PURGE APPARATUS AND PURGE METHOD
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240360832A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18682528

    申请日:2022-08-09

    申请人: EBARA CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: F04D13/08 F04D7/00 F04D19/04

    CPC分类号: F04D13/08 F04D7/00 F04D19/04

    摘要: A purge apparatus is provided. The purge apparatus is capable of preventing air from being entrained when a submersible pump is moved into a pump column, and capable of warming the submersible pump when the submersible pump is removed from the pump column to thereby prevent component of the air from being liquefied, thus preventing the liquefied gas from being emitted in the atmosphere. The purge apparatus includes a hermetic purge container configured to accommodate the submersible pump therein; a vacuum line coupled to the hermetic purge container and coupled to a vacuum source; a purge-gas supply line coupled to the hermetic purge container and coupled to a purge-gas supply source; and a purge-gas supply valve mounted to the purge-gas supply line.

    Substrate supporting apparatus and method of controlling substrate supporting apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12094754B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US16823448

    申请日:2020-03-19

    申请人: EBARA CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: H01L21/687 H02K11/24

    摘要: Exemplary substrate supporting apparatus and method for attaching and/or detaching substrate are provided. In one aspect, substrate supporting apparatus has a plurality of supporting members 10 that contacts a circumferential part of a substrate W and rotate the substrate W; a pair of driven members 30 on which the plurality of supporting members 10 are provided; a connecting member 20 connecting one driven member 31 and another driven member 32; and a driving device 40 that brings the pair of driven members 30 close to each other or separates the pair of driven members 30 from each other, linearly along a first direction, by moving at least a part of the connecting member 20. Numerous other aspects are provided.

    METHOD OF INFLATING ELASTIC MEMBRANE OF POLISHING HEAD, AND POLISHING HEAD SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240286246A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18441851

    申请日:2024-02-14

    申请人: EBARA CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: B24B41/047 B24B37/005

    CPC分类号: B24B41/047 B24B37/005

    摘要: A technique is disclosed that can allow an elastic membrane to be inflated into a desired shape when a workpiece is released from a polishing head, or when the workpiece is held on the polishing head, thereby avoiding excessive stress on the workpiece. The method includes supplying a gas into a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber at a first flow rate and a second flow rate regulated by a first flow-rate control valve and a second flow-rate control valve to inflate an elastic membrane of a polishing head when a polished workpiece is released from the polishing head, or when a workpiece to be polished is held on the polishing head. The first pressure chamber and the second pressure chamber are formed by the elastic membrane.

    RESISTOR AND PLATING APPARATUS
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240279837A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US17790381

    申请日:2021-06-17

    申请人: EBARA CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: C25D17/00 C25D17/06 C25D21/10

    摘要: Provided is a resistor or the like that can improve uniformity of a plating film formed on a substrate. A resistor disposed between a substrate and an anode in a plating tank is provided. The resistor includes a first plurality of holes each formed on three or more reference circles being concentric and having different diameters and a second plurality of holes formed on an outer circumferential reference line surrounding the three or more reference circles, at least a part of the outer circumferential reference line being a trochoid curve.

    POLISHING METHOD AND POLISHING APPARATUS
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240278380A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18571054

    申请日:2022-06-14

    申请人: EBARA CORPORATION

    摘要: The present invention relates to a polishing method and a polishing apparatus for polishing a substrate, such as a wafer. This method includes: polishing a substrate W; producing a torque waveform while polishing the substrate W; and selecting one reference torque waveform from a plurality of reference torque waveforms accumulated before the polishing of the substrate W. Polishing the substrate W includes an asperity polishing process and a flat polishing process. The asperity polishing process includes: determining film thicknesses at measurements point on the substrate W based on a film thickness of reference film data calculated based on a first relational expression; comparing the torque waveform and the selected reference torque waveform; and determining whether the asperity polishing process should be terminated. The flat polishing process includes determining film thicknesses at measurement points on the substrate W based on a film thickness of reference film data calculated based on a second relational expression.

    PLATING APPARATUS
    9.
    发明公开
    PLATING APPARATUS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240271313A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18017613

    申请日:2022-06-17

    申请人: EBARA CORPORATION

    摘要: Provided is a plating apparatus that allows cleaning a contact cleaning member.
    The plating apparatus includes: a plating tank configured to house a plating solution; a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate with a surface to be plated facing downward, the substrate holder including a contact member for feeding power to the substrate; a contact cleaning member 482 for discharging a cleaning liquid to the contact member while the contact cleaning member is at a cleaning position between the plating tank and the substrate holder; a driving mechanism 476 configured to move the contact cleaning member 482 between the cleaning position and a retracted position retracted from between the plating tank and the substrate holder; and a nozzle cleaning cover 489 configured to cover an upper portion of the contact cleaning member 482 while the contact cleaning member 482 is at the retracted position.