Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electroplating apparatus and electroplating method
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Application No.: US17943376Application Date: 2022-09-13
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Publication No.: US12054846B2Publication Date: 2024-08-06
- Inventor: Taiseung Cha , Taewan Kang , Donghwan Park , Sunggon Kim , Sungkeun Lee
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-si
- Agency: F. CHAU & ASSOCIATES, LLC
- Priority: KR 20210123370 2021.09.15 KR 20210179961 2021.12.15
- Main IPC: C25D5/18
- IPC: C25D5/18 ; C25D7/12 ; C25D17/00 ; C25D17/08 ; C25D21/08 ; C25D21/12 ; C25D21/18

Abstract:
An electroplating apparatus includes: an electroplating bath including an anode region, in which an anode electrode is arranged, a cathode region and a membrane; a head unit including a contact ring holding a wafer and configured so that a first cathode potential is applied to the contact ring during an electroplating process; a reverse potential electrode arranged adjacent to the membrane and configured so that a second cathode potential is applied to the reverse potential electrode during the electroplating process, and a reverse cathode potential is applied to the reverse potential electrode during a rinsing process; and a power supply unit configured to apply the first cathode potential and the second cathode potential during the electroplating process, and further configured to apply the reverse cathode potential and a reverse anode potential to the anode electrode during the rinsing process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230083395A1 ELECTROPLATING APPARATUS AND ELECTROPLATING METHOD Public/Granted day:2023-03-16
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