Patent ID: 9551084
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: C25D

Claim:
1. An Sn alloy plating apparatus for depositing an alloy of Sn and a metal which is nobler than Sn on a surface of a substrate, comprising: a plating bath configured to hold therein an Sn alloy plating solution in which an insoluble anode and the substrate are to be disposed opposite each other; a plating-solution circulation line configured to circulate the Sn alloy plating solution in the plating bath; a Sn supply reservoir configured to draw a part of the Sn alloy plating solution from the plating-solution circulation line, perform electrolysis in a presence of the Sn alloy plating solution to replenish the Sn alloy plating solution with Sn ions and an acid that stabilizes Sn ions, and return the Sn alloy plating solution that has been replenished with the Sn ions to the plating bath; and a dialysis unit configured to draw a part of the Sn alloy plating solution from the plating-solution circulation line, remove the acid from the Sn alloy plating solution, and then return the Sn alloy plating solution to the plating bath, wherein the Sn supply reservoir comprises: an electrolytic bath including an anode chamber in which an Sn anode is disposed, a cathode chamber in which a cathode is disposed, and an anion exchange membrane that separates the anode chamber and the cathode chamber from each other; an electrolytic-solution supply line configured to supply an electrolytic solution, containing acid that stabilizes Sn ions, to the cathode chamber; an electrolytic-solution discharge line connected to the cathode chamber and configured to discharge the electrolytic solution from the cathode chamber to an outside of the Sn alloy plating apparatus when a concentration of the acid that stabilizes Sn ions contained in the electrolytic solution in the cathode chamber is lowered during the electrolysis; a plating-solution introduction line configured to draw the Sn alloy plating solution from the plating-solution circulation line and introduce the drawn Sn alloy plating solution into the anode chamber; and a plating-solution return line configured to return the Sn alloy plating solution in the anode chamber to the plating bath.