Polishing apparatus including cloth cartridge connected to turntable
First Claim
1. A polishing apparatus for polishing a surface of an object to a flat and mirror finish, said apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable turntable;
a cloth cartridge including a base member and a polishing cloth bonded to said base member;
said cloth cartridge having a peripheral section and a central section detachably connected directly at a peripheral section and at a central section, respectively, of said turntable, such that said cloth cartridge is rotatable with said turntable;
supply means for delivering a polishing solution to a polishing surface of said polishing cloth; and
pressing means for pressing an object to be polished onto said polishing surface of said polishing cloth.
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Abstract
A polishing apparatus includes a detachable light weight cloth cartridge which shows little deformation under uneven loading during a polishing operation. Either mechanical or non-mechanical fixation of the cloth cartridge to a turntable is achieved. Mechanical fixation involves attaching the cloth cartridge to the turntable at peripheral and center sections of the cloth cartridge. Non-mechanical fixation involves attaching the cloth cartridge to the turntable by a vacuum arrangement. The assembly of the cloth cartridge and the turntable not only produces excellent flatness on polished semiconductor wafers by maintaining a level polishing surface, but also improves the production yield by preventing breakage of wafers during the polishing process.
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1. A polishing apparatus for polishing a surface of an object to a flat and mirror finish, said apparatus comprising:
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a rotatable turntable; a cloth cartridge including a base member and a polishing cloth bonded to said base member; said cloth cartridge having a peripheral section and a central section detachably connected directly at a peripheral section and at a central section, respectively, of said turntable, such that said cloth cartridge is rotatable with said turntable; supply means for delivering a polishing solution to a polishing surface of said polishing cloth; and pressing means for pressing an object to be polished onto said polishing surface of said polishing cloth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An assembly to be used as part of a polishing apparatus for polishing a surface of an object to a flat and mirror finish, said assembly comprising:
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a rotatable turntable; a cloth cartridge including a base member and a polishing cloth bonded to said base member; and said cloth cartridge having a peripheral section and a central section detachably connected directly at a peripheral section and at a central section, respectively, of said turntable, such that said cloth cartridge is rotatable with said turntable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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