POLISHING SYSTEM WITH ANNULAR PLATEN OR POLISHING PAD

A polishing system includes a platen having a top surface to support an annular polishing pad, a carrier head to hold a substrate in contact with the annular polishing pad, a support structure extending above the platen and to which one or more polishing system components are secured, and a support...

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Hauptverfasser:	Oh, Jeonghoon, Butterfield, Paul D, Osterheld, Thomas H, Zuniga, Steven M, Chang, Shou-Sung, Redeker, Fred C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS GRINDING MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING PERFORMING OPERATIONS POLISHING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A polishing system includes a platen having a top surface to support an annular polishing pad, a carrier head to hold a substrate in contact with the annular polishing pad, a support structure extending above the platen and to which one or more polishing system components are secured, and a support post. The platen is rotatable about an axis of rotation that passes through approximately a center of the platen. The first support post has an upper end coupled to and supporting the support structure and a lower portion that is supported on the platen or that extends through an aperture in the platen.