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Patent US7670465 - Anolyte for copper plating - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsEmbodiments of the invention provide a method for plating copper into features formed on a semiconductor substrate. The method includes positioning the substrate in a plating cell, wherein the plating cell includes a catholyte volume containing a catholyte solution, an anolyte volume containing an anolyte...http://www.google.com/patents/US7670465?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7670465 - Anolyte for copper platingAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7670465 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/539,477Publication dateMar 2, 2010Filing dateOct 6, 2006Priority dateJul 24, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7128823, US20040016647, US20070175752Publication number11539477, 539477, US 7670465 B2, US 7670465B2, US-B2-7670465, US7670465 B2, US7670465B2InventorsMichael X. Yang, Nicolay Y. KovarskyOriginal AssigneeApplied Materials, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (191), Non-Patent Citations (13), Referenced by (15), Classifications (31), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetAnolyte for copper plating
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