Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Chemical-mechanical polishing apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于制造半导体器件的化学机械抛光装置
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Application No.: US12985048Application Date: 2011-01-05
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Publication No.: US08662958B2Publication Date: 2014-03-04
- Inventor: Jong-sun Ahn , In-seak Hwang , Soo-young Tak , Shin Kim , One-moon Chang
- Applicant: Jong-sun Ahn , In-seak Hwang , Soo-young Tak , Shin Kim , One-moon Chang
- Applicant Address: KR
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR
- Agency: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, PA
- Priority: KR10-2010-0002392 20100111
- Main IPC: B24B49/00
- IPC: B24B49/00

Abstract:
A chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device. The apparatus includes: a spin chuck for supporting and rotating a semiconductor wafer; a polisher comprising a polishing pad for planarizing a surface of the semiconductor wafer, the polisher moving along the surface of the semiconductor wafer by a polishing arm; and a polisher supporting device for supporting the polisher and maintaining the polisher in a horizontal state, while polishing an edge part of the surface of the semiconductor wafer, in order to improve polishing uniformity of a center part and the edge part of the semiconductor wafer. Accordingly, polishing uniformity of the center part and edge part of the semiconductor wafer may be improved, and a height of the polisher supporting device may be optimized according to a polishing degree. Also, the polisher may be easily supported, wear and tear of the support head may be minimized, and the support head may function as a conditioner.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110171882A1 CHEMICAL-MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Public/Granted day:2011-07-14
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