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7635290 Interpenetrating network for chemical mechanical polishing  
Chemical mechanical polishing pads are provided, wherein the chemical mechanical polishing pads have a polishing layer comprising an interpenetrating network including a continuous non-fugitive...
7617579 Eyeglass lens processing apparatus  
An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes a lens holding unit for holding an eyeglass lens, a roughing tool, a finishing tool, a drilling tool, a processing water supply unit for applying...
7604527 Methods and systems for planarizing workpieces, e.g., microelectronic workpieces  
Planarizing workpieces, e.g., microelectronic workpieces, can employ a process indicator which is adapted to change an optical property in response to a planarizing condition. This process...
7572168 Method and apparatus for high speed singulation  
A method of singulating semiconductor devices applies a blade to a molded strip that includes the semiconductor device. The blade generates a kerf at a contact point between the blade and the...
7568968 Coolant nozzle positioning for machining work-pieces  
A method of determining a position of a coolant nozzle relative to a rotating grinding wheel removing material from a work-piece and an apparatus for practicing the method are disclosed. The method...
7513819 Polishing apparatus and method  
There are provided a polishing apparatus and a polishing method capable of performing polishing a work (such as a wafer) with high efficiency and high precision, a novel work holding plate...
7485029 Double face polishing apparatus  
The double face polishing apparatus is capable of controlling an amount of supplying slurry to a lower polishing plate. The double face polishing apparatus comprises: a lower polishing plate and an...
7481696 Grinding machine and coolant supplying method therefor  
In a rough grinding step the large quantity of coolant supplied to cool the grinding point enables the flow to pass through a wheel-following air layer and reach the grinding point while the supply...
7473160 Method and apparatus for grinding a workpiece  
A method and apparatus for cutting a profile in a workpiece, such as a turbine disk, without cracking the parent material which includes providing a grinding wheel having a ceramic grinding surface...
7419420 Substrate holding mechanism, substrate polishing apparatus and substrate polishing method  
A substrate holding mechanism, a substrate polishing apparatus and a substrate polishing method have functions capable of minimizing an amount of heat generated during polishing of a substrate to...
7390240 Method of shaping and forming work materials  
Method of processing a workpiece comprising (a) providing a tool and a workpiece, wherein the workpiece has an initial shape; (b) placing the workpiece and the tool in contact to form an interface,...
7364494 Eyeglass lens processing apparatus and method of processing eyeglass lens  
An eyeglass lens processing apparatus for processing an eyeglass lens includes: a lens chuck that holds the lens; a roughing tool; a finishing tool; a finishing data input unit that inputs...
7335088 CMP system with temperature-controlled polishing head  
A chemical mechanical polish system for polishing a wafer includes a polishing head; an inner tube connected to the polishing head, wherein the inner tube is filled with a heat media; a media...
7306508 Multi-wire saw  
A multi-wire saw according to the present invention cuts a workpiece while supplying a slurry containing an alkali or mixed acid to a cutting interface between the workpiece and a wire, and...
7297286 Methods for resist stripping and other processes for cleaning surfaces substantially free of contaminants  
A method for manufacturing an article having polymeric residue that is to be removed during the manufacture of the article is disclosed. The article is introduced into a controlled environment of a...
7238084 Chemical mechanical polishing apparatus and chemical mechanical polishing method using the same  
Polishing uniformity in a CMP process may be improved due to an improvement in the temperature uniformity of a polishing surface, when a wafer is polished by a CMP apparatus including a polishing...
7214123 Retainer ring, Polishing head, and chemical mechanical polishing apparatus  
A retainer ring configured to reduce heat generated during a polishing process may include a heat absorbing element, a thermoelectric element, and a heat dissipating element. A polishing head...
7201642 Process for producing improved membranes  
The present invention relates generally to the field of chemical/mechanical polishing of substrates. In particular the invention relates to methods of producing improved membranes for use in...
7201634 Polishing methods and apparatus  
Apparatus for and methods of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of semiconductor wafers are disclosed. A preferred embodiment comprises an apparatus for polishing a semiconductor workpiece that...
RE39547 Method and apparatus for endpointing mechanical and chemical-mechanical polishing of substrates  
An apparatus and method for stopping mechanical and chemical-mechanical polishing of a substrate at a desired endpoint. In one embodiment, a polishing machine has a platen, a polishing pad...
7182669 Methods and systems for planarizing workpieces, e.g., microelectronic workpieces  
Planarizing workpieces, e.g., microelectronic workpieces, can employ a process indicator that is adapted to change an optical property in response to a planarizing condition. This process indicator...
7182674 Coolant delivery apparatus for machine tool  
A coolant delivery apparatus for a machine tool wherein the position of the coolant delivery apparatus is controllable such that coolant may be delivered to the machining contact zone of a tool...
7156720 Substrate holding apparatus  
A substrate holding apparatus can accurately control temperature of a substrate in a direct manner with a relatively simple arrangement. The substrate holding apparatus has a top ring configured to...
7153189 Coolant supply method and apparatus for grinding machine  
In a coolant supply method and apparatus for a grinding machine, when an end surface of a workpiece is ground with a grinding wheel end surface of a grinding wheel with coolant being supplied...
7153188 Temperature control in a chemical mechanical polishing system  
The carrier head has a base and a substrate backing structure for holding a substrate against a polishing surface during polishing. The substrate backing structure is connected to the base and...
7121922 Method and apparatus for polishing a workpiece surface  
The invention relates to a method for machining a workpiece surface, wherein an area to be machined of the workpiece surface is machined under the influence of a polishing operation and wherein,...
7101258 Double sided polishing machine  
Double-sided polishing machine with an upper and a lower working disc, each comprising a polishing disc and a carrier disc. The working disc are co-axially arranged and rotatable relative to each...
7086931 Magnetic head bar holding unit, lapping device, and method of lapping medium-opposing surface of thin-film magnetic head  
The heaters in the respective thin-film magnetic head in the bar are electrically connected to its neighbors, and a variable resistor is connected to each of the heaters in parallel. The resistance...
7086930 Coherent jet nozzles for grinding application  
A nozzle assembly and method is configured to apply coherent jets of coolant in a tangential direction to the grinding wheel in a grinding process, at a desired temperature, pressure and flowrate,...
7048610 Conditioning polishing pad for chemical-mechanical polishing  
In one embodiment, a CMP pad is conditioned by repeatedly cycling the CMP pad between a first temperature and a second temperature higher than the first temperature to eliminate at least one...
7033249 Dry ice blasting cleaning apparatus  
The invention is an apparatus used for cleaning equipment including extremely high voltage energized electrical equipment using a dry ice blasting stream as the cleaning agent. The apparatus...
7029368 Apparatus for controlling wafer temperature in chemical mechanical polishing  
Apparatus controls the temperature of a wafer for chemical mechanical polishing operations. A wafer carrier wafer mounting surface positions a wafer adjacent to a thermal energy transfer unit for...
7029369 End-point detection apparatus  
An apparatus is provided for polishing a substrate. The apparatus includes a polishing pad configured to traverse from at least a first point to a second point. A first sensor is located near the...
7014528 Grinding machine and grinding fluid supply-nozzle therefor  
It is one object of a grinding machine and a grinding fluid supply-nozzle therefor according to the present invention to supply grinding fluid to a moving grinding point reliably, even if the...
7014529 Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus  
A substrate processing apparatus polishes a to-be-polished portion of a semiconductor substrate with a polishing tape. Part of the polishing tape is heated in advance. Part of the polishing tape is...
6984162 Apparatus methods for controlling wafer temperature in chemical mechanical polishing  
Apparatus controls the temperature of a wafer for chemical mechanical polishing operations. A wafer carrier wafer mounting surface positions a wafer adjacent to a thermal energy transfer unit for...
6976902 Chemical mechanical polishing apparatus  
There is provided a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus, which may include a polishing table rotated by a polishing table motor and having a pad thereon, a carrier head located above the...
6966819 Injecting an air stream with sublimable particles  
Apparatus and method to inject an air stream with dry ice or other sublimable particles to be blasted against a surface to be cleaned. An air lock assembly ( 20 ) with an air stream passage ( 21 )...
6953750 Methods and systems for controlling belt surface temperature and slurry temperature in linear chemical mechanical planarization  
A linear chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) system includes a belt pad, a slurry bar having a plurality of nozzles, and a heating module for heating slurry. The heating module has a plurality...
6945847 Method of lapping medium-opposing surface in thin-film magnetic head  
A thin-film magnetic head is formed on a support and is provided with a reproducing head part, a recording head part, and a heater for generating heat upon energization. A medium-opposing surface S...
6942544 Method of achieving very high crown-to-camber ratios on magnetic sliders  
A method of precisely controlling the amount of flatness or curvature in a lapping plate is disclosed. The lapping plate is formed from two layers of metal alloys, such as tin-antimony and steel. A...
6937915 Apparatus and methods for detecting transitions of wafer surface properties in chemical mechanical polishing for process status and control  
In chemical mechanical polishing apparatus, a wafer carrier plate is provided with a cavity for reception of a sensor positioned very close to a wafer to be polished. Energy resulting from contact...
6932673 Grinding method and device for the same  
The present invention supplies coolant to a grinding wheel surface and reliably guides the coolant to a grinding point on the grinding wheel surface, thereby significantly reducing the amount of...
6926592 Surface treatment of mechanically abraded glass  
A method of treating the surface of mechanically abraded glass includes a first step of providing a glass substrate having opposing first and second surfaces. The glass substrate having a recess in...
6913515 System and apparatus for achieving very high crown-to-camber ratios on magnetic sliders  
A system and apparatus precisely controls the amount of flatness or curvature in a lapping plate. The lapping plate is formed from two layers of metal alloys, such as tin-antimony and steel. A...
6910945 Honing method and honing apparatus  
In a coarse honing step in a section ( 101 ), a honing head ( 15 ) provided with coarse honing hones ( 17 ) is inserted into a cylinder bore ( 13 ) of a cylinder block ( 11 ), the honing head 15 ...
6905397 Apparatus for enhanced rate chemical mechanical polishing with adjustable selectivity  
A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus is described, which includes a platen, a polishing pad that is attached to the platen, and a means for adjusting the temperature of the polishing pad.
6902470 Apparatuses for conditioning surfaces of polishing pads  
The invention includes a method for conditioning a surface of a polishing pad after chemical-mechanical polishing of a semiconductor substrate with the pad surface. The method includes exposing the...
6896586 Method and apparatus for heating polishing pad  
A temperature controlling system for use in a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) system having a linear polishing belt, a carrier capable of applying a substrate over a preparation location...
6887128 Method of reducing thermal distortion in grinding machines  
The invention provides a method of reducing thermal distortion in grinding machines. Such machines each comprise a machine base ( 60 ) and a grinding wheel ( 50 ) for grinding components in the...
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