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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Chung-ki Min, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yong-sun Ko, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyung-hyun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A platen structure of a polishing apparatus for semiconductor wafer and a method for exchanging a polishing pad affixed to the same are provided in which the polishing pad supported by the platen is exchanged with convenience within a short time. The platen structure of the polishing apparatus in which the polishing pad attached to the platen of the polishing apparatus comprises a pad plate to which the polishing pad for polishing a wafer is attached, and a platen body combined with the pad plate and having at least one vacuum hole formed thereto to provide a vacuum passage.