Polishing pad conditioning

An apparatus for conditioning a polishing pad of a CMP apparatus for making semiconductor wafers is provided which includes a control arm configured to extend at least partially over a polishing pad. The apparatus also includes at least one cylindrical conditioning piece coupled to the control arm w...

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Hauptverfasser: GOLZARIAN, REZA M, MOINPOUR, MANSOUR
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus for conditioning a polishing pad of a CMP apparatus for making semiconductor wafers is provided which includes a control arm configured to extend at least partially over a polishing pad. The apparatus also includes at least one cylindrical conditioning piece coupled to the control arm where the control arm is configured to apply the at least one cylindrical conditioning piece to the polishing pad.