Chemical mechanical polishing tool, apparatus and method

Details Chemical mechanical polishing tool, apparatus and method Chemical mechanical polishing tool, apparatus and method

2005-06-14

2005-06-14

Nguyen, George (Department: 3723)

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C451S065000, C451S259000, C451S548000, C451S461000

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06905398

ABSTRACT:
A chemical mechanical polishing tool, apparatus and method. The polishing tool includes a central polishing assembly comprised of a central pad mount on a central shaft. That central pad mount beneficially retains a center polishing pad. Also included is a ring polishing assembly comprised of a ring pad mount with a central aperture on a ring shaft with a central aperture. The ring pad mount beneficially retains a ring polishing pad having a central aperture. The central polishing assembly and the ring polishing assembly beneficially rotate and move axially independently of one another. The apparatus includes the CMP polishing tool and a rotating polishing table. The method includes rotating a semiconductor wafer on the rotating polishing table. Then, selectively and independently moving a solid center polishing pad having an axis of rotation and/or an axially aligned ring-shaped polishing pad into contact with the surface of the semiconductor wafer.

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