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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2008
Applicants:
Paul D. Butterfield, San Jose, CA (US);
Sen-hou Ko, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul D. Butterfield, San Jose, CA (US);
Sen-Hou Ko, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 53/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of an apparatus for conditioning a processing pad are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for conditioning a processing pad includes a member having a bottom surface selectively maintained in a non-planar orientation and an abrasive disposed on the bottom surface of the member. The abrasive is configured for conditioning a processing pad. The member and abrasive have a profile that produces a non-planar processing pad surface.