Patent · US Expired

Polishing pad with a transparent portion

US6517417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 2001
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09G1/02
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transparent portion of a polishing pad in the solid phase has an index of refraction nearly matched to the index of refraction of a fluid polishing composition for chemical mechanical polishing, which minimizes scattering of an optical beam at an interface of the transparent portion and the polishing composition.

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