Patent ID: 9399827
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: C25D,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A system for electroplating a substrate, comprising: a plurality of chuck assemblies with each chuck assembly including a chuck and a contact ring positioned to clamp a substrate between the contact ring and the chuck; a plurality of electroplating processors with each electroplating processor having a rotor adapted to receive one chuck assembly of the plurality of chuck assemblies, and with the one chuck assembly engageable onto and removable from the rotor of one electroplating processor of the plurality of electroplating processors via a chuck assembly robot; a ring module having a contact ring deplater; and the chuck assembly robot movable between the ring module and each electroplating processor of the plurality of electroplating processors and the chuck assembly robot having an end effector for engaging the one chuck a assembly and moving the one chuck assembly into and out of the ring module.