Object plating method and system

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20030205478A1
SERIAL NO

10419137

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A method and system are disclosed for plating objects. At least one aspect associated with the object plating is monitored to determine the amount of at least one byproduct created during the plating and/or the reduction in the amount of at least one plating component. Based on this monitored aspect, an adjustment is made to the flow rate of substances added to a plating cell and/or the flow rate of used plating substances drained from the plating cell. The used plating substances are purified to remove at least some of the byproduct and then the purified plating substances are combined with at least one component before passing back into the plating cell to reuse at least some of the plating substances. The method and system could be used during the plating of semiconductor wafers with copper.

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BOC EDWARDS INC301 BALLARDVALE STREET WILMINGTON MA 01844

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blachier, Olivier J Santa Clara, CA 2 13
Dickinson, Colin John San Jose, CA 35 277
Jansen, Frank San Jose, CA 35 903
Pozniak, Peter M San Jose, CA 13 159

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