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Patent US8003513 - Multilayer circuit devices and manufacturing methods using electroplated ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA multilayer circuit includes a dielectric base substrate, conductors formed on the base substrate and a vacuum deposited dielectric thin film formed over the conductors and the base substrate. The vacuum deposited dielectric thin film is patterned using sacrificial structures formed by electroplating...http://www.google.com/patents/US8003513?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8003513 - Multilayer circuit devices and manufacturing methods using electroplated sacrificial structuresAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8003513 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/086,936Publication dateAug 23, 2011Filing dateMar 22, 2005Priority dateSep 27, 2002Also published asCA2595402A1, CA2595402C, EP1861867A1, US20050161826, WO2006101862A1Publication number086936, 11086936, US 8003513 B2, US 8003513B2, US-B2-8003513, US8003513 B2, US8003513B2InventorsRajiv Shah, Shaun PendoOriginal AssigneeMedtronic Minimed, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (93), Non-Patent Citations (72), Referenced by (1), Classifications (32) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMultilayer circuit devices and manufacturing methods using electroplated sacrificial structuresUS 8003513 B2Abstract A multilayer circuit includes a dielectric base substrate, conductors formed on the base substrate and a vacuum deposited dielectric thin film formed over the conductors and the base substrate. The vacuum deposited dielectric thin film is patterned using sacrificial structures formed by electroplating techniques. Substrates formed in this manner enable significant increases in circuit pattern miniaturization, circuit pattern reliability, interconnect density and significant reduction of over-all substrate thickness.
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Kim, et al.; Single-and multi-layer surface-micromachined platforms using electroplated sacrificial layers; Sensor and Actuators (Trandsucers '91) Jun. 24-28, 1991, San Francisco, CA, USA.* Cited by examinerReferenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8795595Apr 30, 2010Aug 5, 2014Medtronic Minimed, Inc.Sensor substrate systems and methodsClassifications U.S. Classification438/622, 438/624, 438/623, 438/618, 257/758, 438/637International ClassificationH05K3/04, H01L21/48, H01L21/4763, H05K3/40, H05K1/16, H05K3/46Cooperative ClassificationH05K3/467, H05K2203/308, H05K2203/1476, H05K2203/085, H01L21/4867, H05K2201/0179, H05K3/06, H05K1/162, H05K2203/0278, H01L21/4857, H05K3/4053, H05K3/4061, H05K3/048, H05K3/4664European ClassificationH05K3/46C7, H05K3/40D2B, H05K3/40D2, H01L21/48C4D, H01L21/48C4S, H05K1/16CRotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services