Global Patent Index - EP 1446514 A1

EP 1446514 A1 20040818 - ELECTROPOLISHING ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPOLISHING CONDUCTIVE LAYERS

Title (en)

ELECTROPOLISHING ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR ELECTROPOLISHING CONDUCTIVE LAYERS

Title (de)

ELEKTROPOLIERANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ELEKTROPOLIEREN VON LEITFÄHIGEN SCHICHTEN

Title (fr)

ENSEMBLE DE POLISSAGE ELECTROLYTIQUE ET PROCEDES DE POLISSAGE ELECTROLYTIQUE DE COUCHES CONDUCTRICES

Publication

EP 1446514 A1 20040818 (EN)

Application

EP 02789648 A 20021113

Priority

  • US 0236567 W 20021113
  • US 33241701 P 20011113
  • US 37256702 P 20020414

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03042433A1] In one aspect of the present invention, an exemplary apparatus and method are provided for electropolishing a conductive film on a wafer 1004. An apparatus includes a wafer chuck 1002 for holding a wafer, an actuator 1000 for rotating the wafer chuck, and a nozzle 1010 configured to electropolish the wafer. The apparatus may further include a conductive ring or a shroud 1006. A method of electropolishing a conductive film on a wafer includes rotating a wafer chuck with sufficient speed such that electrolyte fluid incident upon the wafer flows on the surface of the wafer towards the edge of the wafer.

[origin: WO03042433A1] In one aspect of the present invention, an exemplary apparatus and method are provided for electropolishing a conductive film on a wafer (1004). An apparatus includes a wafer chuck (1002) for holding a wafer, an actuator (1000) for rotating the wafer chuck, and a nozzle (1010) configured to electropolish the wafer. The apparatus may further include a conductive ring or a shroud (1006). A method of electropolishing a conductive film on a wafer includes rotating a wafer chuck with sufficient speed such that electrolyte fluid incident upon the wafer flows on the surface of the wafer towards the edge of the wafer.

IPC 1-7

C25B 9/00; C25D 7/12; C25D 17/00; C25F 3/30; C25F 7/00

IPC 8 full level

B23H 3/00 (2006.01); C23F 1/00 (2006.01); C25D 7/12 (2006.01); C25F 3/30 (2006.01); C25F 7/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/288 (2006.01); H01L 21/3205 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01); H01L 21/687 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B23H 3/00 (2013.01 - EP US); C25F 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 21/2885 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 21/306 (2013.01 - KR); H01L 21/6708 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 21/6838 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 21/68707 (2013.01 - EP US); C25D 17/001 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03042433 A1 20030522; CA 2464423 A1 20030522; CN 100497748 C 20090610; CN 1585835 A 20050223; EP 1446514 A1 20040818; EP 1446514 A4 20071128; JP 2005509746 A 20050414; JP 2006291361 A 20061026; JP 2006316352 A 20061124; JP 2007016320 A 20070125; JP 2007051376 A 20070301; KR 20050044404 A 20050512; TW 200300376 A 20030601; TW I275452 B 20070311; US 2004238481 A1 20041202

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0236567 W 20021113; CA 2464423 A 20021113; CN 02822586 A 20021113; EP 02789648 A 20021113; JP 2003544243 A 20021113; JP 2006165966 A 20060615; JP 2006190757 A 20060711; JP 2006227781 A 20060824; JP 2006282312 A 20061017; KR 20047007132 A 20040511; TW 91133283 A 20021113; US 49520604 A 20040510