Eschweiler & Associates, LLC
Electro chemical plating process
The present disclosure relates to an electro-chemical plating (ECP) process which utilizes a dummy electrode as a cathode to perform plating for sustained idle times to mitigate additive dissociation. The dummy electrode also allows for localized plating function to improve product gapfill, and decrease wafer non-uniformity. A wide range of electroplating recipes may be applied with this strategy, comprising current plating up to approximately 200 Amps, localized plating with a resolution of approximately 1 mm, and reverse plating to remove material from the dummy electrode accumulated during the dummy plating process and replenish ionic material within the electroplating solution.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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Liang-Yueh Ou Chih-Yi Chen-Yuan Hung-Wen
Yang Chang Kao Su