Integrated microfeature workpiece processing tools with registration systems for paddle reactors
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C25D-017/16
C25B-009/18
C25C-007/00
출원번호
US-0733807
(2003-12-11)
등록번호
US-7393439
(2008-07-01)
발명자
/ 주소
McHugh,Paul R.
Wilson,Gregory J.
Woodruff,Daniel J.
Zimmerman,Nolan
Erickson,James J.
출원인 / 주소
Semitool, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Perkins Coie LLP
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초록▼
Tools having mounting modules with registration systems are disclosed. The mounting module includes positioning elements for precisely locating a processing chamber and a transport system that moves workpieces to and from the processing chamber. The relative positions between positioning elements of
Tools having mounting modules with registration systems are disclosed. The mounting module includes positioning elements for precisely locating a processing chamber and a transport system that moves workpieces to and from the processing chamber. The relative positions between positioning elements of the module are fixed so that the transport system does not need to be recalibrated when the processing chamber is removed and replaced with another processing chamber. The processing chamber includes a paddle device for agitating processing liquid at a process surface of the workpiece. The paddle device, the processing chamber, and electrodes within the processing chamber are configured to reduce the likelihood for electrical shadowing created by the paddles at the surface of the workpiece, and to account for three-dimensional effects on the electrical field as the paddles reciprocate relative to the workpiece.
대표청구항▼
We claim: 1. An integrated tool for wet chemical processing of microfeature workpieces, comprising: a mounting module comprising a deck having a rigid outer member with a plurality of positioning elements and a plurality of attachment elements, a rigid interior member juxtaposed to the outer member
We claim: 1. An integrated tool for wet chemical processing of microfeature workpieces, comprising: a mounting module comprising a deck having a rigid outer member with a plurality of positioning elements and a plurality of attachment elements, a rigid interior member juxtaposed to the outer member, and bracing between the outer member and the interior member, wherein the outer member, the bracing and the interior member are fixed together to be dimensionally stable; a wet chemical processing station attached to the deck, the wet chemical processing station having a first interface member engaged with at least a first one of the positioning elements and a fastener engaged with an attachment element, the wet chemical processing station further including a vessel having a process location positioned to receive a microfeature workpiece, the processing station further including a paddle chamber having an opening at the process location to receive a microfeature workpiece, the paddle chamber further having a plurality of sidewall portions extending downwardly away from the process location, and a base portion having a first surface facing toward the process location and a second surface facing opposite from the first surface, with the second surface inclined to have a higher elevation toward a perimeter of the process location than toward a center of the process location, the processing station further having a paddle device positioned in the paddle chamber, the paddle device having at least one paddle and being movable relative to the process location; and a workpiece transport system attached to the mounting module and having a second interface member engaged with at least a second one of the positioning elements, wherein the first and second positioning elements are fixed relative to each other. 2. The tool of claim 1 wherein at least one of the sidewall portions includes a fluid entrance at least proximate to the process location, at least one of the sidewall portions includes a fluid exit at least proximate to the process location, and the at least one paddle is positioned between the fluid entrance and the fluid exit. 3. The tool of claim 1 wherein the deck comprises a plurality of joists. 4. The tool of claim 1 wherein the deck includes a first positioning element and at least some of the attachment elements, and wherein the mounting module further includes a platform having the second positioning element and being fixedly disposed in the tool relative to the deck. 5. The tool of claim 1 wherein the mounting module includes a platform for carrying the transport system, and wherein: the deck includes a first set of the positioning elements and a first set of the attachment elements; the platform includes a second set of positioning elements and a second set of attachment elements; the wet chemical processing station is carried by the deck and includes a plurality of first interface members and a plurality of first fasteners, with the first interface members being engaged with corresponding positioning elements of the first set of positioning elements, and with the first fasteners being engaged with corresponding attachment elements of the first set of attachment elements; and wherein the transport system is carried by the platform and includes a plurality of second interface members and a plurality of second fasteners, with the second interface members being engaged with corresponding positioning elements of the second set of positioning elements, and with the second fasteners being engaged with corresponding attachments elements of the second set of attachment elements. 6. The tool of claim 1 wherein: the wet chemical processing chamber is a first electrochemical deposition chamber comprising a first vessel, a first workpiece support disposed relative to the first vessel to hold a workpiece in a processing solution, a first cathodic electrode disposed in one of the first vessel or the first workpiece support, and a first anodic electrode disposed in the other of the first vessel or the first workpiece support; and wherein the tool further comprises a second electrochemical deposition chamber comprising a second vessel, a second workpiece support disposed relative to the second vessel to hold a workpiece in a processing solution, a second cathodic electrode disposed in one of the second vessel or the second workpiece support, and a second anodic electrode disposed in the other of the second vessel or the second workpiece support. 7. The tool of claim 1 wherein: the wet chemical processing chamber is a first electrochemical deposition chamber comprising a first vessel, a first workpiece support disposed relative to the first vessel to hold a workpiece in a processing solution, a first cathodic electrode disposed in one of the first vessel or the first workpiece support, and a first anodic electrode disposed in the other of the first vessel or the first workpiece support; and wherein the tool further includes a second wet chemical processing chamber comprising a cleaning chamber having a fluid delivery system that directs a cleaning fluid onto a workpiece. 8. The tool of claim 1 wherein the mounting module is configured to maintain relative positions between the first and second positioning elements to within approximately 0.005 to 0.015 inch. 9. The tool of claim 1, further comprising a workpiece support carried by the mounting module; and a controller operatively coupled to the at least one of the paddle device and the workpiece support, the controller being configured to move the at least one of the at least one paddle device and the workpiece support relative to the other in a reciprocal manner along a generally linear axis, with a stroke of the relative motion changing between at least two successive reciprocations. 10. The tool of claim 1 wherein the paddle device includes a plurality of paddles having spaced apart paddle surfaces and being reciprocally movable relative to the process location along a generally linear motion axis. 11. The tool of claim 1, further comprising a magnet positioned proximate to the process location to orient material deposited on a microfeature workpiece at the process location. 12. The tool of claim 1 wherein the at least one paddle has a first surface and a second surface facing opposite from the first surface, the first and second surfaces being canted outwardly and downwardly away from an axis positioned between the surfaces and normal to the process location. 13. The tool of claim 1, further comprising a workpiece support positioned to carry a workpiece at the process location, and wherein the at least one paddle is at least partially transmissive to the processing fluid to allow the processing fluid to pass through the at least one paddle as a result of relative motion between the at least one paddle and the workpiece support. 14. The tool of claim 1 wherein the process location includes a portion of a generally planar process plane, and wherein the tool further comprises an electrode support positioned to carry a thieving electrode remote from the process plane. 15. The tool of claim 2, further comprising a workpiece support positioned to carry a workpiece at the process location, and wherein the process location includes a process plane, and wherein the workpiece support is positioned to rotate a microfeature workpiece at the process plane about an axis generally normal to the process plane. 16. The tool of claim 1 wherein the outer member is superimposed over the interior member, and the deck further comprises a plurality of bolts clamping the outer member to one side of the bracing the clamping the interior member to another side of the bracing. 17. The tool of claim 1 wherein the bracing comprises horizontal joists, the outer member comprises a rigid top panel attached to a top side of the joists, the interior member comprises a bottom panel superimposed under the top panel and attached to an underside of the joists, and the deck further comprises a plurality of bolts extending through the bracing to clamp the top panel and the bottom panel to the joists. 18. The tool of claim 1 wherein the top panel, the joists, and the bottom panel are configured to maintain relative positions between the positioning elements across the top panel to within 0.025 inch. 19. The tool of claim 1 wherein the base portion is spaced apart from the process location by a first distance along a first axis generally normal to the process location and wherein the at least one paddle extends for a second distance generally parallel to the first axis, the second distance being at least 70% of the first distance. 20. The tool of claim 1, further comprising: a magnet positioned at least proximate to the process location, the magnet being positioned to impose a magnetic field at the process location to orient material deposited on a microfeature workpiece; and an electrode support positioned to carry at least one electrode in fluid communication with the process location, the electrode support being movable relative to the vessel between a process position and a removed position along a motion path that does not pass through the process location. 21. The tool of claim 1 wherein the paddle device includes a first paddle and a second paddle, with at least a portion of the second paddle being spaced apart from the first paddle, the first paddle having a first shape and size and the second paddle having a second shape and size, with the first shape being different than the second shape, or the first size being different than the second size, or both. 22. The tool of claim 1, further comprising an electrode support positioned to be in fluid communication with the process location, the electrode support having a plurality of electrode chambers at least partially separated from each other by dielectric barriers, with gaps between the dielectric barriers forming a corresponding plurality of virtual electrode locations spaced apart from the process location. 23. The tool of claim 1, further comprising: an electrode support configured to carry at least one electrode, the electrode support being in fluid communication with the process location; and an electric field control element positioned along a flow path between the electrode support and the process location, the electric field control element being configured control an electrical current density in the processing fluid at the process location to have a first value at a first circumferential site of the process location and a second value different than the first value at a second circumferential site of the process location.
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