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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1996
Denise R Rutherford, Stillwater, MN (US);
Douglas P Goetz, St. Paul, MN (US);
Cristina U Thomas, Woodbury, MN (US);
Richard J Webb, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Wesley J Bruxvoort, Woodbury, MN (US);
James D Buhler, Shringle Springs, CA (US);
William J Hollywood, San Carlos, CA (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An abrasive construction for modifying a surface of a workpiece, such as a semiconductor wafer. The abrasive construction comprises: a three-dimensional, textured, fixed abrasive element; at least one resilient element generally coextensive with the fixed abrasive element; and at least one rigid element generally coextensive with and interposed between the resilient element and the fixed abrasive element, wherein the rigid element has a Young's Modulus greater than that of the resilient element.