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- 複数のデバイス(27)を備えたデバイス領域(2)を一面(1)に有する、ウェハ(W)を処理する方法において、
単一の均質な材料から形成された保護フィルム(4)を準備するステップと、
前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の面(6)に前記単一の均質な材料から形成された保護フィルム(4)を加えるステップであって、前記保護フィルム(4)の表の面(4a)の少なくとも中央領域が、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)と直接接触する、前記ステップと、
前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)に前記保護フィルム(4)を加える間および/または加えた後、前記保護フィルム(4)に外部刺激を加えるステップと、
前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)および/または前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)を処理するステップと、
を含み、
前記保護フィルムに外部刺激を加えることにより、前記保護フィルム(4)および前記ウェハ(W)の間に材料結合が形成される、方法。 - 少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)が前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)に形成され、
前記方法は、前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)を処理するステップを含み、
前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)を処理するステップは、
前記少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)に沿って、または、前記ウェハ(W)の全体の厚さを通して、ウェハ材料を除去する工程を含む、請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)を処理するステップは、
前記ウェハ(W)の一部の厚さのみに沿って、または、前記ウェハ(W)の全体の厚さを通して、ウェハ材料を除去する工程を含む、請求項2に記載の方法。 - 前記ウェハ材料は、前記少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)に沿って、機械的に除去される、請求項2又は3に記載の方法。
- 前記ウェハ材料は、前記少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)に沿って前記ウェハ(W)を機械的に切断することによって、機械的に除去される、請求項2又は3に記載の方法。
- 少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)が、前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)に形成され、
前記方法は、前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)を処理するステップを含み、
前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)を処理するステップは、前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)から前記ウェハ(W)にパルスレーザビームを加える工程を含み、前記ウェハ(W)は、前記パルスレーザビームに対して透過性の材料から形成され、前記パルスレーザビームは、所定の状態で、前記少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)に沿って、少なくとも複数の位置に加えられ、前記所定の状態は、前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)から、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の面(6)に向かう方向で、前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)から一定の距離に、前記パルスレーザの焦点が置かれる状態であり、前記少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)に沿って、前記ウェハ(W)において、複数の改質区域を形成する、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面に少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)が形成され、
前記方法は、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)を処理するステップを含み、
前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハの前記面(6)を処理するステップは、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)から前記ウェハ(W)にパルスレーザビームを加える工程を含み、前記保護フィルム(4)は、前記パルスレーザビームに対して透過性の材料で形成され、前記ウェハ(W)は、前記パルスレーザビームに対して透過性の材料で形成され、前記パルスレーザビームは、所定の状態で、前記少なくとも一つの分割ラインに沿って、少なくとも複数の位置で、前記ウェハ(W)に加えられ、前記所定の状態は、前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)から、前記一面(1)に向かう方向で、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)から一定の距離に、前記パルスレーザビームの焦点が置かれる状態であり、前記少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)に沿って、前記ウェハ(W)において、複数の改質区域を形成する、請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記保護フィルム(4)には接着層(9)が設けられ、
前記接着層(9)は、前記保護フィルム(4)の前記表の面(4a)の周辺領域にのみ設けられ、前記周辺領域は、前記保護フィルム(4)の前記表の面(4a)の前記中央領域を囲み、
前記保護フィルム(4)は、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)に加えられ、前記接着層(9)は、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)の周辺部分のみと接触するようになる、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記接着層(9)は、環状の形状、開いた矩形の形状、または、開いた正方形の形状を有する、請求項8に記載の方法。
- 前記保護フィルム(4)は、拡張可能であり、
前記方法は、
前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)および/または前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)を処理した後、前記デバイス(27)を互いに分離するように前記保護フィルム(4)を径方向に拡張させるステップを更に含む、請求項1~9のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 複数のデバイス(27)を備えたデバイス領域(2)を一面(1)に有するウェハ(W)を処理する方法において、少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)が前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)に形成され、前記方法は、
前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)から前記少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)に沿って、ウェハ材料を除去するステップと、
単一の均質な材料から形成された保護フィルム(4)を準備するステップと、
前記少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)に沿ってウェハ材料を除去した後、前記ウェハ(W)上の前記デバイス(27)を覆う為に、前記単一の均質な材料から形成された保護フィルム(4)を前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)に加えるステップであって、前記保護フィルム(4)の表の面(4a)の少なくとも中央領域が前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)と直接接触する、前記ステップと、
前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)に前記保護フィルム(4)を加える間および/または加えた後、前記保護フィルム(4)に外部刺激を加えるステップであって、前記保護フィルム(4)は前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)に付けられる、前記ステップと、
前記保護フィルム(4)に前記外部刺激を加えた後、前記ウェハの厚さを調整するために、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の面(6)を研削するステップであって、前記ウェハ材料は、前記ウェハ(W)の前記厚さの一部のみに沿って除去される、前記ステップと、
前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)を研削するステップは、何もウェハ材料が除去されなかった前記ウェハの前記厚さの残部に沿って行われ、前記少なくとも一つの分割ライン(11)に沿って前記ウェハ(W)を分割するステップと、
を含み、
前記保護フィルムに外部刺激を加えることにより、前記保護フィルム(4)および前記ウェハ(W)の間に材料結合が形成される、方法。 - 前記保護フィルム(4)は拡張可能であり、
前記方法は、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)を研削した後、前記デバイス(27)を互いに分離させるように前記保護フィルム(4)を径方向に拡張させるステップを更に含む、請求項11に記載の方法。 - 前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)を研削した後、
前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)に接着テープ(30)を付けるステップと、
前記デバイス(27)を互いに分離させるように前記接着テープ(30)を径方向に拡張させるステップと、
を更に含む、請求項11に記載の方法。 - 前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)を研削した後、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)を研磨するステップを更に含む、請求項11~13のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記保護フィルム(4)には、接着層(9)が設けられ、
前記接着層(9)は、前記保護フィルム(4)の前記表の面(4a)の周辺領域にのみ設けられ、前記周辺領域は、前記保護フィルム(4)の前記表の面(4a)の前記中央領域を囲み、
前記保護フィルム(4)は前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)に加えられ、前記接着層(9)は、前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)の周辺部分とだけ接触するようになる、請求項11~14のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - クッション層(13)が、前記表の面(4a)に対して反対側になる前記保護フィルム(4)の裏の面(4b)に付けられる、請求項11~15のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- ベースシート(7)が、前記クッション層(13)の裏の面に付けられる、請求項16に記載の方法。
- 前記ベースシート(7)の表の面(17)が、前記クッション層(13)の前記裏の面と接触し、
前記ベースシートの表の面(17)に対して反対側の、前記ベースシート(7)の裏の面(18)は、前記一面(1)に対して反対側にある前記ウェハ(W)の前記面(6)に対して平行である、請求項17に記載の方法。 - 前記クッション層(13)は、外部刺激によって硬化可能である、請求項16~18のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記外部刺激は、UV線、熱、電界および/または化学剤である、請求項19に記載の方法。
- 前記クッション層(13)を硬化させるために、前記ウェハ(W)の前記一面(1)に前記保護フィルム(4)を加えた後、前記クッション層(13)に前記外部刺激を加えるステップを更に含む、請求項19又は20に記載の方法。
- 前記保護フィルム(4)に前記外部刺激を加えるステップは、前記保護フィルム(4)を加熱する工程および/または前記保護フィルム(4)を冷却する工程および/または前記保護フィルム(4)に真空を加える工程および/または前記保護フィルム(4)を光で照射する工程を含む、請求項1~21のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記保護フィルム(4)は、高分子で形成される、請求項1~22のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記保護フィルム(4)は、ポリオレフィンで形成される、請求項23に記載の方法。
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