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8182709 CMP system and method using individually controlled temperature zones  
By creating a temperature profile across a polishing pad, a respective temperature profile may be obtained in a substrate to be polished, which may result in a respective varying removal rate...
8177603 Polishing pad composition  
Polishing pads for use in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) or polishing elements/surfaces of such pads are made from a combination of immiscible polymers, for example polyurethane and...
8177604 Surface abrading method of photosensitive layer of electrophotographic photoreceptor  
A surface abrading method of an electrophotographic photoreceptor is disclosed, comprising abrading the surface of a photosensitive layer with an abrading member entrained about a backup roll with...
8172647 Polish pad conditioning in mechanical polishing systems  
A mechanical polishing apparatus includes a polishing pad, at least one carrier head positioned over and off center relative to the polishing pad and configured for holding at least one substrate...
8171618 Tunable pole trim processes for fabricating trapezoidal perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) write poles  
A method of forming a write pole for a magnetic recording device is provided. The method comprises providing a layer of magnetic material covered with a secondary hard mask layer and a patterned...
8172641 CMP by controlling polish temperature  
A method for manufacturing integrated circuits on a wafer includes providing a facility-supplied room temperature solution; controlling the temperature of the facility-supplied room temperature...
8172646 Magnetically actuated chuck for edge bevel removal  
Provided are magnetically actuated wafer chucks that permit a wafer to be clamped or unclamped at any time during a process and at any rotational speed, as desired. Such wafer chucks may include...
8166630 Magnetic head slider manufacturing method  
To provide a manufacturing method which can adjust the lengths of a recording element and a reproducing element for enabling manufacture of high-quality magnetic head sliders. The manufacturing...
8167686 Portable optical fiber polisher  
A polisher has an offset axis and a friction cam useful in a method of polishing that comprises a more random, elongated polishing pattern than known orbital polishers and is capable of portable...
8166633 Method for manufacturing an extraordinary magnetoresistive (EMR) device with novel lead structure  
A method for manufacturing an extraordinary magnetoresistive sensor (EMR sensor) having reduced size and increased resolution is described. The sensor includes a plurality of electrically...
8167685 Method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, a method of manufacturing a substrate for a perpendicular magnetic recording medium, and a medium and a substrate manufactured by the methods  
A method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium and a substrate for the medium are disclosed, in which abnormal protrusions on an underlayer made of a Ni—P alloy are a...
8166632 Method for providing a perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) transducer  
A method and system for providing a PMR transducer including an intermediate layer. The method and system include providing a hard mask layer on the intermediate layer. The hard mask layer is for a...
8162725 Abrasive, method of polishing target member and process for producing semiconductor device  
To polish polishing target surfaces of SiO2 insulating films or the like at a high rate without scratching the surface, the present invention provides an abrasive comprising a slurry comprising a...
8161627 Method of making a write head lapping guide about aligned to a non-magnetic layer surrounding a write pole  
A method in one embodiment includes forming an electric lapping guide layer; forming a write pole; forming a first gap layer over the write pole; masking a portion of the first gap layer for...
8162723 Method of polishing a tungsten carbide surface  
The invention is directed to a method for polishing a surface comprising tungsten carbide, comprising contacting a surface comprising tungsten carbide with an oxidizing agent, a polishing...
8162724 Surface treating method and apparatus  
A surface treating apparatus treats a substrate surface by rotating a cylindrical polishing member in a state where the polishing member makes contact with the substrate surface. A polishing liquid...
8157617 Method for polishing a semiconductor wafer  
Semiconductor wafers are CMP polished by polishing the rear side of the semiconductor wafer by means of CMP with a material removal with a profile along the diameter of the wafer wherein material...
8157614 Method of making and apparatus having windowless polishing pad and protected fiber  
A polishing system includes a polishing pad with an aperture that extends through all layers of the polishing pad and a light transmissive film positioned on top of a light-generating or...
8157621 Wafer back side grinding process  
A wafer back side grinding process. A workpiece comprising a first assembly having a first semiconductor wafer and a second assembly having a second semiconductor wafer is provided. A first back...
8152599 ***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Method and tool for maintenance of hard surfaces, and a method for manufacturing such a tool
 
A method is disclosed for maintaining a hard surface, the method comprising treating the surface with a flexible pad (1), in the presence of abrasive particles, bonded to the pad, on a contact...
8152597 Wafer grinding method and wafer grinding machine  
A wafer grinding method and a wafer grinding machine are disclosed for grinding a wafer by executing both the rough grinding process and the finish grinding process. After the rough grinding...
8152595 System and method for optical endpoint detection during CMP by using an across-substrate signal  
In a polishing process, the characteristics of the removal process may be monitored at different lateral positions to identify the clearance of the various device regions with a high degree of...
8147295 Method of polishing silicon wafer  
A silicon wafer is polished by applying a polishing solution substantially containing no abrasive grain onto a surface of a polishing pad having a given fixed grain bonded abrasive and then...
8146237 Method of manufacturing a magnetic head  
In a magnetic head manufacturing method, a floated surface of each block having plural magnetic head elements formed and arranged on a substrate is ground and lapped in a grinding/lapping step. The...
8146236 Method for providing a perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) transducer  
A method and system for providing a perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) transducer from pole layer(s) are disclosed. First and second planarization stop layers are provided on the pole layer(s)....
8147294 Capillary, capillary polishing method, and capillary polishing apparatus  
A tip of a capillary used for microinjection is polished on a plurality of sides by using a polishing plate having a surface roughened by dry etching. A first side of the tip is placed on the...
8145342 Methods and systems for adjusting operation of a wafer grinder using feedback from warp data  
Processing a wafer using a double side grinder having a pair of grinding wheels. Warp data is obtained by a warp measurement device for measuring warp of a wafer as ground by the double side...
8142258 Method of transferring a wafer  
A method of transferring a wafer is disclosed. The method comprises providing a pedestal and at least one spray orifice extending through the pedestal; disposing a wafer above the pedestal using a...
8141235 Method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording transducers  
A method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording transducer is described. A metallic underlayer, an insulator on the metallic underlayer, and a metal mask on the insulator are...
8137574 Processing method of glass substrate, and highly flat and highly smooth glass substrate  
The present invention is to provide a processing method for manufacturing a highly flat and highly smooth glass substrate with good productivity. A highly flat and highly smooth glass substrate is...
8137157 Lapping carrier and method  
Provided is a double-sided lapping carrier comprising a base carrier having a first major surface, a second major surface and at least one aperture for holding a workpiece, said aperture extending...
8137159 Abrasive, method of polishing target member and process for producing semiconductor device  
To polish polishing target surfaces of SiO2 insulating films or the like at a high rate without scratching the surface, the present invention provides an abrasive comprising a slurry comprising a...
8137747 Components, turbochargers, and methods of forming the components  
Components, turbochargers, and methods of forming components are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a method of forming a component is provided. The method includes applying a...
8137158 Electrical contact method  
An electrical contact method. An axle having an axis of rotation is provided. Cantilever arms are provided. Each cantilever arm has a first end and a second opposing end. The first end is connected...
8128461 Chemical mechanical polishing with multi-zone slurry delivery  
Chemical-mechanical polishing or planarization (CMP) is enhanced with multi-zone slurry delivery. A polishing pad is provided that contacts with the work piece, and a multi-zone platen is displaced...
8128458 Polishing apparatus and substrate processing method  
A polishing apparatus detects the escape of a substrate from a top ring during polishing. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing table having a polishing pad, a top ring, and a substrate...
8118641 Chemical mechanical polishing pad having window with integral identification feature  
Chemical mechanical polishing pads having a window with an integral identification feature, wherein the window has a polishing face and a nonpolishing face, wherein the integral identification...
8118645 Polishing method, polishing pad, and polishing system  
A polishing method, a polishing pad, and a polishing system are described. The polishing pad with a plurality of grooves is provided. The width of each groove is W and the pitch between two...
8118646 Carrier for double-side polishing apparatus, double-side polishing apparatus using the same, and double-side polishing method  
A carrier for a double-side polishing apparatus, including at least: a carrier base placed between upper and lower turn tables, the carrier base having a holding hole therein, the holding hole...
8117736 Method of lapping a magnetic head slider  
A method of lapping a magnetic head slider includes a step of lapping a lapping surface of a row bar provided with a plurality of MR read head elements arranged along at least one line, a step of...
8118644 Chemical mechanical polishing pad having integral identification feature  
Chemical mechanical polishing pads having a polishing layer with a polishing surface adapted for polishing a substrate are provided, wherein the polishing layer has a unique integral identification...
8113914 Treating method for brittle member  
An object of the present invention is to provide a treating method for brittle member capable of stably holding the brittle member when applying predetermined treatments such as transportation and...
8113017 Method for cleaning a glass substrate, method for fabricating a glass substrate, and magnetic disk using same  
A method for cleaning a glass substrate which ensures removal of abrasive and other foreign matter without making a cleaning step complicated involves cleaning the glass substrate by scrubbing...
8108986 Method for manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic write pole having a large bevel angle  
A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording, the write head having a write pole with an increased bevel (taper) angle. The write pole is constructed by...
8104176 Method of manufacturing a developing agent regulating member for regulating an amount of a developing agent  
A method of manufacturing a developing agent regulating member is provided. The method includes providing a non-magnetic member and a magnetic member. The non-magnetic member and the magnetic...
8105135 Polishing slurries  
A polishing slurry includes liquid medium and particulate abrasive. The particulate abrasive includes soft abrasive particles, hard abrasive particles, and colloidal silica particles, wherein the...
8104166 Self-aligned method for fabricating a high density GMR read element  
A method is provided for fabricating a read element with leads that overlay a top surface of a sensor of the read element. The method includes forming a mask over a sensor layer, then using the...
8099855 Methods for fabricating perpendicular recording heads with controlled separation regions  
Methods of recording head fabrication are provided to fabricate a region of separation material between a write pole and a shield of a write head that forms a controlled spacing between the write...
8096148 Method for fabricating a glass substrate, magnetic disk, and method for fabricating the same  
A method for fabricating a glass substrate containing SiO2 as a main ingredient thereof and having a uniform and minute pattern of stripes formed on the surface thereof by ultraprecision polishing...
8095325 System and method for gemstone cut grading  
A system for grading the cut of a diamond utilizes a number of appearance metrics to generate scores for a number of cut components that affect cut quality. These cut components include brightness,...