Method of polishing a metal surface of a barrier door of a gate valve used in a semiconductor cluster tool architecture

The method of preserving the anodized finish of a barrier door of a process module includes bonding a seal to a metal surface, anodizing the metal surface, and then using a CNC machine to polish the metal surface without damaging the seal. The metal surface is polished by traversing a polishing path...

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Hauptverfasser: WOODWARD JAMES A, LARSON DEAN J
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Zusammenfassung:The method of preserving the anodized finish of a barrier door of a process module includes bonding a seal to a metal surface, anodizing the metal surface, and then using a CNC machine to polish the metal surface without damaging the seal. The metal surface is polished by traversing a polishing path along the metal surface with a polishing head maintaining frictional contact with the metal surface. The integrity of the seal is preserved by bounding the polishing head to skirt the edge of the seal by following the polishing path.