Patents by Inventor Chenhua Lu
Chenhua Lu 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).
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Patent number: 12573019Abstract: An electroplating chamber leakage plating warning method and system are disclosed. The method includes: positioning the electroplated wafer (100) at a detection location (S100); setting a target detection area (S200) of the wafer (100); operating an image sensor (400) to detect the target detection area (S300) of the wafer (100), and determining whether there is unwanted metal deposition in the target detection area of the wafer (100) (S400); if the determination result indicates the presence of unwanted metal deposition in the target detection area of the wafer (100), indicating a leakage plating occurrence in the electroplating chamber processing the wafer (100), then an alarm command is issued; if the determination result indicates that there is no unwanted metal deposition in the target detection area of the wafer (100), indicating no leakage plating occurrence in the electroplating chamber processing the wafer (100), then no alarm command is issued.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 10, 2026Assignee: ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.Inventors: Meng Wu, Zhaowei Jia, Chenhua Lu, Ling Qin, Quan Cao, Hongchao Yang, Jian Wang, Hui Wang
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Patent number: 12486590Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate processing method, which comprises the following steps: S1: transferring a substrate plated with a first metal layer from a first plating chamber to a second plating chamber; S2: after transferring the substrate to the second plating chamber, forming a water film layer on the front side of the substrate; S3: electroplating a second metal layer on the first metal layer. By means of a step of forming a water film layer before electroplating in a plating chamber, the present invention has advantages of preventing delamination between two metal layers and solving product recess abnormality.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: December 2, 2025Assignee: ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.Inventors: Meng Wu, Chenhua Lu, Zhaowei Jia, Quan Cao, Jian Wang, Hui Wang
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Publication number: 20250157019Abstract: An electroplating chamber leakage plating warning method and system are disclosed. The method includes: positioning the electroplated wafer (100) at a detection location (S100); setting a target detection area (S200) of the wafer (100); operating an image sensor (400) to detect the target detection area (S300) of the wafer (100), and determining whether there is unwanted metal deposition in the target detection area of the wafer (100) (S400); if the determination result indicates the presence of unwanted metal deposition in the target detection area of the wafer (100), indicating a leakage plating occurrence in the electroplating chamber processing the wafer (100), then an alarm command is issued; if the determination result indicates that there is no unwanted metal deposition in the target detection area of the wafer (100), indicating no leakage plating occurrence in the electroplating chamber processing the wafer (100), then no alarm command is issued.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2022Publication date: May 15, 2025Applicant: ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.Inventors: Meng Wu, Zhaowei Jia, Chenhua Lu, Ling Qin, Quan Cao, Hongchao Yang, Jian Wang, Hui Wang
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Publication number: 20240376625Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate processing method, which comprises the following steps: S1: transferring a substrate plated with a first metal layer from a first plating chamber to a second plating chamber; S2: after transferring the substrate to the second plating chamber, forming a water film layer on the front side of the substrate; S3: electroplating a second metal layer on the first metal layer. By means of a step of forming a water film layer before electroplating in a plating chamber, the present invention has advantages of preventing delamination between two metal layers and solving product recess abnormality.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.Inventors: Meng Wu, Chenhua Lu, Zhaowei Jia, Quan Cao, Jian Wang, Hui Wang
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Publication number: 20240376627Abstract: An electroplating device includes a process chamber, a paddle plate and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism is used for driving the paddle plate to move back and forth to make the paddle plate stir the electroplating solution in the process chamber when a substrate is electroplated. The electroplating device further includes a cleaning assembly and a connecting bracket. The cleaning assembly is used for spraying a cleaning solution onto the electroplated substrate. One end of the connecting bracket is connected to the paddle plate, and the other end of the connecting bracket is connected to the driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism drives the paddle plate to move back and forth via the connecting bracket. The connecting bracket is opened with a hollowed-out area, and the cleaning solution sprayed onto the substrate is collected after passing through the hollowed-out area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2022Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.Inventors: Jian Wang, Chen Wang, Hongchao Yang, Chenhua Lu, Jiaqi Li, Zhaowei Jia, Ling Qin, Hui Wang
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Publication number: 20240044038Abstract: Disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention is an electroplating apparatus and an electroplating method. The electroplating apparatus comprises a plurality of paddles arranged in parallel. The paddles move in a direction parallel to a substrate, and are used to stir electroplating solution. Within one cycle, the paddles perform reciprocating motion at a set stroke, and the turning points of the reciprocating motion are related to the width of the paddles and the narrowest width of a gap between adjacent paddles. According to the present invention, by designing the size and movement mode of the paddles, the accumulated time in which each corresponding point on the substrate is blocked by the paddles is equal, so that the received quantity of electricity is equal, and thus the consistency of an electroplating height is further improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.Inventors: Hui Wang, Jian Wang, Zhaowei Jia, Hongchao Yang, Jun Cai, Chenhua Lu, Jiaqi Li, Meng Wu
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Patent number: 11859303Abstract: A plating apparatus for depositing metal on a substrate, comprising a membrane frame (14), a catholyte inlet pipe (30) and a center cap (40). The membrane frame (14) has a center passage (144) which passes through the center of the membrane frame (14). The catholyte inlet pipe (30) is connected to the center passage (144) of the membrane frame (14). The center cap (40) is fixed at the center of the membrane frame (14) and covers over the center passage (144) of the membrane frame (14). The top of the center cap (40) has a plurality of first holes (42). The catholyte inlet pipe (30) supplies catholyte to the center cap (40) through the center passage (144) of the membrane frame (14), and the catholyte is supplied to a center area of the substrate through the first holes (42) of the center cap (40).Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.Inventors: Zhaowei Jia, Hongchao Yang, Chenhua Lu, Jian Wang, Hui Wang
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Publication number: 20200354851Abstract: A plating apparatus for depositing metal on a substrate, comprising a membrane frame (14), a catholyte inlet pipe (30) and a center cap (40). The membrane frame (14) has a center passage (144) which passes through the center of the membrane frame (14). The catholyte inlet pipe (30) is connected to the center passage (144) of the membrane frame (14). The center cap (40) is fixed at the center of the membrane frame (14) and covers over the center passage (144) of the membrane frame (14). The top of the center cap (40) has a plurality of first holes (42). The catholyte inlet pipe (30) supplies catholyte to the center cap (40) through the center passage (144) of the membrane frame (14), and the catholyte is supplied to a center area of the substrate through the first holes (42) of the center cap (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: ACM Research (Shanghai) Inc.Inventors: Zhaowei Jia, Hongchao Yang, Chenhua Lu, Jian Wang, Hui Wang