Apparatus for cleaning semiconductor wafers
    7.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for cleaning semiconductor wafers 失效
    用于清洁半导体晶片的设备

    公开(公告)号:US5626159A

    公开(公告)日:1997-05-06

    申请号:US686367

    申请日:1996-07-25

    摘要: A method of cleaning a semiconductor wafer comprises placing liquid in a bath with a gas-liquid-interface defined at the surface of the liquid. A semiconductor wafer is placed in the bath so that it is oriented in a generally upright position with at least part of the wafer being in the liquid and below the gas-liquid-interface. Sonic energy is directed through the liquid. At least one of the position of the semiconductor wafer and the level of liquid in the bath relative to the semiconductor wafer is varied so that the entire surface of the wafer repeatedly passes through the gas-liquid-interface.

    摘要翻译: 一种清洁半导体晶片的方法包括将液体放置在液体界面界定的液 - 液界面的浴中。 将半导体晶片放置在浴中,使得其定向在大致直立的位置,其中晶片的至少一部分在液体中并在气液界面下方。 声能被引导通过液体。 改变半导体晶片的位置和相对于半导体晶片的液体液位中的至少一个,使得晶片的整个表面反复通过气液界面。

    Method and apparatus for processing a semiconductor wafer using novel final polishing method
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for processing a semiconductor wafer using novel final polishing method 有权
    使用新的最终抛光方法处理半导体晶片的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06709981B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-23

    申请号:US09928559

    申请日:2001-08-13

    IPC分类号: H01L21461

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor wafer includes providing an ingot of semiconductor material, slicing the wafer from the ingot, and processing the wafer to increase parallelism of the front surface and the back surface. A final polishing operation on at least the front surface is performed by positioning the wafer between a first pad and a second pad and obtaining motion of the front and back surfaces of the wafer relative to the first and second pads to maintain parallelism of the front and back surfaces and to produce a finish on at least the front surface of the wafer so that the front surface is prepared for integrated circuit fabrication. In another aspect, the wafer is rinsed by a rinsing fluid to increase hydrodynamic lubrication. Other methods are directed to conditioning the polishing pad and to handling wafers after polishing. An apparatus for polishing wafers is also included.

    摘要翻译: 制造半导体晶片的方法包括提供半导体材料锭,从锭切片晶片,以及加工晶片以增加前表面和后表面的平行度。 通过将晶片定位在第一焊盘和第二焊盘之间并且获得晶片的前表面和后表面相对于第一和第二焊盘的运动来实现至少前表面的最终抛光操作,以保持晶片的前表面和第二焊盘的平行度 并且在至少晶片的前表面上产生光洁度,使得前表面准备用于集成电路制造。 在另一方面,通过冲洗流体冲洗晶片以增加流体动力润滑。 其他方法涉及调整抛光垫和抛光后处理晶片。 还包括用于抛光晶片的设备。

    Polishing pad and process for forming same
    10.
    发明授权
    Polishing pad and process for forming same 失效
    抛光垫及其成型工艺

    公开(公告)号:US06179950B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-30

    申请号:US09252698

    申请日:1999-02-18

    IPC分类号: B32B3100

    摘要: A process for joining together a first polishing pad with a second polishing pad to form a larger pad for a machine that performs chemical-mechanical polishing of silicon wafers. The process includes laying a first polishing pad on a surface and laying a second pad on the surface so that a portion of the second pad overlies a portion of the first pad, creating an overlap region. The first and second pads in the overlap region are cut through to form a first cut edge on the first pad and a second cut edge on the second pad, the first and second cut edges having shapes which are complementary. The first and second cut edges are brought into engagement, and the first pad is joined to the second pad at the first and second cut edges. Cutting is done in a first direction that is generally opposite to a second direction that a polishing fluid is expected to move on an surface of the pad during operation of the polishing machine, thereby sloping the first and second cut edges away from the second direction to inhibit passage of polishing fluid between the first and second cut edges.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将第一抛光垫与第二抛光垫接合在一起以形成用于执行硅晶片的化学机械抛光的机器的较大垫的工艺。 该过程包括在表面上铺设第一抛光垫并在表面上铺设第二垫,使得第二垫的一部分覆盖在第一垫的一部分上,产生重叠区域。 切割重叠区域中的第一和第二焊盘以在第一焊盘上形成第一切割边缘,并且在第二焊盘上形成第二切割边缘,第一和第二切割边缘具有互补的形状。 第一和第二切割边缘被接合,并且第一焊盘在第一和第二切割边缘处连接到第二焊盘。 在第一方向进行切割,该第一方向大致与第二方向相反,抛光液在抛光机操作期间期望在抛光机的表面上移动,从而将第一和第二切割刃从第二方向倾斜到第二方向 抑制抛光液在第一和第二切割边缘之间通过。