Patent ID: 6365020
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: C25D

Abstract:
A wafer plating jig for gripping a wafer, comprising:a main jig body having a plate shape, an opening being formed in the center thereof; and a plurality of gripping mechanisms and a plurality of conducting pins disposed around a periphery of the opening for gripping the wafer and conducting electricity to the same; said gripping mechanism comprising: a base support; a holder rotatably fixed on a hinge pin supported on the base support; a coil spring for urging the front end of the holder toward a surface of the main jig body for gripping the wafer; a conducting pin positioned in the base support opposite the front end of the holder, said conducting pin being covered by a seal packing; wherein the wafer is gripped in the gripping mechanisms between the front ends of the holders and the conducting pins.