| 摘要 |
A polishing apparatus is provided for polishing wafers at a high yield rate even if roll-off exists. The polishing apparatus polishes a wafer W by applying a pressure between a polishing member (polishing pad) 201 and the wafer W held by a holding member (top ring) 52 and relatively moving the polishing member 201 to the wafer W. The polishing apparatus comprises a top ring 52 for holding the wafer W, a pressure adjusting mechanism 206 for adjusting a supporting pressure with which the wafer W is supported on a supporting surface by a retainer ring 203, and a control unit 208 for controlling the pressure adjusting mechanism 206 to bring the supporting pressure to a desired pressure based on a roll off quantity of the wafer W. The top ring 52 comprises an air bag 202 for pressing the wafer W against the polishing pad 201, a retainer ring 203 which surrounds the wafer W, and an air bag 204 for pressing the retainer ring 203.
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