Patent ID: 8920572

Claim:
A method for cleaning a fixed abrasive polishing pad using a cleaning device, comprising: providing a fixed abrasive polishing pad on a rotatable polishing table; providing the cleaning device over the fixed abrasive polishing pad; starting up the polishing table to rotate the polishing pad; providing a cleaning liquid for cleaning the fixed abrasive polishing pad using the cleaning device; supplying the cleaning liquid through a cleaning liquid inlet to spray the cleaning liquid through one or more inject orifices of a plurality of inject orifices; recycling the cleaning liquid through one or more recycle orifices of a plurality of recycle orifices that are coupled with a cleaning liquid outlet of the cleaning device such that the cleaning liquid for recycling is absorbed to flow out through the cleaning liquid outlet; rotating the polishing table at a first rotation speed to polish a wafer, in the meantime, operating the one or more inject orifices by supplying the cleaning liquid and simultaneously operating the one or more recycle orifices by recycling the cleaning liquid; and after rotating the polishing table at the first rotation speed, immediately rotating the polishing table at a second rotation speed and stopping the operating of the one or more inject orifices, while continuing the operating of the one or more recycle orifices, wherein the second rotation speed is higher than the first rotation speed, the first rotation speed ranges from about 5 rpm to about 20 rpm, and the second rotation speed ranges from about 50 rpm to about 200 rpm.