摘要 |
A carrier bead for chemical mechanical polishing of a substrate. The carrier head includes a carrier base, a retaining ring, and a junction connecting the carrier base to the retaining ring. The junction is configured such that vertical movement of the retaining ring is substantially restrained relative to the carrier base. The junction is further configured such that the profile of a bottom surface of the retaining ring is substantially decoupled from flexing and/or expansion of carrier base.
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