Polishing apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus for polishing a substrate, comprising:
- a polishing table having a polishing surface;
a polishing head having at least one elastic membrane configured to form a plurality of pressure chambers for being supplied with a pressurized fluid, said elastic membrane being configured to press the substrate against said polishing surface under a fluid pressure when said pressure chambers are supplied with the pressurized fluid; and
a diaphragm configured to cover at least part of said elastic membrane and extend over the two adjacent pressure chambers, said diaphragm being composed of a material having higher rigidity than said elastic membrane;
wherein said diaphragm has an area of not less than 10 mm from a boundary between said two pressure chambers both to an inner circumferential side and to an outer circumferential side of said elastic membrane.
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Abstract
A polishing apparatus is used for polishing a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer to a flat mirror finish. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing table having a polishing surface, a polishing head having at least one elastic membrane configured to form a plurality of pressure chambers for being supplied with a pressurized fluid, and a controller configured to control supply of the pressurized fluid to the pressure chambers. The controller controls supply of the pressurized fluid so that the pressurized fluid is supplied first to the pressure chamber located at a central portion of the substrate when the substrate is brought into contact with the polishing surface, and then the pressurized fluid is supplied to the pressure chamber located at a radially outer side of the pressure chamber located at the central portion of the substrate.
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1. An apparatus for polishing a substrate, comprising:
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a polishing table having a polishing surface; a polishing head having at least one elastic membrane configured to form a plurality of pressure chambers for being supplied with a pressurized fluid, said elastic membrane being configured to press the substrate against said polishing surface under a fluid pressure when said pressure chambers are supplied with the pressurized fluid; and a diaphragm configured to cover at least part of said elastic membrane and extend over the two adjacent pressure chambers, said diaphragm being composed of a material having higher rigidity than said elastic membrane; wherein said diaphragm has an area of not less than 10 mm from a boundary between said two pressure chambers both to an inner circumferential side and to an outer circumferential side of said elastic membrane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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