WO2010128631A1 - 半導体ウェーハの研磨方法及び研磨パッド整形治具 - Google Patents
半導体ウェーハの研磨方法及び研磨パッド整形治具 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor wafer polishing method for polishing a surface to be polished of a semiconductor wafer using a polishing pad provided on a surface plate, and a polishing pad shaping jig used in the semiconductor wafer polishing method.
- a double-side polishing apparatus In order to realize extremely high flatness on the front and back surfaces of a semiconductor wafer, it is necessary to polish the front and back surfaces of the semiconductor wafer with high accuracy, and a double-side polishing apparatus is known as an apparatus for that purpose.
- This double-side polishing apparatus simultaneously polishes the front and back surfaces of a semiconductor wafer by relative movement between a polishing pad provided on a surface plate and a semiconductor wafer held on a carrier.
- the carrier thickness is set to substantially match the target value of the final thickness of the semiconductor wafer, and the surface pressure acting on the outer peripheral portion of the semiconductor wafer from the polishing pad is distributed to the carrier.
- Patent Document 1 A technique for preventing the outer peripheral portion of the semiconductor wafer from sagging is disclosed in Patent Document 1.
- the center of the polished semiconductor wafer is influenced by the shape of the surface plate and the state of the polishing pad attached to the surface plate.
- the portion has a concave shape with a large dent amount or a convex shape with a large bulge amount, and the flatness of the front and back surfaces of the polished semiconductor wafer cannot achieve a desired value.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor wafer polishing method and a polishing pad shaping jig capable of polishing a polished surface of a semiconductor wafer with good flatness in consideration of the above-described circumstances.
- the method for polishing a semiconductor wafer according to the present invention is a method for polishing a semiconductor wafer in which the polishing pad and the semiconductor wafer are polished by the relative movement between the polishing pad and the semiconductor wafer, and the polishing pad is used.
- the shape of the polished surface of the semiconductor wafer when polished is reversed with respect to the ideal shape to form a shaping surface of a polishing pad shaping jig, and the shaping surface of the polishing pad shaping jig is used as the polishing pad.
- the surface to be polished of the semiconductor wafer is polished using a polishing pad that has been transferred and shaped.
- the polishing pad shaping jig is mounted on a semiconductor wafer polishing apparatus to change the surface pressure acting on the semiconductor wafer to be polished by the polishing pad and presses the polishing pad for shaping. It is a pad shaping jig, and its shaping surface is formed by reversing the shape of the polished surface of the semiconductor wafer polished by the polishing pad before shaping with respect to the ideal shape. It is a feature.
- the shaping surface is provided with a hard coat layer.
- the shape of the surface to be polished of the semiconductor wafer when polished using the polishing pad before shaping is reversed and polished with respect to the ideal shape. Since the polishing surface of the semiconductor wafer is polished using the polishing pad to which the shaping surface of the pad shaping jig is formed and the shape of the shaping surface is transferred, the surface pressure at which the polishing pad acts on the polishing surface of the semiconductor wafer As a result, the polished surface of the semiconductor wafer can be polished with good flatness by the polishing pad. Moreover, by providing a hard coat layer on the shaping surface, a polishing pad shaping jig having excellent wear resistance is obtained.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a double-side polishing apparatus for carrying out an embodiment of a semiconductor wafer polishing method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a view taken along the line II-II in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of a polishing pad shaping jig attached to the double-side polishing apparatus of FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a polishing pad shaped by the polishing pad shaping jig of FIG. 6 shows a semiconductor wafer polished by the double-side polishing apparatus of FIG. 1,
- (A) is a cross-sectional view when the shaped polishing pad of FIG.
- FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view when the shaped polishing pad of FIG. 9 is used, and FIG. 10B is a case where the unshaped polishing pad is used. It is sectional drawing.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a double-side polishing apparatus for carrying out an embodiment of a semiconductor wafer polishing method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a view taken along the line II-II in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.
- the double-side polishing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes an annular lower surface plate 12 that is horizontally supported, an upper surface plate 11 that is installed above the lower surface plate 12, and a lower surface plate 12.
- An inner gear 13 as a sun gear arranged on the inner side and an outer gear 14 as a ring-shaped internal gear arranged on the outer side of the lower surface plate 12 are configured.
- the lower surface plate 12 is driven by a drive motor (not shown).
- the upper surface plate 11 is provided so as to be movable up and down, and is rotationally driven in a direction opposite to the lower surface plate 12 by a drive motor (not shown) different from the drive motor that drives the lower surface plate 12. Furthermore, the upper surface plate 11 is equipped with a polishing liquid supply system 15 for supplying a polishing liquid (polishing slurry) mixed with abrasive grains between the upper surface plate 11 and the lower surface plate 12.
- the inner gear 13 is driven by a drive motor that is different from the drive motor that drives the upper surface plate 11 and the lower surface plate 12, respectively.
- the outer gear 14 is also driven by a drive motor that is different from the drive motor that drives the upper surface plate 11 and the lower surface plate 12, respectively.
- Polishing pads 16 and 17 are attached to the opposing surfaces of the upper surface plate 11 and the lower surface plate 12, respectively. These polishing pads 16 and 17 are made of a nonwoven fabric impregnated with a urethane resin or urethane foam.
- a plurality of (for example, four) carriers 18 are placed around the inner gear 13. Each of these carriers 18 meshes with the inner inner gear 13 and the outer outer gear 14 and functions as a planetary gear that can move in conjunction with the rotation of the lower surface plate 12.
- These carriers 18 are provided with a plurality (for example, three) of holes 20 for accommodating the semiconductor wafer 1 via resin rings 19 in an eccentric manner.
- the inner diameter of the resin ring 19 is set slightly larger than the outer diameter of the semiconductor wafer 1, and the semiconductor wafer 1 is provided so as to be able to rotate within the resin ring 19.
- each carrier 18 is set to coincide with the target value of the final finished thickness of the semiconductor wafer 1 or slightly smaller than this target value.
- the carrier 18 serves as a stopper for the polishing pads 16 and 17 during double-side polishing, and sagging of the outer peripheral portion is prevented from occurring on the front surface 2 and the rear surface 3 as the surfaces to be polished in the semiconductor wafer 1. .
- a plurality of carriers 18 perform a so-called planetary motion that revolves around the inner gear 13 while rotating between the upper surface plate 11 and the lower surface plate 12.
- the semiconductor wafer 1 held by each carrier 18 moves relative to the polishing pads 16 and 17 in the polishing liquid, and the surface 2 slides on the pad surface 16A of the polishing pad 16 as shown in FIG.
- the back surface 3 comes into sliding contact with the pad surface 17A of the polishing pad 17, and the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 are polished simultaneously.
- the polishing conditions are set so that the plurality of semiconductor wafers 1 are uniformly polished.
- the thickness of the carrier 18 is set to be substantially equal to the target value of the final finished thickness of the semiconductor wafer 1, and the surface 2 of the semiconductor wafer 1 by the stopper function of the carrier 18. And the sagging of the outer peripheral part of the back surface 3 is prevented.
- the shape of the central portion of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 may become unstable due to the influence of the shape of the upper surface plate 11 and the lower surface plate 12 and the state of the polishing pads 16 and 17 being attached.
- the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 may be formed in a concave shape with a large amount of depression as shown in FIG.
- the indices GBIR and SBIR, particularly GBIR, which indicate the flatness of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 are, for example, 0.41 ⁇ m for a plurality of semiconductor wafers 1 as shown by reference numeral B in FIG. It is as large as ⁇ 0.957 ⁇ m, and it cannot be said that the flatness is good.
- GBIR Global Back-side Ideal Range
- SBIR is an abbreviation for Site Back-side Ideal Range.
- the polishing pad shaping jigs 21 and 22 shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 8 are used in the double-side polishing apparatus 10 to form the shapes of the pad surfaces 16A and 17A of the polishing pads 16 and 17, respectively. Press to shape.
- the polishing pads 16 and 17 change the surface pressure acting on the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 during double-side polishing, thereby controlling the shapes of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1.
- the flatness of the back surface 3 is improved.
- the shapes of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 are as shown in FIG.
- the shaping surface 25 A polishing pad shaping jig 21 shaped as shown in FIG. 4) is prepared.
- the polishing pad shaping jig 21 is made of a metal such as aluminum, stainless steel or titanium, a semiconductor wafer such as a silicon wafer, ceramics such as glass or stone, or a resin such as glass epoxy resin.
- the polishing pad shaping jig 21 is preferably one in which a hard coat layer 26 is deposited on the surface of the metal, semiconductor wafer, glass, ceramics or resin described above, and a shaping surface 25 is formed by the hard coat layer 26.
- the hard coat layer 26 is made of a material having high hardness and excellent wear resistance, such as DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) and TiN (titanium nitride).
- the shape of the shaping surface 25 is formed by the double-side polishing apparatus 10 by adjusting the polishing conditions.
- the polishing pad shaping jig 21 (polishing pad shaping jig 22 described later) is made of the semiconductor wafer 1 such as a silicon wafer and the shaping surfaces 25 and 28 are formed by the semiconductor wafer 1, under different condition settings, It can be formed using the double-side polishing apparatus 10, and after using this to transfer the shaping surface 25 (the shaping surface 28 described later) to the pad surfaces 16A and 17A, the semiconductor wafer 1 is formed by the polishing pads 16 and 17 after shaping. Therefore, the semiconductor wafer 1 having a surface to be polished close to an ideal shape 23 described later can be formed with higher accuracy corresponding to the characteristics of the double-side polishing apparatus 10.
- the shape of the shaping surface 25 is formed by machining such as bending.
- the shape of the shaping surface 25 of the polishing pad shaping jig 21 may be formed of the above-described metal, silicon, or resin, or may be formed of the hard coat layer 26.
- the polishing pad shaping jig 21 (a polishing pad shaping jig 22 described later) is formed of metal, there is a risk of metal contamination of the polishing pads 16 and 17 and the semiconductor wafer 1, but the hard coat layer 26 is shaped. By adhering to 25 (the shaping surface 28 described later), the possibility of metal contamination can be avoided.
- the polishing pad shaping jig 21 (a polishing pad shaping jig 22 described later) rotates the surface plate (the lower surface plate 12) to which the polishing pads 16 and 17 are attached while holding the polishing pad shaping jigs 21 and 22. As described above, it is formed integrally with the carrier 18 that moves in conjunction with each other, and the carrier 18 and the polishing pads 16 and 17 are moved relative to each other so that the shape of the shaping surface 25 (the shaping surface 28 described later) becomes the polishing pads 16 and 17. It can also be transcribed. Since the polishing pad shaping jigs 21 and 22 are made of the same material as the carrier 18, both can be integrally formed and the cost can be reduced.
- the carrier 18 is formed of PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride) plate material or the like, and has a shaping surface 25 or 28 at a position corresponding to the polishing pad shaping jigs 21 or 22 (coated with a hard coat layer 26).
- a member for example, the same shape and the same arrangement as the polishing pad shaping jig 21 shown in FIG. 2, may be attached.
- a plurality of members formed of different materials may be attached to one carrier, or the members may be exchanged according to specifications. Further, as long as these members have the shaping surfaces 25 and 28, the outer shape thereof does not need to be circular, and the GBIR of the shaping surface is preferably about 1 ⁇ m.
- the polishing pad shaping jig 21 configured in this manner is used to polish the semiconductor wafer 1 inside the resin ring 19 in the hole 20 in the carrier 18 of the double-side polishing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. Insert in the same way.
- the double-side polishing apparatus 10 is operated in the same manner as when the semiconductor wafer 1 is polished.
- the shape of the shaping surface 25 of the polishing pad shaping jig 21 is pressed and transferred to the respective pad surfaces 16A and 17A of the polishing pads 16 and 17, and these pad surfaces 16A and 17A are transferred. It is formed in a concave shape.
- the double-side polishing apparatus 10 is stopped and the polishing pad shaping jig 21 is taken out from the carrier 18. .
- the semiconductor wafer 1 to be polished is inserted and set inside the resin ring 19 in the hole 20 of the carrier 18 of the double-side polishing apparatus 10, the double-side polishing apparatus 10 is operated, and the pad surfaces 16 A and 17 A are set as described above.
- the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 are polished using the shaped polishing pads 16 and 17.
- the polished front surface 2 and back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 have a concave shape with a small amount of depression relative to the ideal shape 23 (or a convex shape with a small amount of swelling although not shown). It has become.
- the flatness GBIR on the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 is about 0.205 ⁇ m to 0.384 ⁇ m, as indicated by symbol A in FIG. It becomes. That is, the flatness of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 is determined after the shaping of the pad surfaces 16A and 17A of the polishing pads 16 and 17 (symbol A in FIG. 7) and before the shaping (in FIG. 7). It can be seen that there is a significant improvement compared to B).
- the polishing pads 16 and 17 act on the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 during polishing, as shown in FIG. 6B. Since the surface pressure P1 to be applied is larger in the central portion than the outer peripheral portions of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3, the central portion of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 has a concave shape with a large amount of depression after polishing. It was. On the other hand, when the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 are polished using the polishing pads 16 and 17 shaped by the polishing pad shaping jig 21, as shown in FIG.
- the surface pressure F1 acting on the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 from the polishing pads 16 and 17 was changed to approximately the same at the central portion and the outer peripheral portion of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3, so that after polishing, the semiconductor wafer The amount of depression (or bulge amount although not shown) is reduced at the center portion of the front surface 2 and the back surface 1 of FIG. 1. A small convex amount).
- the shaping surface 28 ( A polishing pad shaping jig 22 shaped as shown in FIG. 8) is prepared.
- the polishing pad shaping jig 22 is configured in the same manner as the polishing pad shaping jig 21 shown in FIG. 4, and the shaping surface 28 is preferably formed of a hard coat layer 26.
- the polishing pad shaping jig 22 configured in this way is used to polish the semiconductor wafer 1 inside the resin ring 19 in the hole 20 in the carrier 18 of the double-side polishing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. Insert in the same way.
- the double-side polishing apparatus 10 is operated in the same manner as when the semiconductor wafer 1 is polished.
- the shape of the shaping surface 28 of the polishing pad shaping jig 22 is pressed and transferred to the respective pad surfaces 16A and 17A of the polishing pads 16 and 17, and these pad surfaces 16A and 17A are transferred. It is formed in a convex shape.
- the double-side polishing apparatus 10 is stopped and the polishing pad shaping jig 22 is taken out from the carrier 18. . Thereafter, the semiconductor wafer 1 to be polished is inserted and set inside the resin ring 19 in the hole 20 of the carrier 18 of the double-side polishing apparatus 10, the double-side polishing apparatus 10 is operated, and the pad surfaces 16 A and 17 A are set as described above. Using the polishing pads 16 and 17 shaped as described above, the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 are polished.
- the polished front surface 2 and back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 have a convex shape with a small bulge amount with respect to the ideal shape 23 (or a concave shape with a small concave amount although not shown). Become.
- the flatness GBIR of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 is improved as compared with the case where the polishing pads 16 and 17 before shaping are used, as in the case indicated by the symbol A in FIG.
- the polishing pads 16 and 17 act on the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 during polishing as shown in FIG. 10B. Since the surface pressure P2 to be applied is larger in the outer peripheral portion than the central portion of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3, the central portion of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 has a convex shape with a large bulge amount after polishing. It was. On the other hand, when the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 are polished using the polishing pads 16 and 17 shaped by the polishing pad shaping jig 22, as shown in FIG.
- the semiconductor wafer 1 since the surface pressure F2 acting on the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 from the polishing pads 16 and 17 is changed to approximately the same at the central portion and the outer peripheral portion of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3, the semiconductor wafer is polished after polishing. 1, the amount of swelling (or the amount of depression, not shown) is small at the center of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3, and the surface 2 and the back surface 3 are convex shapes (or not shown) that have a small amount of swelling close to the ideal shape 23. It became a small concave shape).
- the shapes of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 when polished using the polishing pads 16 and 17 before shaping are reversed with respect to the ideal shape 23, and the polishing pad shaping jigs 21 and 22 are respectively
- the shaping surfaces 25 and 28 are formed, and the shapes of the shaping surfaces 25 and 28 are transferred to the respective pad surfaces 16A and 17B of the polishing pads 16 and 17, and the shaping surfaces 25 and 28 of the polishing pad shaping jigs 21 and 22 are transferred.
- the front surface 2 and the rear surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 are polished using the polishing pads 16 and 17 to which the shape 28 is transferred.
- the surface pressures F1 and F2 at which the polishing pads 16 and 17 having the pad surfaces 16A and 17A shaped as described above act on the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 become substantially equal and optimized.
- the polishing pads 16 and 17 can polish the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1 with good flatness.
- the hard coat layer 26 is provided on the shaping surface 25 of the polishing pad shaping jig 21 and the shaping surface 28 of the polishing pad shaping jig 22, the hard coat layer 26 is highly rigid and wear-resistant.
- the polishing pad shaping jigs 21 and 22 are set on the carrier 18 of the double-side polishing apparatus 10 and the respective pad surfaces 16A and 17A of the polishing pads 16 and 17 are shaped, Desired shapes can be formed with high accuracy in 16A and 17A.
- the double-side polishing apparatus 10 is set under different conditions. Since the shaping surfaces 25 and 28 are transferred to the pad surfaces 16A and 17A using this, the semiconductor wafer 1 is polished by the shaped polishing pads 16 and 17, so that double-side polishing is performed.
- the semiconductor wafer 1 having a surface to be polished close to the ideal shape 23 can be formed with higher accuracy corresponding to the characteristics of the apparatus 10.
- the polishing pad shaping jigs 21 and 22 are interlocked with the rotation of the surface plate (the lower surface plate 12) to which the polishing pads 16 and 17 are attached while holding the polishing pad shaping jigs 21 and 22 as described above.
- the shape of the shaping surfaces 25 and 28 can be transferred to the polishing pads 16 and 17 by moving the carrier 18 and the polishing pads 16 and 17 relative to each other. Since the polishing pad shaping jigs 21 and 22 are made of the same material as that of the carrier 18, both can be integrally formed, and the cost can be reduced.
- the present invention can be applied to a single-side polishing apparatus that polishes only one of the front surface 2 and the back surface 3 of the semiconductor wafer 1. Good.
- the present invention can be used as a semiconductor wafer polishing method and a polishing pad shaping jig capable of polishing a surface to be polished of a semiconductor wafer with good flatness.
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本発明に係る半導体ウェーハの研磨方法は、研磨パッドと、半導体ウェーハとの相対移動により、前記半導体ウェーハの被研磨面を前記研磨パッドにより研磨する半導体ウェーハの研磨方法において、前記研磨パッドを用いて研磨したときの前記半導体ウェーハの前記被研磨面の形状を理想形状に対し反転して研磨パッド整形治具の整形面を形成し、前記研磨パッド整形治具の整形面の形状を前記研磨パッドに転写し、整形後の研磨パッドを用いて半導体ウェーハの被研磨面を研磨することを特徴とするものである。
図1は、本発明に係る半導体ウェーハの研磨方法の一実施の形態を実施する両面研磨装置を示す斜視図である。図2は、図1のII-II線に沿う矢視図である。図3は、図2のIII-III線に沿う断面図である。
上定盤11と下定盤12のそれぞれの対向面には、研磨パッド16、17がそれぞれ貼付されている。これらの研磨パッド16及び17は、不織布にウレタン樹脂が含浸されたもの、または発泡ウレタンなどから構成される。
その後、両面研磨装置10のキャリア18におけるホール20内の樹脂リング19内側に、研磨すべき半導体ウェーハ1を挿入してセットし、両面研磨装置10を作動させて、パッド面16A及び17Aが上述のように整形後の研磨パッド16及び17を用いて、半導体ウェーハ1の表面2及び裏面3を研磨する。
その後、両面研磨装置10のキャリア18におけるホール20内の樹脂リング19内側に、研磨すべき半導体ウェーハ1を挿入してセットし、両面研磨装置10を作動させて、パッド面16A及び17Aが上述のように整形された研磨パッド16及び17を用いて、半導体ウェーハ1の表面2及び裏面3を研磨する。
(1)整形前の研磨パッド16及び17を用いて研磨したときの半導体ウェーハ1の表面2及び裏面3の形状を、理想形状23に対して反転して研磨パッド整形治具21、22のそれぞれの整形面25、28を形成し、この整形面25、28の形状を研磨パッド16及び17のそれぞれのパッド面16A及び17Bに転写し、この研磨パッド整形治具21、22の整形面25、28の形状が転写された研磨パッド16及び17を用いて半導体ウェーハ1の表面2及び裏面3を研磨する。このため、パッド面16A及び17Aが上述のように整形された研磨パッド16及び17が半導体ウェーハ1の表面2及び裏面3に作用する面圧F1、F2は略均等になり、最適化される。この結果、この研磨パッド16及び17により、半導体ウェーハ1の表面2及び裏面3を良好な平坦度で研磨できる。
以上より本発明は、半導体ウェーハの被研磨面を良好な平坦度で研磨できる半導体ウェーハの研磨方法及び研磨パッド整形治具として利用できる。
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- 研磨パッドと、半導体ウェーハとの相対移動により、前記半導体ウェーハの被研磨面を前記研磨パッドにより研磨する半導体ウェーハの研磨方法において、
前記研磨パッドを用いて研磨したときの前記半導体ウェーハの前記被研磨面の形状を理想形状に対し反転して研磨パッド整形治具の整形面を形成し、
前記研磨パッド整形治具の整形面の形状を前記研磨パッドに転写し、
整形後の研磨パッドを用いて半導体ウェーハの被研磨面を研磨することを特徴とする半導体ウェーハの研磨方法。 - 整形前の前記研磨パッドを用いて研磨したときの半導体ウェーハの被研磨面の形状が理想形状に対し凹形状になるときには、この被研磨面を理想形状に対し反転して研磨パッド整形治具の整形面を凸形状に形成し、この整形面を転写して前記研磨パッドを凹形状に形成することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体ウェーハの研磨方法。
- 整形前の前記研磨パッドを用いて研磨したときの半導体ウェーハの被研磨面の形状が理想形状に対し凸形状になるときには、この被研磨面を理想形状に対し反転して研磨パッド整形治具の整形面を凹形状に形成し、この整形面を転写して前記研磨パッドを凸形状に形成することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体ウェーハの研磨方法。
- 研磨パッドが研磨すべき半導体ウェーハに作用する面圧を変更するために半導体ウェーハ研磨装置に装着されて、前記研磨パッドを押圧して整形する研磨パッド整形治具であって、
その整形面が、整形前の前記研磨パッドにより研磨された半導体ウェーハの被研磨面の形状を、理想の形状に対し反転した形状に形成されて構成されたことを特徴とする研磨パッド整形治具。 - 前記整形面は、前記研磨パッドにより研磨可能な半導体ウェーハにより形成されたことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の研磨パッド整形治具。
- 前記研磨パッド整形治具は、前記研磨パッド整形治具を保持しつつ前記研磨パッドが貼られた定盤の回転に連動して運動するキャリアと一体に形成され、前記キャリアと前記研磨パッドとを相対運動させて前記整形面の形状を前記研磨パッドに転写することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の研磨パッド整形治具。
- 研磨パッドが研磨すべき半導体ウェーハに作用する面圧を変更するために半導体ウェーハ研磨装置に装着されて、前記研磨パッドを押圧して整形する研磨パッド整形治具であって、
その整形面が、整形前の前記研磨パッドにより研磨された半導体ウェーハの被研磨面の形状を、理想の形状に対し反転した形状に形成されて構成され、前記整形面に硬質コート層が設けられたことを特徴とする研磨パッド整形治具。 - 前記整形面は、前記研磨パッドにより研磨可能な半導体ウェーハにより形成されたことを特徴とする請求項7に記載の研磨パッド整形治具。
- 前記研磨パッド整形治具は、前記研磨パッド整形治具を保持しつつ前記研磨パッドが貼られた定盤の回転に連動して運動するキャリアと一体に形成され、前記キャリアと前記研磨パッドとを相対運動させて前記整形面の形状を前記研磨パッドに転写することを特徴とする請求項7に記載の研磨パッド整形治具。
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