Substrate thickness measuring during polishing
US7774086B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/3212
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A computer program product that determines a polishing endpoint includes obtaining spectra from different zones on a substrate during different times in a polishing sequence, matches the spectra with indexes in a library and uses the indexes to determining a polishing rate for each of the different zones from the indexes. An adjusted polishing rate can be determined for one of the zones, which causes the substrate to have a desired profile when the polishing end time is reached.
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