Modular electrochemical processing system
First Claim
1. An electroless processing system, comprising:
- an interface section having a substrate transfer robot positioned thereon; and
an electroless processing module positioned in communication with the interface section, the electroless processing module comprising;
a processing enclosure;
an electroless activation cell positioned in the enclosure;
an electroless deposition cell positioned in the enclosure; and
an enclosure robot configured to transfer substrates between the activation cell and the deposition cell.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention generally provide a substrate processing system and method. The substrate processing system generally includes two primary components. The first component is an interface section having at least one first substrate transfer robot positioned therein, and the second component is at least one processing module in communication with the interface section, the at least one processing module having a pretreatment and post treatment cell, a processing cell, at a second substrate transfer robot positioned therein. The substrate processing method generally includes transporting a dry substrate to a processing module via a dry interface. Once the substrate is positioned in the processing module, a robot transfers the substrate between a treatment cell and a processing cell contained within the processing module to complete a predetermined sequence of processing steps. Once the processing steps are completed, the treatment cell generally dries the substrate and then the substrate is transferred back to the dry interface.
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20 Claims
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1. An electroless processing system, comprising:
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an interface section having a substrate transfer robot positioned thereon; and
an electroless processing module positioned in communication with the interface section, the electroless processing module comprising;
a processing enclosure;
an electroless activation cell positioned in the enclosure;
an electroless deposition cell positioned in the enclosure; and
an enclosure robot configured to transfer substrates between the activation cell and the deposition cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electroless processing system, comprising:
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a processing enclosure positioned in communication with a processing platform;
a substrate transfer robot positioned in the enclosure;
a first fluid processing cell positioned in the enclosure, the first fluid processing cell being configured to dispense at least one of an electroless precleaning solution and an electroless activation solution onto the substrate; and
a second fluid processing cell positioned in the enclosure, the second fluid processing cell being configured to dispense at least one of an electroless deposition solution and an electroless post cleaning solution onto the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electroless processing system, comprising:
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a primary substrate transfer robot positioned on a mainframe; and
at least one electroless processing enclosure positioned on the mainframe, the electroless processing enclosure comprising a sealable enclosure defining a processing volume and having at least one selectively actuated access door;
a first fluid processing cell positioned on the processing volume and configured to apply at least one of an electroless activation solution and a cleaning solution to a substrate;
a second fluid processing cell positioned in the processing volume and configured to apply an electroless plating solution to the substrate; and
a substrate shuttle positioned between the first and second fluid processing cells in the processing volume, the shuttle being configured to transfer substrates between the first and second fluid processing cells. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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