957results about "Film packaging" patented technology

A method of generating patterns of a pair of photomasks from a data set defining a circuit layout to be provided on a substrate includes identifying critical segments of the circuit layout to be provided on the substrate. Block mask patterns are generated and then legalized based on the identified critical segments. Thereafter, phase mask patterns are generated, legalized and colored. The legalized block mask patterns and the legalized phase mask patterns that have been colored define features of a block mask and an alternating phase shift mask, respectively, for use in a dual exposure method for patterning features in a resist layer of a substrate.

An efficient method for the microfabrication of electronic devices which have been adapted for the analyses of biologically significant analyte species is described. The techniques of the present invention allow for close control over the dimensional features of the various components and layers established on a suitable substrate. Such control extends to those parts of the devices which incorporate the biological components which enable these devices to function as biological sensors. The materials and methods disclosed herein thus provide an effective means for the mass production of uniform wholly microfabricated biosensors. Various embodiments of the devices themselves are described herein which are especially suited for real time analyses of biological samples in a clinical setting. In particular, the present invention describes assays which can be performed using certain ligand / ligand receptor-based biosensor embodiments. The present invention also discloses a novel method for the electrochemical detection of particular analyte species of biological and physiological significance using an substrate / label signal generating pair which produces a change in the concentration of electroactive species selected from the group consisting of dioxygen and hydrogen peroxide.

Patterned articles, such as RFID antenna, are made by subablation, a process comprising the steps of:A. providing a substrate having a coating, such as a metal or metal oxide, and an interface comprising the thin region where the coating and the substrate are closest to each other;B. exposing at least one part of the total area of the coating to a flux of electromagnetic energy, such as a focused excimer laser beam, sufficient to disrupt the interface but insufficient to ablate the coating; andC. removing the parts of the coating in registry with the portion of the interface area that was disrupted, by means such as ultrasonic agitation.The process has advantages over photo-resist processes in that there is no residual chemical resist left on the product and no undercutting of the pattern or image. It has advantages over laser ablation processes in that higher throughput is possible at the same energy level and there is no microscopic debris left on the product surface.

A photo acid generator (PAG) or an acid is used to reduce resist scumming and footing. Diffusion of acid from photoresist into neighbors causes a decreased acid level, and thus causes resist scumming. An increased acid layer beneath the resist prevents acid diffusion. In one embodiment, the increased acid layer is a layer of spun-on acid or PAG dissolved in aqueous solution. In another embodiment, the increased acid layer is a hard mask material with a PAG or an acid mixed into the material. The high acid content inhibits the diffusion of acid from the photoresist into neighboring layers, and thus substantially reduces photoresist scumming and footing.

Print media, when rolled tightly often produces a high degree of curl when removed from a roll form. The stiffer the media, the more likely the tenancy to curl. On the other hand, media that is too thin will be too floppy for conventional handling. Incorporating some stiffening strands running along the axis of a roll of paper substrate allow the media to be roll relatively tightly but give the media a tendency to readily de-curl once it is unrolled. These strands ideally have a pitch of approximately 200 microns. The ribs result in material of greater stiffness across the width of the media than along the length and maintain adequate stiffness for handling and viewing of the printed media.

Cationic and hybrid radiation-curable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions for digital versatile discs and other substrates, a method for bonding versatile digital disc layers together with a cationic or hybrid radiation-curable pressure sensitive adhesive, and a digital versatile disc bonded by cationic or hybrid radiation-curable pressure sensitive adhesive.

A method of preparing negative-working, single-layer imageable elements improves their storage stability in a humid environment. The method includes enclosing the coated imageable elements in a water-impermeable sheet material that substantially inhibits the transfer of moisture to and from the imageable element. Such imageable elements include a radiation-sensitive composition that includes a radically polymerizable component, an initiator composition to provide radicals upon exposure to imaging radiation, a radiation absorbing compound, and a polymeric binder having poly(alkylene glycol) side chains.

A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a liquid supplying section for supplying a liquid onto a stage for holding a wafer on which a resist film is formed; an exposing section for irradiating the resist film with exposing light through a mask with the liquid provided on the resist film; and a removing part for removing, from the liquid, a gas included in the liquid. Thus, the liquid from which the gas has been removed is provided on the resist film, and therefore, foams included in the liquid or formed during the exposure can be removed. Accordingly, exposure abnormality such as diffraction abnormality can be prevented, resulting in forming a resist pattern in a good shape.

The present invention provides an optical recording medium which incorporates an inorganic based recording layer which has a high reflectance, sufficient for reproduction compatibility on devices such as CD-ROM drives, as well as a high degree of modulation between the state prior to recording and that after recording, as well as an information recording method therefor. Accordingly, an optical recording medium comprises a substrate (2) which is substantially transparent with respect to a recording light beam and a reproduction light beam, a first recording layer (3) which is layered on top of the substrate (2) and which incorporates as the main constituent a metal which has a low melting point and a high reflectance, and a second recording layer (4) which is layered on top of the first recording layer (3) and which will, due to heat generated from irradiation of a light beam through the substrate (2), either mix, or alternatively react, with the first recording layer (3) to form an alloy of low reflectance as well as forming irregularities or pitting in the surface, thereby enabling the recording of information. Due to the heat generated from irradiation of a recording light beam through the substrate (2) the first recording layer (3) and the second recording layer (4) are either mixed, or alternatively reacted to form an alloy as well as forming irregularities or pitting in the surface, thereby recording information.

The present invention involves a method for making a relief image. A film that includes a carrier sheet and an imageable material is used to form a mask image that is opaque to a curing radiation. In one embodiment, the mask image is formed on the carrier sheet while in another embodiment, the mask image is formed on a receptor sheet. The mask image is then transferred to a photosensitive material, such as a flexographic printing plate precursor. The resulting assembly is exposed to the curing radiation resulting in exposed and unexposed areas of the photosensitive material. The carrier sheet or the receptor sheet may be removed from the mask image either before or after exposure to the curing radiation. Finally, the photosensitive material and mask image assembly is developed with a suitable developer to form a relief image.

A method for forming a conductive layer is disclosed, which has the following steps. First, a substrate is provided, and then a patterned photoresist layer having an undercut is formed on the substrate. After that, at least one conductive layer is deposited on the substrate. Finally, the patterned photoresist layer is lifted off; wherein the shape of the conductive layer remaining on the substrate is complementary to that of the patterned photoresist layer.

Holographic and diffractive security devices and documents carrying security devices as well as system, apparatus, and method for making and using security devices. Security devices provide at least one type of security feature in form of secret, hidden, or covert security feature, not visible to a normal unaided human eye. Covert security features may be any graphic or symbolic representation. One or multiple security features may be provided on any single security device in any combination. Covert feature is revealed either when a decoder device is used with the security device, or when the security device is oriented and viewed in predetermined manner. Embodiments may provide a second overt or non-covert security device in the form of a diffractive or holographic image or graphic that is visible to the unaided eye without use of any decoder or special viewing conditions.

A method of producing a pattern-forming body with high accuracy with no need for a post-exposure treatment and without allowing any photocatalyst to remain in the resultant pattern-forming body and whereby any problematic effect of the photocatalyst in the pattern-forming body is eliminated. The method includes providing a photocatalyst-containing layer-sided substrate and a pattern-forming body substrate having a characteristic-changeable layer, which is changed by the effect of the photocatalyst in the photocatalyst-containing layer, and a light-shading part formed as a pattern in such a manner that the photocatalyst-containing layer and the characteristic-changeable layer are brought into contact with each other, followed by exposure on the side of the pattern-forming body substrate to change the characteristics of the characteristic-changeable layer of the exposed part, followed by removing the photocatalyst-containing layer-sided substrate.

A radiation-sensitive composition and negative-working imageable element includes a polymeric binder comprising pendant allyl ester groups to provide solvent resistance, excellent digital speed (sensitivity) and can be imaged and developed without a preheat step to provide lithographic printing plates. The polymeric binder can be prepared with a precursor polymer having pendant carboxy groups that are converted to allyl ester groups using an allyl-containing halide in the presence of a base in order to avoid gelation.

The influence of surface geometry on metal properties is studied within the limit of the quantum theory of free electrons. It is shown that a metal surface can be modified with patterned indents to increase the Fermi energy level inside the metal, leading to decrease in electron work function. This effect would exist in any quantum system comprising fermions inside a potential energy box. Also disclosed is a method for making nanostructured surfaces having perpendicular features with sharp edges.

Compositions and techniques for the processing of semiconductor devices are provided. In one aspect of the invention, an antireflective hardmask composition is provided. The composition comprises a fully condensed polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane, {RSiO1.5}n, wherein n equals 8; and at least one chromophore moiety and transparent moiety. In another aspect of the invention, a method for processing a semiconductor device is provided. The method comprises the steps of: providing a material layer on a substrate; forming an antireflective hardmask layer over the material layer. The antireflective hardmask layer comprises a fully condensed polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane, {RSiO1.5}n, wherein n equals 8; and at least one chromophore moiety and transparent moiety.

An image transfer sheet is provided which comprises a support, a barrier layer, a dye sublimation ink layer and a polyester layer; wherein the image transfer sheet exhibits cold peel, warm peel and hot peel properties when transferred. A method for transferring an image to a receptor element using the image transfer sheet is also provided. More specifically, the invention relates to an image transfer sheet which can be applied to a receptor element, such as cotton or cotton / polyester blend fabrics or the like.

A self assembly step for the manufacture of an electronic component comprising, e.g., a semiconductor chip or semiconductor array or wafer comprises forming a diblock copolymer film placed on a random copolymer film substrate operatively associated with the electronic component and the diblock copolymer film wherein the surface energy of the random copolymer film is tailored by use of a photolithographic process prior to the self assembly step. By prior deterministic control over regional surface properties of the random copolymer film, domains of the diblock copolymer film form only in predefined areas. This approach offers simplified processing and a precise control of regions where domain formation occurs. Selective removal of some of the domains allows for further processing of the electronic component.

Embodiments of the invention include a method of simulating an ignition of a reactive multilayer foil. Other embodiments include various methods of igniting a reactive multilayer foil by transferring energy from an energy source to a reactive multilayer foil.

A charge director material for charging a liquid toner, the charge director material comprising (a) nanoparticles of a simple salt and (b) a sulfosuccinate salt of the general formula MAn, wherein M is a metal, n is the valence of M, and A is an ion of the general formula (I)[R1—O—C(O)CH2CH(SO3−)C(O)—O—R2],  (I)wherein each of R1 and R2 is an alkyl group;said charge director material being substantially free of acids of the general formula (I),wherein one or both of R1 and R2 is hydrogen, and if only one of them is hydrogen, the other is an alkyl group,

Laser imageable flexographic printing elements, including printing plates and printing sleeves and methods of making the laser imageable flexographic printing elements using a collapsible cross-linkable material comprising a curable elastomer, a material that absorbs laser radiation at a selected wavelength, and microspheres are disclosed. A laser is used to collapse and melt the collapsible cross-linkable material to form a relief image on the printing element. The printing element is thereafter cured by face exposure to crosslink and cure the formed relief image. The invention addresses a market need for eliminating chemical processing of printing elements, thus going from printing element to press much more quickly and using an environmentally friendly process.

Disclosed is an improved method, system, and computer program product for preparing multiple levels of semiconductor substrates for three-dimensional IC integration. Some embodiments utilize the process and design models to check and fabricate the insulating dielectric layer (IDL) separating the first and the second film stacks on separate substrates and then prepare the surface of the IDL to receive an additional layer of semiconductor substrate for further fabrication of the chips. Yet some other embodiments further employ the design and process models to ensure the IDL and the semiconductor substrate are sufficiently flat, or are otherwise satisfactory, so the three-dimensional integrated circuits meet the reliability, manufacturability, yield, or performance requirements. Yet some other embodiments further employ design and process models to place the vias connecting the multiple film stacks.

A heat resistant negative working photosensitive composition that comprises(a) one or more polybenzoxazole precursor polymers (I): wherein x is an integer from about 10 to about 1000, y is an integer from 0 to about 900 and (x+y) is about less then 1000; Ar1 is selected from the group consisting of a tetravalent aromatic group, a tetravalent heterocyclic group, or mixtures thereof; Ar2 is selected from the group consisting a divalent aromatic, a divalent heterocyclic, a divalent alicyclic, a divalent aliphatic group that may contain silicon, or mixtures thereof; Ar3 is selected from the group consisting a divalent aromatic group, a divalent aliphatic group, a divalent heterocyclic group, or mixtures thereof; Ar4 is selected from the group consisting Ar1 (OH)2 or Ar2; G is an organic group selected from the group consisting groups having a carbonyl, carbonyloxy or sulfonyl group attached directly to the terminal NH group of the polymer;(b) one or more photo-active compounds which release acid upon irradiation (PAGs);(c) a latent crosslinker which contains at least two ˜N—(CH2OR)n units wherein n=1 or 2 and R is a linear or branched C1-C8 alkyl group, with the proviso that when a glycoluril is employed as the latent crosslinker, the G group in the polybenzoxazole precursor polymer is produced from the reaction of a cyclic anhydride; and(d) at least one solvent that is not NMP.

The present invention discloses printing plates comprising a substrate and a radiation-absorptive layer, wherein the radiation-absorptive layer comprises at least one modified pigment product. The modified pigment product comprises a pigment having attached at least one organic group and at least one amphiphilic counterion. Methods of imaging printing plates are also disclosed.

A substrate is provided which comprises an organic resin layer on a base material, wherein the base material has an average surface roughness of not less than 1.2 nm but no more than 5 nm and a maximum height of a surface unevenness of not less than 0.1 μm but no more than 1.0 μm; the organic resin layer has an average surface roughness of not more than 1 nm and a maximum peak height of a surface unevenness of not more than 30 nm; and at least a part of a surface of the organic resin layer comprises a hydrophilic region.