Electroplating system with shields for varying thickness profile

Electrolysis: processes – compositions used therein – and methods – Electrolytic coating – Coating moving substrate

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204212, 204DIG7, C25D 500

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060276312

ABSTRACT:
An electroplating system includes shield(s) to control the thickness profile of a metal electrodeposited onto a substrate. The shield(s) are positioned between the anode and the cathode in a standard electroplating apparatus with a device for rotating the plating surface. The cathode is rotated so that the shield(s) in conjunction with the rotation of the cathode selectively alters or modulates a time average of the electric field characteristics between the anode and the cathode. The modulated electric field is used to control the electrodeposition rate at selected area(s) of the plating surface of the cathode, thereby causing the metal deposited on the cathode to have a modified thickness profile.

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