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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2010
Timothy L. Olson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kenneth Charles Blaisdell, Gilbert, AZ (US);
William Walter Charles Koutny, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Timothy L. Olson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kenneth Charles Blaisdell, Gilbert, AZ (US);
William Walter Charles Koutny, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A carrier provides the ability to perform wet chemical processing on substrates using low cost equipment inspired by the electroplating methods typically utilized in leadframe-based semiconductor packaging or printed circuit board industries. Two frame pieces are mated together to form the carrier which enables transport of at least one substrate through wet chemical processing and includes a non-conductive frame with an exposed conductive flange to allow electrical coupling with processing equipment. Electrical contacts within the non-conductive frame make contact with the at least one substrate and are coupled to the conductive flange allowing an electrical potential to develop across the substrate while undergoing processing within the electroplating equipment.