Patent · US Expired

Method for securing a polishing pad to a platen for use in chemical-mechanical polishing of wafers

US6964601B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
10References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 9, 2003
Grant dateNov 15, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB24B37/20
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is related to a method for securing a polishing pad to the platen for use in chemical-mechanical polishing. Specifically, a polishing pad is attached to a platen using a reclosable, hook-and-pile fastener, whereby the platen-attachment fastener may be reused. Separate embodiments are disclosed for attaching porous and nonporous polishing pads.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.