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Substrate polishing apparatus

US7547242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 2004
Grant dateJun 16, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/30625
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A substrate polishing apparatus polishes a substrate to a flat mirror finish. The substrate polishing apparatus has a polishing table against which a substrate is pressed, a light-emitting and light-receiving device to emit measurement light from the polishing table to the substrate and to receive reflected light from the substrate for measuring a film on the substrate, a fluid supply passage for supplying a measurement fluid, through which the measurement light and the reflected light pass, to a fluid chamber provided at a light-emitting and light-receiving position of the polishing table, and a fluid supply control device for controlling supply of the measurement fluid to the fluid chamber.

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