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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manoocher Birang, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Lawrence M Rosenberg, late of San Jose, CA (US);
Sasson R Somekh, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
John M White, Hayward, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 2/100 ;
Abstract
A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus has a rotatable platen, a polishing sheet that is wider than the substrate extending between two reels, a drive mechanism to advance the polishing sheet, and a chucking mechanism to intermittently secure the polishing sheet to the platen. The platen can have a platen base that is adaptable to receive either a circular platen top or a rectangular platen top.