Patent ID: 7972396

Claim:
A method of producing a polishing pad, comprising steps of: (a) providing a base material comprising a plurality of fibers; said base material having a surface for polishing a substrate, wherein the fibers comprise a core and a cladding surrounding the core, and the cladding comprises a hydrophobic polymer, wherein the core comprises nylon and the cladding comprises polyethylene terephthalate; (b) impregnating the surface of the base material with an elastomer solution; (c) coagulating the elastomer impregnated in the surface of the base material to mold the elastomer and to form a plurality of first continuous pores between the elastomer, and between the elastomer and the fibers; (d) planarizing the surface of the base material; (e) impregnating the surface of the base material and elastomer obtained in the step (d) with a condition polymer solution; and (f) curing the condition polymer impregnated in the surface of the base material and elastomer and partially filling the condition polymer into the first continuous pores to form a plurality of second continuous pores.