Electrolysis: processes – compositions used therein – and methods – Electrolytic coating – Coating moving substrate
Patent
1998-08-03
1999-04-20
Gorgos, Kathryn
Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods
Electrolytic coating
Coating moving substrate
205157, 205162, 205239, 205291, 428687, C25D 500, C25D 712, C25D 358, B23P 900
Patent
active
058955623
ABSTRACT:
Gas shielding is employed to prevent metal plating on contacts during electroplating to reduce particulate contamination and increase thickness uniformity. In another embodiment, gas shielding is employed to prevent deposition on the backside and edges of a semiconductor wafer during plating.
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Gorgos Kathryn
Wong Edna
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