Mask-less selective electroplating process

    公开(公告)号:IT1148822B

    公开(公告)日:1986-12-03

    申请号:IT2161180

    申请日:1980-04-24

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A selective electroplating process involves placing a cathode and an anode in a non-photo decomposable electrolyte, directing a focusable beam of energy of intensity 102-106 W/cm2 onto the cathode surface to heat the regions to be plated, and establishing an electrical potential between the cathode and the anode. Also claimed is a similar process which employs a light beam of intensity \-102W/cm2 for heating the cathode surface. The process is esp. useful for personalising the repairing integrated circuits, but is also useful e.g. in video display techniques. Deposition rates of about 103 times greater on the heated regions than on the background can be achieved.

    Concealed magnetic id code and antitheft tag

    公开(公告)号:SG54481A1

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-16

    申请号:SG1997000898

    申请日:1997-03-22

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The invention relates to a special type of magnetic tag that serves both as an identifier of the article to which it is attached and as an antitheft device. The former attribute is especially important should stolen property be recovered. Identification comes about through the use of an array of individual magnetic elements that are closely spaced, preferably along and perpendicular to an amorphous wire or strip. The magnetic elements can take the form of magnetic ink, high coercivity wire, thin foil, or amorphous wire. The array may be personalized (coded) by leaving out elements of the array or driving selected elements to saturation while others remain demagnetized. The elements can also be in the form of a double array to constitute '1's and '0's to form a code. Reading of the elements is accomplished with a special reading head consisting or one or more small magnetic circuits coupled to one or more pickup loops. A longer length of soft magnetic wire or thin strip is used to trigger an anti-theft alarm when activated by an external field from a magnetic gate.

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