Method of processing articles and corresponding apparatus

Abstract

Articles carried by a carrier are processed in a sequence of processing steps that includes a plating step where a base layer of plating material is plated on a surface of the carrier. The plating material plated on the surface of the carrier is selectively stripped to partially remove the plating material to reduce e thickness of the base layer of plating material plated present on the surface of the carrier. A residual protective layer of plating material having the reduced thickness is left on the surface of the carrier.

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