Patent ID: 6132583
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
An electroplating system comprising:a tank for holding an electrolytic bath solution;an anode having a surface with a longitudinal axis within the tank;a shield assembly positioned within the tank adjacent the anode and comprising at least one shield attached to a glide bar;a substrate cathode assembly comprising a substrate panel positioner bar adapted to support a substrate cathode, the substrate panel positioner bar being positioned to contact a surface of the glide bar and being movable along said glide bar toward and away from the anode surface along a second axis substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; andmeans for applying a first voltage having a first potential to said anode and a second voltage having a second potential, opposite to that of the first potential, to the substrate cathode assembly;wherein said shield assembly is stationary in the directions along the second axis.