The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2006
Applicant:
Alan H. Saikin, Landenberg, PA (US);
Inventor:
Alan H. Saikin, Landenberg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Holdings, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a polishing pad useful for planarizing a substrate in a CMP process using a polishing composition. The polishing pad is transparent and allows for the use of an in-situ optical end-point detection apparatus without the need for a separate aperture or window in the polishing pad.