Method for producing a silicon wafer
US7456106B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/30608
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a method for producing a silicon wafer whose surfaces exhibit precise flatness and minute surface roughness, and which allows one to visually discriminate between the front and rear surfaces, the method comprising a slicing step of slicing a single-crystal ingot into thin disc-like wafers, a chamfering step of chamfering the wafer, a lapping step for flattening the chamfered wafer, a mild lapping step for abrading away part of processing distortions on the rear surface of the wafer left after chamfering and lapping, a rear-surface mild polishing step for abrading away part of roughness on the rear surface of the wafer, an etching step for alkali-etching the remains of processing distortions on the front and rear surfaces of the wafer, a front-surface mirror-polishing step for mirror-polishing the front surface of the etched wafer, and a cleaning step for cleaning the mirror-polished wafer.
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