A vertically-oriented wafer polishing apparatus and method is disclosed including a vertically-oriented polishing device, a semiconductor wafer carrier and a cleaning module to clean the polishing device by removing contaminants that may scratch the wafer and also reduce the polishing rate of the apparatus. The device reduces the "down time" of a polishing apparatus and, therefore, increases the yield of well-polished wafers in a given time period.
申请公布号
US5897425(A)
申请公布日期
1999.04.27
申请号
US19970846976
申请日期
1997.04.30
申请人
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
发明人
FISHER, JR., THOMAS ROBERT;GUSTAFSON, CAROL ELAINE CHRISTINE;LANDERS, WILLIAM FRANCIS;MINUNNI, JR., JOHN CARLO;SANDWICK, THOMAS EDWIN;TICKNOR, ADAM DAN