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Polishing apparatus

US5679063A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateJan 24, 1996
Grant dateOct 21, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB24B57/02
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A polishing apparatus for polishing a surface of an object such as a semiconductor wafer includes a turntable having a polishing cloth mounted on an upper surface thereof, a top ring for holding and pressing the object against the polishing cloth, and a plurality of radially arranged nozzles for supplying a polishing solution, containing abrasive material, of different concentrations that differ along a radial direction of the polishing cloth.

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