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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2007
Applicant:
IN Kwon Jeong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
In Kwon Jeong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
KoMiCo Technology, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for polishing objects, such as semiconductor wafers, utilizes one or more polishing surfaces, multiple wafer carriers and at least one load-and-unload cup. The load-and-unload cup may be configured to move to and from the wafer carriers in a pivoting manner. The load-and-unload cup may be configured to move to and from the wafer carriers in a linear reciprocating manner. The wafer carriers may be configured to move to and from the load-and-unload cup in a pivoting manner. The wafer carriers may be configured to move to and from the load-and-unload cup in a linear reciprocating manner.