal comprising: providing two or more tipless cantilevers each having a cantilever end, wherein the cantilevers have a gap between them which is about one micron to about 20 microns; providing an ink disposed in the gap between the cantilevers and disposed on the cantilever end, wherein the gap between the cantilevers acts as a reservoir to hold the ink; providing a substrate surface; and contacting the two or more cantilevers with the ink disposed in the gap between the cantilevers and at the cantilever end with the substrate surface so that ink is delivered from the gap between the cantilevers and the cantilever end to the substrate surface to form a feature on the substrate-surface, wherein the widths of the two or more cantilevers and the width of the gap between the cantilevers control at least one dimension of the feature formed on the substrate surface.