Patent ID: 8062496

Claim:
Method for simultaneously electrodepositing a metallic material layer on each of at least two permanent or temporary substrates comprising the steps of: (a) providing a central electrolyte well supplying electrolyte to at least one compartment comprising at least two ionically intercommunicating adjacent plating cells; (b) immersing each said substrate of the at least two said substrates and their respective anodes in the electrolyte shared among said at least two ionically intercommunicating adjacent plating cells; (c) simultaneously supplying electrical power in series from a single source to at least two said substrates and their respective anodes placed in said ionically intercommunicating adjacent plating cells; (d) setting and/or regulating electrodepositing parameters; (e) supplying a negative charge to each said substrate and providing equal current flow to each said substrate to provide electrodeposited metallic material layer; and (f) removing each said substrate from said ionically intercommunicating adjacent plating cells.