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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark A. Meloni, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
SpeedFam-IPEC Corporation, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 4/900 ; B24B 5/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 4/900 ; B24B 5/100 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for use with a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) system includes an ultrasonic source that is disposed proximate a workpiece carrier. The ultrasonic source generates an ultrasonic signal toward an area of a polishing pad or a workpiece during the polishing of the workpiece held by the carrier. An ultrasonic detector is configured to receive a reflected ultrasonic signal for processing in order to determine the presence of extraneous material at the area of the polishing pad.