STEAM CLEANING OF CMP COMPONENTS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20230249225A1
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18301883

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A chemical mechanical polishing system includes a platen to support a polishing pad, a boiler, a component that is movable between a first position spaced from the polishing pad and a second position in contact with the polishing pad, a plurality of nozzles to direct steam from the boiler onto the component of the polishing system when located at the first position, an actuator to move the component from the first position to the second position in contact with the polishing pad, and a controller configured to cause the treatment station to direct the steam onto the component to clean the component, and cause the actuator to move the cleaned component from the treatment station into contact with the polishing pad.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INC3050 BOWERS AVENUE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Butterfield, Paul D San Jose, US 74 772
Chang, Shou-Sung Mountain View, US 112 762
Chen, Hui San Jose, US 465 2602
Chou, Chih Chung San Jose, US 30 32
Fisher, Alexander John Santa Clara, US 18 38
Soundararajan, Hari Sunnyvale, US 32 87
Tang, Jianshe San Jose, US 105 850
Wu, Haosheng San Jose, US 56 135

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