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Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 19, 2021
Applicant:

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;

Inventors:

Shang-Yu Wang, Changhua County, TW;

Chun-Hao Kung, Hsinchu, TW;

Ching-Hsiang Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;

Kei-Wei Chen, Tainan, TW;

Hui-Chi Huang, Zhubei, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 37/10 (2012.01); B24B 37/04 (2012.01); B24B 49/00 (2012.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 37/107 (2013.01); B24B 37/042 (2013.01); B24B 49/00 (2013.01); H01L 21/30625 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes placing a polisher head on platen, the polisher head including a set of first magnets, and controlling a set of second magnets to rotate the polisher head on the platen, wherein controlling the set of second magnets includes reversing the polarity of at least one second magnet of the set of second magnets to produce a magnetic force on at least one first magnet of the set of first magnets, wherein the set of second magnets are external to the polisher head.


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