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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Ebara Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
EBARA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 37/013 (2012.01); B24B 37/04 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 37/013 (2013.01); B24B 37/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A polishing apparatus capable of acquiring accurate film thickness distribution information is disclosed. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing table, a plurality of film thickness sensors, and a controller. The controller analyzes film thickness distribution information of a substrate while identifying a notch position of the substrate based on the measured film thickness information, and outputs visualization information of the film thickness distribution with the notch position as a reference position.