Method and apparatus for chemical-mechanical polishing
First Claim
1. A method for chemical-mechanical polishing of a layer that is deposited on a surface of an integrated circuit substrate, comprising:
- immobilizing said integrated circuit substrate using a substrate holder, said integrated circuit substrate surface being positioned against a surface of a polishing pad and said polishing pad being mounted on a supporting surface;
a first stage of polishing said substrate surface including maintaining a difference between a rotational velocity of said polishing pad and a rotational velocity of said substrate holder allowing an endpoint of said chemical-mechanical polishing process of said layer to be detected; and
a second stage of polishing the substrate such that said rotational velocity of said polishing pad and said rotational velocity of said substrate holder are substantially the same to produce a substantially planar substrate surface.
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Abstract
A method for chemical-mechanical polishing of a layer that is deposited on a surface of an integrated circuit substrate is described. The method includes: (1) immobilizing the integrated circuit substrate using a substrate holder such that the integrated circuit substrate surface is positioned against a surface of a polishing pad, which is mounted on a supporting surface; (2) a first stage of polishing the substrate surface including maintaining a predetermined difference between the rotational velocity of the polishing pad and the rotational velocity of the substrate holder allowing an endpoint of the chemical-mechanical polishing process of the layer to be detected; and (3) a second stage of polishing the substrate such that the rotational velocity of the polishing pad and the rotational velocity of the substrate holder are substantially the same to produce a substantially planar substrate surface.
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1. A method for chemical-mechanical polishing of a layer that is deposited on a surface of an integrated circuit substrate, comprising:
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immobilizing said integrated circuit substrate using a substrate holder, said integrated circuit substrate surface being positioned against a surface of a polishing pad and said polishing pad being mounted on a supporting surface;
a first stage of polishing said substrate surface including maintaining a difference between a rotational velocity of said polishing pad and a rotational velocity of said substrate holder allowing an endpoint of said chemical-mechanical polishing process of said layer to be detected; and
a second stage of polishing the substrate such that said rotational velocity of said polishing pad and said rotational velocity of said substrate holder are substantially the same to produce a substantially planar substrate surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for chemical-mechanical polishing a layer deposited on a surface of a semiconductor wafer, comprising:
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immobilizing the semiconductor wafer using a substrate holder pushing against a polishing pad that is mounted on a supporting surface;
supplying a polishing agent at the interface between the polishing pad and the semiconductor wafer;
a first stage of polishing said substrate surface including maintaining a difference between the rotational velocity of said polishing pad and the rotational velocity of said substrate holder allowing an endpoint of said chemical-mechanical polishing process of said layer to be detected; and
a second stage of polishing the substrate such that said rotational velocity of said polishing pad and said rotational velocity of said substrate holder are substantially the same to produce a substantially planar substrate surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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