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US 2006/0213957 A1Published application
Conductive trace formation via wicking action
OwnerCary Addington, Leo Clarke +2inventors
InventorsCary Addington, Leo Clarke, Chris Aschoff, Barry Snyder
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Abstract
A wetting zone is defined within a substrate. A conductive material is applied to the wetting zone. A conductive trace is at least partially formed within the wetting zone from the conductive material flowing throughout the wetting zone by wicking action.
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A method comprising:
- defining a wetting zone within a substrate;
- and,
- applying a non-solder conductive material to the wetting zone, such that a conductive trace is at least partially formed within the wetting zone from the conductive material flowing throughout the wetting zone by wicking action, without subjecting the non-solder conductive material to a vacuum.
A device having a conductive trace, formed at least in part by a method comprising:
- defining a wicking zone within a substrate of the conductive trace;
- applying a conductive seed material to an end of the wicking zone, such that the conductive seed material wicks throughout the wicking zone via capillary force and forms conductive seeds throughout the wicking zone;
- and,
- applying a conductive material to the conductive seeds throughout the wicking zone to form a conductive trace within the wicking zone.
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A device comprising:
- a substrate within which a hydrophilic zone is defined;
- and,
- a non-solder conductive material applied to the hydrophilic zone via wicking action without subjection to a vacuum, to at least partially define a conductive trace within the hydrophilic zone.
A device comprising:
- a substrate within which a wicking zone is defined as at least one of a groove and a through-hole;
- and,
- means for defining a non-solder conductive trace within the wicking zone via an additive wicking process without subjection to a vacuum.
A device comprising:
- a substrate within which a hydrophilic zone is defined;
- a first conductive material applied to the hydrophilic zone via wicking action, to partially define a conductive trace within the hydrophilic zone by leaving seeds of the first conductive material throughout the hydrophilic zone;
- and,
- a second conductive material applied to the seeds of the first conductive material to more fully define the conductive trace within the hydrophilic zone.
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A device comprising:
- a substrate within which a wicking zone is defined;
- means for forming a plurality of conductive seeds throughout the wicking zone via an additive wicking process;
- and,
- means for forming a conductive trace by application of a conductive material to the conductive seeds within the wicking zone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.