Patent 7201829 was granted and assigned to Novellus Systems on April, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention includes a mask plate design that includes at least one or a plurality of channels portions on a surface of the mask plate, into which electrolyte solution will accumulate when the mask plate surface is disposed on a surface of wafer, and out of which the electrolyte solution will freely flow. There are also at least one or a plurality of polish portions on the mask plate surface that allow for polishing of the wafer when the mask plate surface is disposed on a surface of wafer.