POLISHING CUSHION, POLISHING APPARATUS, POLISHING METHOD, AND ARTICLE INCLUDING OBJECT POLISHED BY THE POLISHING METHOD

摘要

A polishing cushion for realizing a plurality of types of polishing with a single polishing apparatus. A polishing cushion according to one embodiment includes a first outer layer facing one out of a polishing member and a support member, a second outer layer facing the other out of the polishing member and the support member, an inner layer positioned between the first outer layer and the second outer layer; and a plurality of spaces formed in the second outer layer which the inner layer is able to enter. The hardness of the inner layer is lower than both of the hardness of the first outer layer and the hardness of the second outer layer.