Patent ID: 8985050
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: B05C,B05D,C25D

Abstract:
1. A system for use in the ablation of the surface of a substrate using a first plating solution source and a second plating solution source, comprising: (a) a laser to provide a laser beam; (b) a substrate having a native oxide layer on a surface thereof; and (c) a conveyor to direct the substrate towards the first plating solution source and from the first plating solution source to the second plating solution source; and (d) a support block configured to reduce movement of the substrate from the laser beam impingement on the substrate, wherein the laser and substrate are configured such that the laser beam contacts the substrate in a dry form in air to at least partially remove the native oxide layer prior to the substrate being introduced to the first plating solution source, and wherein the conveyor is adapted to direct the substrate at a speed to reduce re-oxidation of the substrate between where the laser beam strikes the substrate and the first plating solution source.