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Method and apparatus for polishing
Assignee: IPEC-PLANAR
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Filing: 1996-05-30
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Granted: 1998-03-03
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Expires: 2016-05-30
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for polishing an object by CMP with use of a polishing liquid. A change point of the temperature of a surface-to-be-polished of the object at the time of polishing is detected on the basis of information on the temperature of the surface-to-be-polished of the object, which information is obtained in advance at the time of polishing. An end point of the polishing of the object is detected on the basis of information on the change point. The object and a reference object are interlocked and simultaneously polished by a common polishing body, the degree-of-polishing of the reference object is monitored, and the degree-of-polishing of the object is detected on the basis of the degree-of-polishing of the reference object.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuaki Iwashita
- 👤 Nobuo Konishi
- 👤 Gerald A. Krulik
- 👤 Gary Cohrt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 23:57
CPC Classifications
B; B24; B24B; B24B1/00; B24B37/00; B24B37/005; B24B37/015; B24B49/00; B24B49/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A method of polishing an object by CMP with use of a polishing liquid, said object including a first layer and a second layer of a material different from the material of the first layer, said method comprising the steps of: detecting a change point of the temperature of a surface-to-be-polished of the first layer while said first layer is being polished, on the basis of an information unit on the temperature of the surface-to-be-polished of the first layer and an information unit on the temperature of a surface-to-be-polished of the second layer, which information units are obtained by polishing in advance said first and second layers; and detecting an end point of the polishing of the first layer on the basis of information on the change point.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
128 words
A method of polishing an object by CMP with use of a polishing liquid, said object including a first layer and a second layer of a material different from the material of the first layer, said method comprising the steps of: detecting a change point of the temperature of a surface-to-be-polished of the first layer while said first layer is being polished, on the basis of an information unit on the temperature of the surface-to-be-polished of the first layer and an information unit on the temperature of a surface-to-be-polished of the second layer, which information units are obtained by polishing in advance said first and second layers; and detecting an end point of the polishing of the first layer on the basis of information on the change point.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said first layer is an electrically conductive film and said layer is an insulating film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said electrically conductive film is at least one selected from among the group consisting of a W film, an Al film, a Cu film, and a polysilicon film, and said insulating film is at least one selected from among the group consisting of a silicon oxide film, and a silicon nitride film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said first layer is an insulating film and said second layer is an electrically conductive film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein said insulating film is at least one selected from among the group consisting of a silicon oxide film, and a silicon nitride film, and said electrically conductive film is at least one selected from among the group consisting of a W film, an Al film, a Cu film, and a polysilicon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein said polishing liquid has a greater selectivity of a polishing rate on said first layer than on said second layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein a barrier layer is interposed between the first layer and the second layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the second layer of said object has grooves, and the ratio of a pitch of said grooves to a width of each of the grooves is 2 or more.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the change point of the temperature of the surface-to-be-polished of the first layer is detected by an infrared temperature sensor while said first layer is being polished.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
108 words
An apparatus for polishing an object by CMP with use of a polishing liquid, while relatively rotating a surface-to-be-polished of the object and a polishing surface of a polishing body, with both surfaces-to-be-polished being put in contact, said object including a first layer and a second layer of a material different from the material of the first layer, said apparatus comprising: temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of the surface-to-be-polished of the object; and end point detection means for detecting the end point of polishing of the first layer on the basis of a predetermined set value and the detected temperature detected by said temperature detection means.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
108 words
An apparatus for polishing an object by CMP with use of a polishing liquid, while relatively rotating a surface-to-be-polished of the object and a polishing surface of a polishing body, with both surfaces-to-be-polished being put in contact, said object including a first layer and a second layer of a material different from the material of the first layer, said apparatus comprising: temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of the surface-to-be-polished of the object; and end point detection means for detecting the end point of polishing of the first layer on the basis of a predetermined set value and the detected temperature detected by said temperature detection means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said first layer is an electrically conductive film and said layer is an insulating film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said electrically conductive film is at least one selected from among the group consisting of a W film, an Al film, a Cu film, and a polysilicon film, and said insulating film is at least one selected from among the group consisting of a silicon oxide film, and a silicon nitride film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said first layer is an insulating film and said second layer is an electrically conductive film.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said insulating film is at least one selected from among the group consisting of a silicon oxide film, and a silicon nitride film, and said electrically conductive film is at least one selected from among the group consisting of a W film, an Al film, a Cu film, and a polysilicon film.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said polishing liquid has a greater selectivity of a polishing rate on said first layer than on said second layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein a barrier layer is interposed between the first layer and the second layer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the second layer of said object has grooves, and the ratio of a pitch of said grooves to a width of each of the grooves is 2 or more.
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