| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20090311955 | Grooved CMP pad - CMP pads having novel groove configurations are described. For example, described herein are CMP pads comprising primary grooves, secondary grooves, a groove pattern center, and an optional terminal groove. The CMP pads may be made from polyurethane or poly (urethane-urea), and the grooves produced therein may be made by a method from the group consisting of molding, laser writing, water jet cutting, 3-D printing, thermoforming, vacuum forming, micro-contact printing, hot stamping, and mixtures thereof. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110171883 | CMP pad with local area transparency - A CMP polishing pad comprising (a) a polishing layer having a polishing surface and a back surface opposite said polishing surface; said polishing layer having at least one cured opaque thermoset polyurethane region and at least one aperture region; said at least one cured opaque thermoset region has a porosity from about 10% to about 55% by volume; said at least one aperture region having (1) a top opening positioned below the polishing surface, (2) a bottom opening that is co-planar with said back surface and (3) straight line vertical sidewalls extending from said aperture top opening to said aperture bottom opening; said at least one aperture region filled with a cured plug of thermoset polyurethane local area transparency material that has a light transmission of less than 80% at a wavelength from 700 to 710 nanometers and is chemically bonded directly to a thermoset polyurethane opaque area;
| 07-14-2011 |
| 20120009855 | SOFT POLISHING PAD FOR POLISHING A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - Soft polishing pads for polishing semiconductor substrates are described. A soft polishing pad includes a molded homogeneous polishing body having a thermoset, closed cell polyurethane material with a hardness approximately in the range of 20 Shore D to 45 Shore D. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120079773 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A POLISHING PAD WITH AN END-POINT DETECTION REGION FOR EDDY CURRENT END-POINT DETECTION - Methods of fabricating polishing pads with end-point detection regions for polishing semiconductor substrates using eddy current end-point detection are described. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120083191 | POLISHING PAD FOR EDDY CURRENT END-POINT DETECTION - Polishing pads for polishing semiconductor substrates using eddy current end-point detection are described. Methods of fabricating polishing pads for polishing semiconductor substrates using eddy current end-point detection are also described. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120083192 | HOMOGENEOUS POLISHING PAD FOR EDDY CURRENT END-POINT DETECTION - Homogeneous polishing pads for polishing semiconductor substrates using eddy current end-point detection are described. Methods of fabricating homogeneous polishing pads for polishing semiconductor substrates using eddy current end-point detection are also described. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120094586 | POLISHING PAD WITH MULTI-MODAL DISTRIBUTION OF PORE DIAMETERS - Polishing pads with multi-modal distributions of pore diameters are described. Methods of fabricating polishing pads with multi-modal distributions of pore diameters are also described. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120190281 | POLISHING PAD WITH CONCENTRIC OR APPROXIMATELY CONCENTRIC POLYGON GROOVE PATTERN - Polishing pads with concentric or approximately concentric polygon groove patterns are described. Methods of fabricating polishing pads with concentric or approximately concentric polygon groove patterns are also described. | 07-26-2012 |