Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrolyte concentration control system for high rate electroplating
- Patent Title (中): 高速电镀电解质浓度控制系统
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Application No.: US12577619Application Date: 2009-10-12
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Publication No.: US09109295B2Publication Date: 2015-08-18
- Inventor: Jonathan D. Reid , Seshasayee Varadarajan , Steven T. Mayer
- Applicant: Jonathan D. Reid , Seshasayee Varadarajan , Steven T. Mayer
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Novellus Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont
- Agency: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
- Main IPC: C25D17/00
- IPC: C25D17/00 ; C25D21/18 ; C25D3/38 ; C25D21/02 ; C25D21/14 ; C25D7/12

Abstract:
An electroplating apparatus for filling recessed features on a semiconductor substrate includes an electrolyte concentrator configured for concentrating an electrolyte having Cu2+ ions to form a concentrated electrolyte solution that would have been supersaturated at 20° C. The electrolyte is maintained at a temperature that is higher than 20° C., such as at least at about 40° C. The apparatus further includes a concentrated electrolyte reservoir and a plating cell, where the plating cell is configured for electroplating with concentrated electrolyte at a temperature of at least about 40° C. Electroplating with electrolytes having Cu2+ concentration of at least about 60 g/L at temperatures of at least about 40° C. results in very fast copper deposition rates, and is particularly well-suited for filling large, high aspect ratio features, such as through-silicon vias.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110083965A1 Electrolyte Concentration Control System for High Rate Electroplating Public/Granted day:2011-04-14
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