摘要:
The polishing apparatus has a polishing unit capable of polishing a peripheral portion of the substrate to form a right-angled cross section. The polishing apparatus includes: a substrate holder that holds and rotates the substrate; guide rollers that support a polishing tape; and a polishing head having a pressing member that presses an edge of the polishing tape against the peripheral portion of the substrate from above. The guide rollers are arranged such that the polishing tape extends parallel to a tangential direction of the substrate and a polishing surface of the polishing tape is parallel to a surface of the substrate. The substrate holder includes: a holding stage that holds the substrate; and a supporting stage that supports a lower surface of the peripheral portion of the substrate in its entirety. The supporting stage rotates in unison with the holding stage.
摘要:
A polishing apparatus polishes a top edge portion and/or a bottom edge portion of a substrate accurately and uniformly. The polishing apparatus includes a rotary holding mechanism 3 configured to hold the substrate W horizontally and to rotate the substrate W; and at least one polishing head 30 disposed near the peripheral portion of the substrate. The polishing head 30 has at least one protrusion 51a, 51b extending along a circumferential direction of the substrate W, and the polishing head 30 is configured to press a polishing surface of a polishing tape 23 by the protrusion 51a, 51b against the peripheral portion of the substrate W from above or below.