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US 6,855,043 B1Granted
Carrier head with a modified flexible membrane
AssigneeApplied Materials, Inc.
InventorsJianshe Tang, Brian J. Brown, Charles C. Garretson, Benjamin A. Bonner, Thomas H. Osterheld, Fred C. Redeker
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Abstract
A carrier head for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a flexible membrane that applies a load to a substrate and a retaining ring. The friction coefficient of the lower surface of the flexible membrane is increased to prevent contact between the substrate and the retaining ring, thereby preventing slurry compaction and buildup and substrate deformation caused by such contact.
Claims4
A carrier head, comprising:
- a retaining ring;
- a pressurizable chamber, and
- a flexible membrane to press a substrate against a polishing surface, the flexible membrane including an inner surface that forms a boundary of the pressurizable chamber and an outer surface having surface features to increase a friction coefficient of the outer surface, wherein the outer surface is rougher than the inner surface,
- wherein the outer surface of the flexible membrane is roughened to increase its friction coefficient.
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A carrier head, comprising:
- a retaining ring;
- a pressurizable chamber;
- and
- a flexible membrane to press a substrate against a polishing surface, the flexible membrane including an inner surface that forms a boundary of the pressurizable chamber and an outer surface having surface features to increase a friction coefficient of the outer surface, wherein the outer surface is rougher than the inner surface,
- wherein the features are grooves.
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A carrier head, comprising:
- a retaining ring;
- a pressurizable chamber;
- and
- a flexible membrane to press a substrate against a polishing surface, the flexible membrane including an inner surface that forms a boundary of the pressurizable chamber and an outer surface having surface features to increase a friction coefficient of the outer surface, wherein the outer surface is rougher than the inner surface,
- wherein the features are vias.
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A carrier head, comprising:
- a retaining ring;
- a pressurizable chamber;
- and
- a fluid-tight flexible membrane with an ic surface that forms a boundary of the pressurizable chamber and a rough outer surface to press a substrate against a polishing surface, wherein the outer surface is rougher than the inner surface,
- wherein the outer surface of the flexible membrane includes features to increase its friction coefficient and wherein the features are selected from grooves and vias.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.