Copper electroplating apparatus
US6527920B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K3/241
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An electroplating apparatus prevents anode-mediated degradation of electrolyte additives by creating a mechanism for maintaining separate anolyte and catholyte and preventing mixing thereof within a plating chamber. The separation is accomplished by interposing a porous chemical transport barrier between the anode and cathode. The transport barrier limits the chemical transport (via diffusion and/or convection) of all species but allows migration of ionic species (and hence passage of current) during application of sufficiently large electric fields within electrolyte.
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