ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSOR
    1.
    发明申请
    ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSOR 审中-公开
    电化学处理器

    公开(公告)号:WO2012158966A2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-22

    申请号:PCT/US2012038435

    申请日:2012-05-17

    摘要: An electrochemical processor may include a head having a rotor configured to hold a work piece, with the head moveable to position the rotor in a vessel. Inner and outer anodes are in inner and outer anolyte chambers within the vessel. An upper cup in the vessel, has a curved upper surface and inner and outer catholyte chambers. A current thief is located adjacent to the curved upper surface. Annular slots in the curved upper curved surface connect into passageways, such as tubes, leading into the outer catholyte chamber. Membranes may separate the inner and outer anolyte chambers from the inner and outer catholyte chambers, respectively.

    摘要翻译: 电化学处理器可以包括具有被配置为保持工件的转子的头部,头部可移动以将转子定位在容器中。 内阳极和外阳极在容器内部和外部阳极电解液室中。 容器中的上杯具有弯曲的上表面和内部和外部阴极电解液室。 目前的小偷位于弯曲的上表面附近。 弯曲的上曲面中的环形槽连接到通道,例如管,通向外阴极室。 膜可以分别将内部和外部阳极电解液室与内部和外部阴极电解液室分开。

    WORKPIECE WETTING AND CLEANING
    2.
    发明申请
    WORKPIECE WETTING AND CLEANING 审中-公开
    工件湿润和清洁

    公开(公告)号:WO2012030499A3

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-26

    申请号:PCT/US2011047454

    申请日:2011-08-11

    IPC分类号: H01L21/302

    摘要: In a workpiece processor (10), a head (12) is moveable onto a bowl (56) to form a process chamber (58). A workpiece (100) can be cleaned in the processor by immersing the workpiece into a liquid bath in the bowl and then boiling the liquid. Vacuum may be applied to the chamber to reduce the pressure within the chamber, thereby reducing the boiling temperature of the liquid and allowing processing at lower temperatures. In a separate method for prewetting a workpiece, a humid gas is provided into the process chamber and condenses on the workpiece. In another separate method for wetting a workpiece, liquid water is provided into the bowl, with the workpiece above the liquid water. Water vapor is created in the process chamber by applying vacuum to the process chamber. The vapor wets the workpiece. The workpiece is then further wetted by submerging the workpiece into the liquid water.

    摘要翻译: 在工件处理器(10)中,头部(12)可移动到碗(56)上以形成处理室(58)。 工件(100)可以在处理器中通过将工件浸入碗中的液体浴中然后煮沸液体来清洁。 可以对腔室施加真空以降低腔室内的压力,由此降低液体的沸腾温度并允许在较低温度下处理。 在用于预润湿工件的单独方法中,湿气被提供到处理室中并且冷凝在工件上。 在用于润湿工件的另一种单独方法中,液体水被提供到碗中,工件在液体水之上。 通过向处理室施加真空来在处理室中产生水蒸气。 蒸气润湿工件。 工件然后通过将工件浸入液态水中而被进一步润湿。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AGITATING LIQUIDS IN WET CHEMICAL PROCESSING OF MICROFEATURE WORKPIECES
    4.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AGITATING LIQUIDS IN WET CHEMICAL PROCESSING OF MICROFEATURE WORKPIECES 审中-公开
    用于微型工件湿式化学加工中液体的搅拌装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2007062114A2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-31

    申请号:PCT/US2006/045195

    申请日:2006-11-22

    IPC分类号: C25B9/04

    摘要: Reactors with agitators and methods for processing microfeature workpieces with such reactors. The agitators are capable of obtaining high, controlled mass-transfer rates that result in high quality surfaces and efficient wet chemical processes. The agitators generate high flow velocities in the fluid and contain the high energy fluid proximate to the surface of the workpiece to form high quality surfaces when cleaning, etching and/or depositing materials to/from a workpiece. The agitators also have short stroke lengths so that the footprints of the reactors are relatively small. As a result, the reactors are efficient and cost effective to operate. The agitators are also designed so that electrical fields in the processing solution can effectively operate at the surface of the workpiece.

    摘要翻译: 具有搅拌器的反应器和用这种反应器处理微特征工件的方法。 搅拌器能够获得高质量控制的传质速率,从而获得高质量的表面和高效的湿化学过程。 搅拌器在流体中产生高流速并且在靠近工件表面的地方包含高能流体,以在清洁,蚀刻和/或沉积材料至工件或从工件沉积材料时形成高质量的表面。 搅拌器的冲程长度也很短,因此反应器的占地面积相对较小。 因此,反应堆运行效率高,成本效益高。 搅拌器的设计也使得处理溶液中的电场可以有效地在工件表面上运行。

    WORKPIECE PROCESSOR HAVING PROCESSING CHAMBER WITH IMPROVED PROCESSING FLUID FLOW
    8.
    发明申请
    WORKPIECE PROCESSOR HAVING PROCESSING CHAMBER WITH IMPROVED PROCESSING FLUID FLOW 审中-公开
    具有改进加工流体的加工室的工作处理器

    公开(公告)号:WO0061837A9

    公开(公告)日:2002-01-03

    申请号:PCT/US0010210

    申请日:2000-04-13

    摘要: A processing container (610) for providing a flow of a processing fluid during immersion processing of at least one surface of a microeletronic workpiece is set forth. The processing container comprises a principal fluid flow chamber (505) providing a flow of processing fluid to at least one surface of the workpiece and a plurality of nozzles (535) disposed to provide a flow of processing fluid to the principal fluid flow chamber. The plurality of nozzles are arranged and directed to provide vertical and radial fluid flow components that combine to generate a substantially uniform normal flow component radially across the surface of the workpiece. An exemplary apparatus using such a processing container is also set forth that is particularly adapted to carry out an electroplating process. In accordance with a further aspect of the present disclosure, an improved fluid removal path (640) is provided for removing fluid from a principal fluid flow chamber during immersion processing of a microelectronic workpiece.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种处理容器(610),用于在微电子工件的至少一个表面的浸入处理期间提供处理流体的流动。 处理容器包括主流体流动室(505),其向工件的至少一个表面提供处理流体流,以及设置成向主流体流动室提供处理流体流的多个喷嘴(535)。 多个喷嘴被布置和引导以提供垂直和径向的流体流动分量,其组合以在工件的表面上径向产生基本上均匀的正常流动分量。 还提出了使用这种处理容器的示例性装置,其特别适用于进行电镀工艺。 根据本公开的另一方面,提供改进的流体移除路径(640),用于在微电子工件的浸没处理期间从主流体流动室中移除流体。

    FLOW BATTERY SYSTEMS
    10.
    发明申请
    FLOW BATTERY SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    流动电池系统

    公开(公告)号:WO2012027161A2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-01

    申请号:PCT/US2011/047960

    申请日:2011-08-16

    IPC分类号: H01M8/18 H01M8/02 H01M8/04

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention generally provide for flow battery cells, systems containing a plurality of flow battery cells, and methods for improving metal plating within the flow battery cell, such as by flowing and exposing the catholyte to various types of cathodes. In one embodiment, a flow battery cell is provided which includes a cathodic half cell and an anodic half cell separated by an electrolyte membrane, wherein the cathodic half cell contains a plurality of cathodic wires extending perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to and within the catholyte pathway and in contact with the catholyte, and each of the cathodic wires extends parallel or substantially parallel to each other. In some examples, the plurality of cathodic wires may have at least two arrays of cathodic wires, each array contains at least one row of cathodic wires and each row extends along the catholyte pathway.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例通常提供液流电池单元,包含多个液流电池单元的系统以及用于改进液流电池单元内的金属电镀的方法,诸如通过使阴极电解液流动并暴露于各种 阴极类型。 在一个实施例中,提供了一种液流电池组电池,其包括由电解质膜隔开的阴极半电池和阳极半电池,其中阴极半电池包含多个阴极电线,该阴极电池垂直或基本上垂直于阴极电解液通道并在阴极电解液通道内延伸, 与阴极电解液接触,并且每根阴极线彼此平行或基本平行地延伸。 在一些示例中,多根阴极线可以具有至少两个阴极线阵列,每个阵列包含至少一排阴极线,并且每一行都沿着阴极电解液通道延伸。