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Load cup and chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and method of manufacturing including the same

US11027394B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2018
Grant dateJun 8, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/68792
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a load cup including a cup having an internal space, a pedestal provided in the internal space, able to be lifted up and down, and loading a wafer onto or unloading a wafer from a polishing head, and a plurality of arrangement parts having a plurality of fastening portions disposed around the pedestal, and moved horizontally in a direction of a center of the pedestal, and arrangement part bodies coupled to the plurality of fastening portions, respectively, and rotated or reciprocated so as to contact a lateral surface of the polishing head, adjusting a center of the wafer to be aligned with a center of the polishing head. A polishing process may then be performed on a layer formed on the wafer.

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