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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Ebara Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Taro Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;

Shinpei Tokunaga, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

EBARA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/90 (2021.01); G01N 27/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/9006 (2013.01); G01N 27/023 (2013.01); G01N 27/9046 (2013.01); H01L 22/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

The eddy current sensor includes a first detector that detects an eddy current generated in a semiconductor wafer WH and a second detector that detects the eddy current. The first detector includes a first exciting coil configured to generate the eddy current and a first detecting coil configured to detect the eddy current. The first exciting coil and the first detecting coil are air-core coils. The second detector includes second exciting coil configured to generate the eddy current and second detecting coil configured to detect the eddy current. The second exciting coil and the second detecting coil are coils with a magnetic core.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Takahashi, Taro. (2026). Eddy current sensor, polishing apparatus, and film thickness detection method (U.S. Patent No. 12571767). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12571767

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