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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:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2003
Chih-kun Chen, Bade, TW;
Shan-chang Wang, Taoyuan Hsien, TW;
Ching-huang Chen, Taoyuan, TW;
Nanya Technology Corporation, Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
A CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) apparatus having a measuring device for measuring a guide ring. A polishing table is provided. A wafer loading/unloading device is located at a first side of the polishing table. A measuring device is located at a second side of the polishing table. A carrier having a first lateral and a second lateral opposite the first lateral, wherein the first lateral faces the polishing table, the wafer loading/unloading device or the measuring device. A guide ring is disposed on the first lateral of the carrier. A transfer device is disposed on the second lateral of the carrier and connected to the carrier, wherein the transfer device is used to move the carrier onto the polishing table, the wafer loading/unloading device or the measuring device. The measuring device is used to automatically and immediately measure the severity of scoring on the guide ring.