Method and apparatus for material deposition in semiconductor fabrication

Broadly speaking, a method and an apparatus are provided for depositing a material on a semiconductor wafer ("wafer"). More specifically, the method and apparatus provide for selective heating of a surface of the wafer exposed to an electroless plating solution. The selective heating is pr...

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Main Authors Dordi, Yezdi, Boyd, John, Thie, William, Maraschin, Bob, Redeker, Fred C, Cook, Joel M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.04.2008
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Summary:Broadly speaking, a method and an apparatus are provided for depositing a material on a semiconductor wafer ("wafer"). More specifically, the method and apparatus provide for selective heating of a surface of the wafer exposed to an electroless plating solution. The selective heating is provided by applying radiant energy to the wafer surface. The selective heating of the wafer surface causes a temperature increase at an interface between the wafer surface and the electroless plating solution. The temperature increase at the interface in turn causes a plating reaction to occur at the wafer surface. Thus, material is deposited on the wafer surface through an electroless plating reaction that is initiated and controlled by varying the temperature of the wafer surface using an appropriately defined radiant energy source.