IP Library Granted Patent US 12674247
Granted Patent B2
US 12674247 · App. 18/721,110 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Method for cleaning electroplating device

Inventors: Jiaqi Li (Shanghai, CN); Jian Wang (Shanghai, CN); Zhaowei Jia (Shanghai, CN); Jianhua Diao (Shanghai, CN); Hongchao Yang (Shanghai, CN); Hui Wang (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: ACM RESEARCH (SHANGHAI), INC.
C25D21/08B08B9/08
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Patent No.
US 12674247
App. No.
18/721,110
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is a method for cleaning an electroplating device. When the electroplating device is cleaned, a partition is used for replacing an ionic membrane framework to separate a cathode chamber and an anode chamber, such that the cathode chamber and the anode chamber are independently cleaned. After an electroplating chamber is cleaned, an exhaust pipe is used for emptying the cleaning solution remaining in the anode chamber and in the liquid inlet channel arranged in a sidewall of the anode chamber, such that no cleaning solution remains after the electroplating chamber is cleaned, thereby eliminating the effect of the residual cleaning solution on the ionic concentration ratio of an electroplating solution in electroplating solution preparation procedures.

Claims (17)

1 . A method for cleaning an electroplating device, the electroplating device comprising an electroplating chamber having a cathode chamber and an anode chamber, a liquid inlet channel being arranged in a sidewall of the anode chamber for supplying liquid to the cathode chamber, the method comprising the following steps:

providing a partition, which is installed between the cathode chamber and the anode chamber to separate the cathode chamber and the anode chamber;

supplying cleaning solution into the cathode chamber to clean the cathode chamber;

supplying cleaning solution into the anode chamber to clean the anode chamber;

after the cathode chamber and the anode chamber are cleaned, draining the cleaning solution in the cathode chamber and the anode chamber through their respective liquid outlets;

removing the partition from between the cathode chamber and the anode chamber;

providing a first exhaust pipe having two ends, one end of the first exhaust pipe being placed into the liquid inlet channel arranged in the sidewall of the anode chamber, the other end of the first exhaust pipe being connected to a first pump, draining the cleaning solution in the liquid inlet channel through the first pump;

providing a second exhaust pipe having two ends, one end of the second exhaust pipe being placed into the anode chamber, the other end of the second exhaust pipe being connected to a second pump, draining the cleaning solution in the anode chamber through the second pump.

2 . The method for cleaning an electroplating device according to claim 1 , wherein the electroplating device also comprises an ionic membrane framework arranged between the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, the method further comprises:

taking out the ionic membrane framework from the electroplating chamber before installing the partition, and then installing the partition in an installation position of the ionic membrane framework.

3 . The method for cleaning an electroplating device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

after draining the cleaning solution in the anode chamber and the liquid inlet channel, reinstall the ionic membrane framework between the anode chamber and the cathode chamber.

4 . The method for cleaning an electroplating device according to claim 1 , wherein the electroplating device includes a diffusion plate, the method further comprising:

after the partition is installed and before the cleaning solution is supplied to the cathode chamber, install the diffusion plate on one side of the partition located in the cathode chamber, so that the diffusion plate and the cathode chamber are cleaned simultaneously.

5 . The method for cleaning an electroplating device according to claim 1 , wherein the partition is provided with through holes, when the partition is installed between the cathode chamber and the anode chamber, a liquid inlet of the through holes is connected to a liquid outlet of the liquid inlet channel, and a liquid outlet of the through holes is located in the cathode chamber for supplying cleaning solution to the cathode chamber.

6 . The method for cleaning an electroplating device according to claim 1 , wherein the electroplating device further comprises a cathode fluid tank connected to the cathode chamber through a pipeline, when the electroplating device is in cleaning mode, the cleaning solution is stored in the cathode fluid tank for supplying the cleaning solution to the cathode chamber, when the electroplating device is in electroplating mode, an electroplating solution is stored in the cathode fluid tank for supplying the electroplating solution to the cathode chamber.

7 . The method for cleaning an electroplating device according to claim 1 , wherein the electroplating device also includes an anode fluid tank connected to the anode chamber through a pipeline, when the electroplating device is in cleaning mode, the cleaning solution is stored in the anode fluid tank for supplying the cleaning solution to the anode chamber, when the electroplating device is in electroplating mode, an electroplating solution is stored in the anode fluid tank for supplying the electroplating solution to the anode chamber.