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Wafer recovering method, wafer, and fabrication method

US7344998B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 2004
Grant dateMar 18, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/32134
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In order to use an etching solution of less complicated composition for recovering used wafers, embodiments of the present invention provide a recovering method, and also provide a kind of wafer, which is used as a process control wafer or dummy wafer, and fabrication methods. In one embodiment, a wafer-recovering method comprises providing a first wafer, wherein the first wafer has a base, a first conductive layer on the base, and a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer. The method further comprises removing the first and second conductive layers with an acidic solution to obtain a second wafer; and washing the second wafer with a liquid. The second conductive layer is formed on the first conductive layer in a deposition process, and the first conductive layer is more easily removed by the acidic solution than the second conductive layer.

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