ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,547,072, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to GEMINATIO INC. (N.Y.).
"Self-aligned build-up processing" was invented by Brennan Peterson (Longmont, Colo.) and Phillip D. Hustad (Longmont, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of microfabrication includes providing a substrate having an existing pattern, wherein the existing pattern comprises features formed within a base layer such that a top surface of the substrate has features uncovered and the base layer is uncovered, depositing a selective attachment agent on the substrate, wherein the selective attachment agent includes a solubility-shifting agent, depositing a first resist o...