CPG-500 Series current pulse generator is the industry's most compact instrument specifically designed for electrodeposition applications in MEMS and nanotechnology. It is user friendly, and can be used for DC plating, pulse plating, and periodic reverse pulse plating.
Typical applications:
Reducing porosity and intrinsic stress, improving uniformity, increasing hardness and decreasing grain size of electroplated thin-films for physical, chemical, and biological transducers and microsensors.
Silicon wafer through holes void free metallization of high aspect ratio microvias in microelectronic and microtechnology applications.
Metallic and alloy nanowires synthesis by electroplating through anodized aluminum templates in nanotechnology applications.
Micro-molds, micro-coils and metallic microstructures fabrication.
Electrodes fabrication for thin-film-based micro-batteries.
Micro-metallization in microfluidics devices and high aspect ratio micro-channel in biochip applications.
Platinum catalyst electrodeposition on polymeric exchange membrane (PEM) in micro fuel cell applications.
Microstructures fabrication for micro analytical instruments, and micro chemical plants.
Electrochemical deposition of bismuth telluride thin-films for micro-thermo electric cooling applications.
Electrodeposition of cobalt in anodized aluminum template as a precursor catalyst for carbon nanotubes synthesis by chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
Specifications:
Compact unit, designed and packaged for cleanroom environment.
User programmable, self-contained unit no need to connect to a PC.
10 user programmable recipes can be randomly edited, loaded from, or stored in the built-in nonvolatile memory.
Built-in self-diagnostic.
User programmable timer from 0 to 9999 sec or min.
IF = Forward current pulse amplitude.
IR = Reverse current pulse amplitude.
TF = Forward current pulse duration.
TR = Reverse current pulse duration.
TP = Total electroplating duration.
User programmable IF and IR from 3 current ranges:
Range 1:from 0 to ±250 µA with 0.1 µA resolution.
Range 2:from 0 to ±4000 µA with 1 µA resolution.
Range 3:from ±1 to ±350.0 mA with 0.1 mA resolution.
Compliance voltage: -10 V to +10 V
Current regulation accuracy: ± 0.1% FSR
Minimum current pulse width: 1 msec
User programmable TF and TR from 0 to 9999 (msec, sec, or min).
User programmable TP from 0 to 9999 (sec, or min).
Dimensions:Length 150 mm (5.91”), Width 80 mm (3.15”), Height 30 mm, (1.18”)
Weight: 225 g (8oz)
Power requirements: 100 - 240 V AC (50 - 60 Hz)
Accessories included: PS-500 Power Supply & TLS-500 Test Lead Set.
