Pad conditioning head for CMP process

Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Differential fluid etching apparatus – For liquid etchant

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C451S443000, C451S444000, C451S072000, C451S066000

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10970365

ABSTRACT:
In a first aspect, a first apparatus is provided for a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process. The first apparatus includes (1) a rotatable member; (2) an end effector adapted to receive and retain a conditioning disk; and (3) an elastic device disposed between the rotatable member and the end effector. The elastic device is (a) adapted to rotate the end effector via a torque from the rotatable member, and (b) flexibly extensible so as to impart a force to the end effector while permitting the end effector to deviate from a perpendicular alignment with the rotatable member in order for a conditioning surface of the conditioning disk to conform to an irregular polishing surface of a pad being conditioned. Numerous other aspects are provided, including methods and apparatus for using liquid or gas to deter polishing slurry or debris from entering the conditioning head.

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