CLEANING ELECTROPLATING SUBSTRATE HOLDERS USING REVERSE CURRENT DEPLATING
    3.
    发明申请
    CLEANING ELECTROPLATING SUBSTRATE HOLDERS USING REVERSE CURRENT DEPLATING 有权
    使用反向电流去除清洁电镀基板支架

    公开(公告)号:US20130256146A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-03

    申请号:US13853935

    申请日:2013-03-29

    IPC分类号: C25F1/00

    摘要: Provided are cleaning methods and systems to remove unintended metallic deposits from electroplating apparatuses using reverse current deplating techniques. Such cleaning involves positioning a cleaning (deplating) disk in an electroplating cup similar to a regular processed substrate. The front surface of the cleaning disk includes a corrosion resistant conductive material to form electrical connections to deposits on the cup's surfaces. The disk is sealed in the cup and submerged into a plating solution. A reverse current is then applied to the front conductive surface of the disk to initiate deplating of the deposits. Sealing compression in the cup may change during cleaning to cause different deformation of the lip seal and to form new electrical connections to the deposits. The proposed cleaning may be applied to remove deposits formed during electroplating of alloys, in particular, tin-silver alloys widely used for semiconductor and wafer level packaging.

    摘要翻译: 提供了使用反向电流去除技术从电镀设备中除去非预期的金属沉积物的清洁方法和系统。 这样的清洁包括将清洁(脱落)盘定位在类似于经常处理的基底的电镀杯中。 清洁盘的前表面包括耐腐蚀的导电材料以形成电连接以沉积在杯的表面上。 将盘密封在杯中并浸没在电镀液中。 然后将反向电流施加到盘的前导电表面以开始沉积物的脱落。 杯子内的密封压缩可能在清洁过程中发生变化,导致唇形密封件发生不同的变形,并形成与沉积物的新的电气连接。 所提出的清洁可以用于去除在电镀期间形成的沉积物,特别是广泛用于半导体和晶片级封装的锡 - 银合金。

    Automated cleaning of wafer plating assembly
    4.
    发明授权
    Automated cleaning of wafer plating assembly 有权
    晶圆电镀组件的自动清洗

    公开(公告)号:US09221081B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-29

    申请号:US13563619

    申请日:2012-07-31

    IPC分类号: B08B1/00 B08B1/04 H01L21/67

    摘要: Disclosed herein are cleaning discs for cleaning one or more elements of a semiconductor processing apparatus. In some embodiments, the disc may have a substantially circular upper surface, a substantially circular lower surface, a substantially circular edge joining the upper and lower surfaces, and a plurality of pores opening at the edge and having an interior extending into the interior of the disc. In some embodiments, the pores are dimensioned such that a cleaning agent may be retained in the interior of the pores by an adhesive force between the cleaning agent and the interior surface of the pores. Also disclosed herein are cleaning methods involving loading a cleaning agent into a plurality of pores of a cleaning disc, positioning the cleaning disc within a semiconductor processing apparatus, and releasing cleaning agent from the plurality of pores such that elements of the apparatus are contacted by the released cleaning agent.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开了用于清洁半导体处理装置的一个或多个元件的清洁盘。 在一些实施例中,盘可以具有基本上圆形的上表面,基本上圆形的下表面,连接上表面和下表面的基本圆形的边缘,以及在边缘处开口的多个孔,并且具有延伸到内侧的内部 光盘。 在一些实施例中,孔的尺寸使得清洁剂可以通过清洁剂和孔的内表面之间的粘合力保持在孔的内部。 本文还公开了一种清洁方法,其包括将清洁剂装载到清洁盘的多个孔中,将清洁盘定位在半导体处理装置内,以及从多个孔释放清洁剂,使得装置的元件与 释放清洁剂。

    PULSE SEQUENCE FOR PLATING ON THIN SEED LAYERS
    5.
    发明申请
    PULSE SEQUENCE FOR PLATING ON THIN SEED LAYERS 有权
    用于涂覆薄层层的脉冲序列

    公开(公告)号:US20100300888A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-02

    申请号:US12786329

    申请日:2010-05-24

    IPC分类号: C25D7/12 C25D21/12 C25D3/38

    摘要: A plating protocol is employed to control plating of metal onto a wafer comprising a conductive seed layer. Initially, the protocol employs cathodic protection as the wafer is immersed in the plating solution. In certain embodiments, the current density of the wafer is constant during immersion. In a specific example, potentiostatic control is employed to produce a current density in the range of about 1.5 to 20 mA/cm2. The immersion step is followed by a high current pulse step. During bottom up fill inside the features of the wafer, a constant current or a current with a micropulse may be used. This protocol may protect the seed from corrosion while enhancing nucleation during the initial stages of plating.

    摘要翻译: 使用电镀方案来控制金属镀在包含导电种子层的晶片上。 最初,当晶片浸入电镀溶液中时,协议采用阴极保护。 在某些实施例中,晶片的电流密度在浸入期间是恒定的。 在具体实例中,使用恒电位控制来产生约1.5至20mA / cm 2范围内的电流密度。 浸没步骤之后是高电流脉冲步骤。 在向下填充晶片的特征内部时,可以使用恒定电流或具有微脉冲的电流。 该方案可以保护种子免受腐蚀,同时在电镀初始阶段增强成核。

    Pulse sequence for plating on thin seed layers
    7.
    发明授权
    Pulse sequence for plating on thin seed layers 有权
    用于在薄种子层上电镀的脉冲序列

    公开(公告)号:US08500983B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-06

    申请号:US12786329

    申请日:2010-05-24

    IPC分类号: C25D5/18 C25D7/12

    摘要: A plating protocol is employed to control plating of metal onto a wafer comprising a conductive seed layer. Initially, the protocol employs cathodic protection as the wafer is immersed in the plating solution. In certain embodiments, the current density of the wafer is constant during immersion. In a specific example, potentiostatic control is employed to produce a current density in the range of about 1.5 to 20 mA/cm2. The immersion step is followed by a high current pulse step. During bottom up fill inside the features of the wafer, a constant current or a current with a micropulse may be used. This protocol may protect the seed from corrosion while enhancing nucleation during the initial stages of plating.

    摘要翻译: 使用电镀方案来控制金属镀在包含导电种子层的晶片上。 最初,当晶片浸入电镀溶液中时,协议采用阴极保护。 在某些实施例中,晶片的电流密度在浸入期间是恒定的。 在具体实例中,使用恒电位控制来产生约1.5至20mA / cm 2范围内的电流密度。 浸没步骤之后是高电流脉冲步骤。 在向下填充晶片的特征内部时,可以使用恒定电流或具有微脉冲的电流。 该方案可以保护种子免受腐蚀,同时在电镀初始阶段增强成核。