Inventors:
Liang-Yuh Chen - Foster City CA, US
Yuchun Wang - San Jose CA, US
Yan Wang - Sunnyvale CA, US
Alain Duboust - Sunnyvale CA, US
Daniel Carl - Pleasanton CA, US
Ralph Wadensweiler - Sunnyvale CA, US
Manoocher Birang - Los Gatos CA, US
Paul Butterfield - San Jose CA, US
Rashid Mavliev - Campbell CA, US
Stan Tsai - Fremont CA, US
You Wang - Cupetino CA, US
Jie Diao - San Jose CA, US
Renhe Jia - Berkeley CA, US
Lakshmanan Karuppiah - San Jose CA, US
Robert Ewald - Aptos CA, US
International Classification:
B23F 21/03
Abstract:
An article of manufacture and apparatus are provided for processing a substrate surface. In one aspect, an article of manufacture is provided for polishing a substrate including polishing article comprising a body having at least a partially conductive polishing surface. An electrode is disposed below the polishing surface having a dielectric material therebetween. A plurality of apertures may be formed in the polishing surface and the dielectric material to at least partially expose the electrode to the polishing surface. A membrane may be disposed between the electrode and the polishing surface that is permeable to ions and current to promote continuity between the electrode and the polishing surface.