.~ By layers which are coated, contacted, or diffused (437/12)
DEFINITION
Classification: 438/FOR.146
By layers which are coated, contacted, or diffused:
Foreign art collection for subject matter wherein the substrate is exposed to a specified material by (1) depositing a layer of the material on the substrate, (2) physically contacting the substrate with the material or (3) performing a diffusion operation to form a gettering layer in the substrate.