Metal planarization system
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06586326B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-01

    申请号:US09804783

    申请日:2001-03-13

    IPC分类号: H01L2100

    CPC分类号: H01L21/288 H01L21/7684

    摘要: A method for restoring an eroded portion in an exposed upper surface cavity of a metallic element in a microelectronic device, where the metallic element has a hardness, and the metallic element is laterally surrounded by lateral elements, where at least one structure within the lateral elements has a hardness that is greater than the hardness of the metallic element. A precursor material is deposited in at least the cavity of the upper surface of the metallic element. The precursor material is deposited to a thickness that at least fills the cavity of the upper surface of the metallic element. The precursor material has a hardness that is less than the hardness of the at least one structure within the lateral elements. The precursor material is removed as necessary from the lateral elements, and the precursor material is planarized. Only the precursor material within the cavity of the upper surface of the metallic element is selectively replaced with a desired material. The eroded portion of the metallic element is thereby restored. By removing precursor material from those areas in which no replacement with the desired material is wanted, the desired material is selectively deposited only in those place where the precursor material remains, and where it is desired to fill in the cavities or dishing that was created in the areas of the softer metallic elements between the harder laterally surrounding elements during a prior chemical mechanical polishing process. Thus, the microelectronic device is more fully planarized, as the dishing is filled in, and the metallic element is supplemented with an additional amount of desired material.

    Arrangement and method for polishing a surface of a semiconductor wafer
    10.
    发明授权
    Arrangement and method for polishing a surface of a semiconductor wafer 有权
    用于抛光半导体晶片的表面的布置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06439981B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-27

    申请号:US09750639

    申请日:2000-12-28

    IPC分类号: B24B100

    CPC分类号: B24B37/345 B24B37/20

    摘要: An arrangement for polishing a semiconductor wafer is disclosed. The arrangement includes a plurality of preassembled polishing pad assemblies which can be selectively coupled to, and decoupled from, an actuating mechanism for rotating the polishing pad assemblies. An associated method of polishing a semiconductor wafer is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于抛光半导体晶片的装置。 该装置包括多个预组装的抛光垫组件,其可以选择性地联接到用于旋转抛光垫组件的致动机构和从其去除。 还公开了一种抛光半导体晶片的相关方法。