Werkwijze voor het aanbrengen van een materiaallaag op een substraat en een plateringssysteem.

摘要

An electroplating system ( 30 ) and process makes electrical current density across a semiconductor device substrate ( 20 ) surface more uniform during plating to allow for a more uniform or tailored deposition of a conductive material. The electrical current density modifiers ( 364 and 37 ) reduce the electrical current density near the edge of the substrate ( 20 ). By reducing the current density near the edge of the substrate ( 20 ), the plating becomes more uniform or can be tailored so that slightly more material is plated near the center of the substrate ( 20 ). The system can also be modified so that the material that plates on electrical current density modifier portions ( 364 ) of structures ( 36 ) can be removed without having to disassemble any portion of the head ( 35 ) or otherwise remove the structures ( 36 ) from the system. This in-situ cleaning reduces the amount of equipment downtime, increases equipment lifetime, and reduces particle counts.