Patent · US Expired

CMP process

US6844262B1 · kind B1 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateAug 31, 2001
Grant dateJan 18, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB24B37/042
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of making a semiconductor structure includes determining a polish time which is sufficient to planarize a layer on a semiconductor substrate. The layer is polished for the polish time to planarize the layer, and then the layer is polished to a predetermined thickness. The semiconductor structures can be used to make a semiconductor device.

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