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Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2013
Applicant:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jeonghoon Oh, San Jose, CA (US);

Jamie Leighton, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 37/27 (2012.01); B24B 37/30 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 37/27 (2013.01); B24B 37/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

A flexible membrane for a carrier head of a chemical mechanical polisher includes a main portion, an annular outer portion, and three annular flaps. The main portion has a substrate mounting surface with a radius R. The annular outer portion extends upwardly from an outer edge of the main portion and has a lower edge connected to the main portion and an upper edge. The three annular flaps include a first annular flap joined to an inner surface of the main portion at a radial position between 75% and 95% of R, a second inwardly-extending annular flap joined to the annular outer portion at a position between the lower edge and the upper edge, and a third inwardly-extending annular flap joined to the upper edge of the annular outer portion.


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