Patent ID: 6280582
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: C25D

Abstract:
A reactor vessel for electroplating a microelectronic workpiece, comprising:a reservoir container including a base plate and a surrounding container sidewall upstanding from said base plate;a cup arranged above said base plate, said cup having a bottom wall and a surrounding cup sidewall upstanding from said bottom wall, said cup sidewall defining a level for a process fluid within said cup during operation;an electrode plate arranged within said cup below said level;a tube sealed to said base plate and extending through said cup bottom wall to support said electrode plate from said base plate, said tube having a bottom, a top, and a port the port being external to the cup and coupleable to a source of process fluid, the tube defining a fluid path from the port to the cup; anda conductor wire, arranged within said tube and passing through said tube fluid path, said conductor wire having a plug electrically connected to said electrode plate.