Invention Grant
- Patent Title: CMP apparatus
- Patent Title (中): CMP装置
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Application No.: US14405116Application Date: 2012-06-07
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Publication No.: US09421668B2Publication Date: 2016-08-23
- Inventor: Seh Kwang Lee , Youn Chul Kim , Joo Han Lee , Jae Kwang Choi , Jae Phil Boo
- Applicant: Seh Kwang Lee , Youn Chul Kim , Joo Han Lee , Jae Kwang Choi , Jae Phil Boo
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-Do KR Gyeonggi-Do
- Assignee: EHWA DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.,SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: EHWA DIAMOND INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.,SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-Do KR Gyeonggi-Do
- Agency: Stein IP, LLC
- International Application: PCT/KR2012/004502 WO 20120607
- International Announcement: WO2013/183799 WO 20131212
- Main IPC: B24B37/00
- IPC: B24B37/00 ; B24B49/18 ; B24B37/005 ; B24B53/017

Abstract:
Provided is a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus that includes a swing unit installed apart from a platen, on which a CMP pad to be conditioned is placed, at a predetermined interval, a connector installed on an upper end of the swing unit at one end thereof in a perpendicular direction to the swing unit and pivoting around the swing unit above the CMP pad, a rotator rotatably installed on the other end of the connector, a CMP pad conditioner coupled to the rotator and conditioning the CMP pad when rotated, and a vibration meter installed on the connector and detecting vibrations to measure a vibration acceleration of the CMP pad conditioner, thereby predicting a wear rate of the CMP pad based on the vibration acceleration and a state in which the CMP pad conditioner is installed or being used.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150140900A1 CMP APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2015-05-21
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