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Wafer shape and method of making same

US4579760A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 8, 1985
Grant dateApr 1, 1986
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2495
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor wafer shape which when subjected to a simultaneous polishing of both wafer surfaces produces a wafer of superior flatness and surface finish, the said wafer having a diametral cross-sectional shape like that of a "dogbone" wherein the wafer is thinner in its medial region than it is in the peripheral region and has rounded edges, this shape resulting from a chemical thinning operation.

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