Patent ID: 8728409

Claim:
A microelectronic integrated circuit device comprising: a substrate; at least one depository coupled to said substrate, the at least one depository being formed by at least one wall adjacent to the substrate; at least one capillary channel coupled to at least one depository, the at least one capillary channel formed by at least one wall adapted to be filled with a liquid comprising nanoparticles from the at least one depository by capillary action; the at least one wall having at least one opening exposed to an ambient environment along at least a portion of the channel to permit evaporation such that as the liquid evaporates, a liquid/material solidification interface starts with an accumulation of solidification at the point farthest from the well and progresses towards the entrance thereby forming agglomerate in the capillary channel having a substantially uniform distribution of the particles within the agglomerate and substantially void-free; and wherein the temperature remains below 400° C. during the formation of the agglomerate.