Abrading – Machine – Rotary tool
Patent
1997-09-04
2000-08-29
Morgan, Eileen P.
Abrading
Machine
Rotary tool
451288, 451289, 451388, 384484, B24B 500
Patent
active
061100242
ABSTRACT:
A polishing apparatus for polishing a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer includes a polishing section for polishing a surface of the workpiece held by the top ring, and a cleaning section for cleaning the workpiece which has been polished in the polishing section. The polishing apparatus further includes a workpiece transfer robot for transferring the workpiece to be polished to the polishing section or the workpiece which has been polished in the cleaning section. The workpiece transfer robot has a robot body, at least one arm operatively coupled to the robot body by at least one joint, a holder mechanism mounted on the: arm for holding a workpiece, and a sealing mechanism provided at the joint for preventing liquid from entering an interior of the joint.
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Ebara Corporation
Morgan Eileen P.
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