Patents by Inventor Nirmal Shankar, Sigamani

Nirmal Shankar, Sigamani has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220298667
    Abstract: A cell to process a substrate includes at least one chamber wall, a membrane frame, and a membrane. The at least one chamber wall is arranged to form a cavity below a holder of the substrate. The membrane frame is disposed on the at least one chamber wall and across the cavity. The membrane is supported by the membrane frame and separating a first electrolyte from a second electrolyte. The membrane includes a surface extending from a center of the cavity radially outward at an angle relative to a reference plane, and wherein the angle is greater than or equal to 0° and less than or equal to 3°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Frederick Dean WILMOT, Robert RASH, Nirmal Shankar SIGAMANI, Gabriel GRAHAM
  • Publication number: 20190122890
    Abstract: A method of electroplating a metal into features of a partially fabricated electronic device on a substrate is provided. The method includes (a) electroplating the metal into the features, to partially fill the features by a bottom up fill mechanism, while contacting the features with a first electroplating bath having a first composition and comprising ions of the metal; (b) thereafter, electroplating more of the metal into the features, to further fill the features, while contacting the features with a second electroplating bath having a second composition, which is different than the first composition, and comprises the ions of the metal; and (c) removing the substrate from an electroplating tool where operation (b) was performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Kari Thorkelsson, Nirmal Shankar, Sigamani, Bryan L. Buckalew, Steven T. Mayer, Thomas Anand Ponnuswamy