The vacuum suction holding apparatus of the present invention has a vacuum duct which is disposed inside a polishing head, with one end of this vacuum duct being opened in the attachment surface and the other end thereof being connected to a vacuum source. A polishing body is held by suction on the attachment...http://www.google.de/patents/US7175504?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7175504 - Vacuum suction holding apparatus and holding method, polishing apparatus using this holding apparatus, and device manufacturing method using this polishing apparatus