Patent ID: 7967960

Claim:
A fluid-confining apparatus applied for plating, comprising: at least a substrate holder, adapted for holding at least a semiconductor substrate; at least a cathode electrode, disposed on the substrate holder, adapted for electrically connecting to the semiconductor substrate; at least an anode system, positioned above the substrate holder, substantially corresponding to the semiconductor substrate, the anode system and the substrate holder being a reaction height apart, at least a treatment region and at least a non-treatment region being defined between the anode system and the cathode electrode; at least a confining fluid supplying tube, disposed corresponding to the non-treatment region, adapted for supplying at least a confining fluid; at least a confining fluid recovering tube, disposed corresponding to the non-treatment region, adapted for recovering the confining fluid; at least a process fluid supplying tube, disposed corresponding to the treatment region, adapted for supplying at least an electrolyte fluid; and at least a process fluid recovering tube, disposed corresponding to the treatment region, adapted for recovering the electrolyte fluid; wherein the confining fluid supplying tube and the process fluid supplying tube are adapted to supply the confining fluid and the electrolyte fluid, respectively, at the same time during a plating process, and wherein the confining fluid does not dissolve in the electrolyte fluid.