Moisture-resistant nano-particle material and its applications
AssigneeERS Company
InventorsDov Ingman, Vladimir Ogenko, Ephraim Suhir, Andrew Glista
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Abstract
Nano-particle materials including nanometer-scaled particles with a variety of sizes, chemical compositions, and properties may be used to form functional and/or protective media (layers) on a variety of materials and items. Among the items that may be coated and/or protected by nano-particle materials are integrated circuits, printed circuit boards, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), photonics devices and packages, optical fibers, and displays, as well as various macroscopic structures, such as pipes (tubes), bridges, towers and other civil engineering structures, all kinds of marine vehicles and off-shore structures, aircraft and aerospace structures, cars, etc.
Claims17
A packaged electronic device, comprising:
- a substrate with a first surface having an integrated circuit thereon;
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- a nano-particle material adjacent to the first surface.
An optical device comprising:
- an enclosure with an opening;
- a photonic device within the enclosure;
- a lid covering the opening;
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- a nano-particle material between the lid and the enclosure.
A micro-fabricated structure, comprising:
- a substrate having a first surface;
- a micro-fabricated device positioned on the first surface of the substrate;
- an intermediate layer with a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface of the intermediate layer is opposite the second surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the first surface of the intermediate layer is positioned adjacent to the first surface of the substrate, and wherein the intermediate layer substantially surrounds the device;
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- a first nano-particle material layer that forms a hermetic seal between the substrate and the intermediate layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.