摘要:
A perpendicular write head includes a main pole comprising a Durimide/Alumina hard mask formed over a laminate layer process to form the main pole without using a liftoff or chemical mechanical polishing process, thereby avoiding rounding corners of the pole, the main pole being controlled in shape for improved control of critical dimension of track width and angle of the bevel to avoid undesirable adjacent track writing.
摘要:
A perpendicular write head including a main pole and a trailing shield, the main pole being made of a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer as hard mask and a rhodium (Rh) layer as shield gap, both DLC and Rh layers being CMP stop layers so as to avoid corner rounding and damage from chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process, the DLC layer being removed by reactive ion etching (RIE) to create a trench, the trailing shield being deposited into the trench for self alignment.
摘要:
A Chemical Mechanical Polish (CMP) process and slurry therefore slurry that is capable of removing NiFe, SiO2, Photoresist, Ta, alumina and Cu at substantially the same rate. The slurry is useful for obtaining a substantially planar surface of several materials while avoiding corrosion of Cu coil and NiFe structure.
摘要:
Systems and methods for aligning wafers within wafer processing equipment. In a first embodiment, a wafer alignment nozzle comprises a fixed cylindrical member. A moveable cylindrical member is disposed with the fixed cylindrical member in a sliding fit. The moveable cylindrical member comprises a plurality of angled fluid orifices for directing a plurality of streams of the fluid onto a surface of the wafer.
摘要:
Systems and methods for aligning wafers. A first method provides for placing a wafer carrier comprising a mis-aligned wafer into an acceptance port. A wafer alignment fixture is moved relative to the wafer carrier and perpendicular to the plane of the mis-aligned wafer. The wafer alignment fixture comprises a spring action member. A force from said spring action member is exerted upon the mis-aligned wafer to achieve a desirable alignment of the mis-aligned wafer within the wafer carrier.
摘要:
A method is described for thin film processing using a selected CMP slurry with a silicon dioxide stop layer. The slurry includes an abrasive, preferably alumina, a corrosion inhibitor, preferably benzotriazole (BTA), and an oxidizer preferably hydrogen peroxide. The method is particularly useful for fabricating thin film heads where alumina is used as the dielectric. The method can be used to planarize metal structures surrounded by alumina in magnetic heads. The alumina refill is deposited to the final target height which is slightly below the height of the metal. A thin silicon dioxide stop layer is deposited over the alumina. The CMP is executed using the selected slurry to planarize the wafer down to the stop layer. Preferably only a negligible amount of the stop layer remains and the height of the metal structure is essentially the same as the deposited height of the refilled alumina.
摘要:
A chemical-mechanical nanogrinding process achieves near-zero pole tip recession (PTR) to minimize magnetic space loss of the head transducer to media spacing loss, alumina recession/trailing edge profile variation, and smooth surface finish with minimal smearing across multi-layers of thin films and the hard substrate to meet the requirements of high areal density head. With a fine lapping plate with a fixed-abrasive nanogrinding process, PTR can be improved to a mean of about 1.0 nm.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to methods for polishing and cleaning a wafer having CoFeNi structures within alumina fill to achieve corrosion-free, smooth, and planar surface. A preferred chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) method includes a CMP polishing compound including alumina abrasive particulates, 1H-Benzotriazole (BTA), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). A cleaning solution for CoFeNi structures in alumina fill of the present invention preferably includes 4-Methyl-1H-Benzotriazole in a concentration range of from 1% to 5%, 5-Methyl-1H-Benzotriazole in a concentration range of from 1% to 5%, hydrogenated 4-Methyl-1H-Benzotriazole in a concentration range of from 1% to 5%, hydrogenated 5-Methyl-1H-Benzotriazole in a concentration range of from 1% to 5%, sodium octanoate in a concentration range of from 5% to 10%, and water in a concentration range of from 65% to 95%. The cleaning solution is typically used with DI water to create an applied solution having a range of from 0.1% to 10% by volume of the cleaning solution.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及在氧化铝填充物内抛光和清洗具有CoFeNi结构的晶片以实现无腐蚀,平滑和平坦的表面的方法。 优选的化学机械抛光(CMP)方法包括CMP抛光化合物,其包括氧化铝磨粒,1H-苯并三唑(BTA)和过氧化氢(H 2 O 2 O 2)。 本发明的氧化铝填充物中的CoFeNi结构的清洗液优选含有浓度范围为1%〜5%的4-甲基-1H-苯并三唑,浓度范围为1%〜5%的5-甲基-1H-苯并三唑 5%的浓度范围为1%至5%的氢化的4-甲基-1H-苯并三唑,浓度范围为1%至5%的氢化的5-甲基-1H-苯并三唑,浓度范围为 5%至10%,浓度范围为65%至95%的水。 清洁溶液通常与去离子水一起使用以产生具有0.1至10体积%范围的清洁溶液的施用溶液。
摘要:
A perpendicular write head including a main pole and a trailing shield, the main pole being made of a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer as hard mask and a rhodium (Rh) layer as shield gap, both DLC and Rh layers being CMP stop layers so as to avoid corner rounding and damage from chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) process, the DLC layer being removed by reactive ion etching (RIE) to create a trench, the trailing shield being deposited into the trench for self alignment.
摘要:
During planarization of wafers, the thickness of a layer of a wafer is measured at a number of locations, after the wafer has been planarized by chemical mechanical polishing. The thickness measurements are used to automatically determine, from a center to edge profile model to which the measurements are fit, a parameter that controls chemical mechanical polishing, called “backside pressure.” Backside pressure is determined in some embodiments by a logic test based on the center-to-edge profile model, coefficient of determination R-square of the model, and current value of backside pressure. Note that a “backside pressure” set point is adjusted only if the fit of the measurements to the model is good, e.g. as indicated by R-square being greater than a predetermined limit. Next, the backside pressure that has been determined from the model is used in planarizing a subsequent wafer.