TWI366872B - Apparatus and methods for spectrum based monitoring of chemical mechanical polishing - Google Patents

Apparatus and methods for spectrum based monitoring of chemical mechanical polishing

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TWI366872B
TWI366872B TW099119185A TW99119185A TWI366872B TW I366872 B TWI366872 B TW I366872B TW 099119185 A TW099119185 A TW 099119185A TW 99119185 A TW99119185 A TW 99119185A TW I366872 B TWI366872 B TW I366872B
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methods
mechanical polishing
chemical mechanical
spectrum based
based monitoring
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TW099119185A
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Chinese (zh)
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TW201103085A (en
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Dominic J Benvegnu
Jeffrey Drue David
Bogdan Swedek
Harry Q Lee
Lakshmanan Karuppiah
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Applied Materials Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/213,344 external-priority patent/US7764377B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/261,742 external-priority patent/US7406394B2/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B37/00—Lapping machines or devices; Accessories
    • B24B37/04—Lapping machines or devices; Accessories designed for working plane surfaces
    • B24B37/042—Lapping machines or devices; Accessories designed for working plane surfaces operating processes therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B37/00—Lapping machines or devices; Accessories
    • B24B37/04—Lapping machines or devices; Accessories designed for working plane surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B37/00—Lapping machines or devices; Accessories
    • B24B37/11—Lapping tools
    • B24B37/20—Lapping pads for working plane surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B37/00—Lapping machines or devices; Accessories
    • B24B37/11—Lapping tools
    • B24B37/20—Lapping pads for working plane surfaces
    • B24B37/205—Lapping pads for working plane surfaces provided with a window for inspecting the surface of the work being lapped
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B49/00—Measuring or gauging equipment for controlling the feed movement of the grinding tool or work; Arrangements of indicating or measuring equipment, e.g. for indicating the start of the grinding operation
    • B24B49/12—Measuring or gauging equipment for controlling the feed movement of the grinding tool or work; Arrangements of indicating or measuring equipment, e.g. for indicating the start of the grinding operation involving optical means
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/02—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
    • H01L21/18—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies comprising elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table or AIIIBV compounds with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
    • H01L21/30—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/26
    • H01L21/302—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/20 - H01L21/26 to change their surface-physical characteristics or shape, e.g. etching, polishing, cutting
    • H01L21/304—Mechanical treatment, e.g. grinding, polishing, cutting

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Finish Polishing, Edge Sharpening, And Grinding By Specific Grinding Devices (AREA)
  • Mechanical Treatment Of Semiconductor (AREA)
  • Constituent Portions Of Griding Lathes, Driving, Sensing And Control (AREA)
TW099119185A 2005-08-22 2006-08-22 Apparatus and methods for spectrum based monitoring of chemical mechanical polishing TWI366872B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US71068205P 2005-08-22 2005-08-22
US11/213,344 US7764377B2 (en) 2005-08-22 2005-08-26 Spectrum based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing
US11/213,675 US7306507B2 (en) 2005-08-22 2005-08-26 Polishing pad assembly with glass or crystalline window
US11/213,674 US7226339B2 (en) 2005-08-22 2005-08-26 Spectrum based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing
US11/261,742 US7406394B2 (en) 2005-08-22 2005-10-28 Spectra based endpointing for chemical mechanical polishing
US74776806P 2006-05-19 2006-05-19

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