Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Holdings, Inc.

Dow Global Technolgoies LLC

Nitta Haas Inc.

Fengji Yeh

Bainian Qian

Marty W DeGroot

James T Murnane

David B James

Jeffrey James Hendron

Michelle K Jensen

John Gifford Nowland

Yuhua Tong

George C Jacob

Julia Kozhukh

Andrew Wank

Teresa Brugarolas Brufau

Jeffrey Borcherdt Miller

Diego Lugo

David Michael Veneziale

Tony Quan Tran

Marc R Stack

Angus Repper

Hiroyuki Nakano

Matthew Richard Van Hanehem

Mohammad T Islam

Koichi Yoshida

Katsumasa Kawabata

Darrell String

Kazutaka Miyamoto

Yasuyuki Itai

Sheng-Huan Tseng

Naoko Kawai

Kevin Wen-Huan Tung

Te-Chun Wang

The present invention provides methods of CMP polishing a metal surface, such as a copper or tungsten containing metal surface in a semiconductor wafer, the methods comprising CMP polishing the substrate with a CMP polishing pad that has a top polishing surface in a polishing layer which is the reaction product of an isocyanate terminated urethane prepolymer and a curative component comprising a polyol curative having a number average molecular weight of 6000 to 15,000, and having an average of 5 to 7 hydroxyl groups per molecule and a polyfunctional aromatic amine curative, wherein the polishing layer would if unfilled have a water uptake of 4 to 8 wt. % after one week of soaking in deionized (DI) water at room temperature. The methods form coplanar metal and dielectric or oxide layer surfaces with low defectivity and a minimized degree of dishing.

Chemical mechanical polishing pad

A method of forming a chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layer is provided, including: providing a mold having a base with a negative of a groove pattern; providing a poly side (P) liquid component; providing an iso side (I) liquid component; providing a pressurized gas; providing an axial mixing device; introducing the poly side (P) liquid component, the iso side (I) liquid component and the pressurized gas to the axial mixing device to form a combination; discharging the combination from the axial mixing device at a velocity of 5 to 1,000 m/sec toward the base; allowing the combination to solidify into a cake; deriving the chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layer from the cake; wherein the chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layer has a polishing surface with the groove pattern formed into the polishing surface; and wherein the polishing surface is adapted for polishing a substrate.

Method of making polishing layer for chemical mechanical polishing pad

A method of forming a chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layer is provided, including: providing a mold having a base with a negative of a groove pattern; providing a poly side (P) liquid component; providing an iso side (I) liquid component; providing a pressurized gas; providing an axial mixing device; introducing the poly side (P) liquid component, the iso side (I) liquid component and the pressurized gas to the axial mixing device to form a combination; discharging the combination from the axial mixing device at a velocity of 10 to 300 m/sec toward the base; allowing the combination to solidify into a cake; deriving the chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layer from the cake; wherein the chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layer has a polishing surface with the groove pattern formed into the polishing surface; and wherein the polishing surface is adapted for polishing a substrate.

A chemical mechanical polishing pad is provided, comprising: a chemical mechanical polishing layer having a polishing surface; wherein the chemical mechanical polishing layer is formed by combining (a) a poly side (P) liquid component, comprising: an amine-carbon dioxide adduct; and, at least one of a polyol, a polyamine and a alcohol amine; and (b) an iso side (I) liquid component, comprising: polyfunctional isocyanate; wherein the chemical mechanical polishing layer has a porosity of &#x2267;10 vol %; wherein the chemical mechanical polishing layer has a Shore D hardness of &#x3c;40; and, wherein the polishing surface is adapted for polishing a substrate. Methods of making and using the same are also provided.

Chemical mechanical polishing pad and method of making same

A chemical mechanical polishing pad is provided having a polishing layer; and an endpoint detection window incorporated into the chemical mechanical polishing pad, wherein the endpoint detection window is a plug in place window; wherein the endpoint detection window comprises a reaction product of ingredients, comprising: a window prepolymer, and, a window curative system, comprising: at least 5 wt % of a window difunctional curative; at least 5 wt % of a window amine initiated polyol curative; and, 25 to 90 wt % of a window high molecular weight polyol curative.

Chemical mechanical polishing pad with polishing layer and window

A multilayer chemical mechanical polishing pad stack is provided containing: a polishing layer; a rigid layer; and, a hot melt adhesive bonding the polishing layer to the rigid layer; wherein the polishing layer exhibits a density of greater than 0.6 g/cm; a Shore D hardness of 5 to 40; an elongation to break of 100 to 450%; and, a cut rate of 25 to 150 &#x3bc;m/hr; and, wherein the polishing layer has a polishing surface adapted for polishing the substrate.

Multilayer chemical mechanical polishing pad stack with soft and conditionable polishing layer

A chemical mechanical polishing pad is provided containing: a polishing layer; a plug in place endpoint detection window block; a rigid layer; and, a hot melt adhesive bonding the polishing layer to the rigid layer; wherein the polishing layer comprises the reaction product of ingredients, including: a polyfunctional isocyanate; and, a curative package; wherein the curative package contains an amine initiated polyol curative and a high molecular weight polyol curative; wherein the polishing layer exhibits a density of greater than 0.6 g/cm; a Shore D hardness of 5 to 40; an elongation to break of 100 to 450%; and, a cut rate of 25 to 150 &#x3bc;m/hr; and, wherein the polishing layer has a polishing surface adapted for polishing the substrate. Also provide are methods of making and using the chemical mechanical polishing pad.

Soft and conditionable chemical mechanical window polishing pad

A chemical mechanical polishing pad stack is provided containing: a polishing layer; a rigid layer; and, a hot melt adhesive bonding the polishing layer to the rigid layer; wherein the polishing layer comprises the reaction product of ingredients, including: a polyfunctional isocyanate; and, a curative package; wherein the curative package contains an amine initiated polyol curative and a high molecular weight polyol curative; wherein the polishing layer exhibits a density of greater than 0.6 g/cm; a Shore D hardness of 5 to 40; an elongation to break of 100 to 450%; and, a cut rate of 25 to 150 &#x3bc;m/hr; and, wherein the polishing layer has a polishing surface adapted for polishing the substrate.

Soft and conditionable chemical mechanical polishing pad stack

A chemical mechanical polishing pad for polishing a substrate selected from at least one of a magnetic substrate, an optical substrate and a semiconductor substrate is provided containing a polishing layer, wherein the polishing layer comprises the reaction product of raw material ingredients, including: a polyfunctional isocyanate; and, a curative package; wherein the curative package contains an amine initiated polyol curative and a high molecular weight polyol curative; wherein the polishing layer exhibits a density of greater than 0.6 g/cm; a Shore D hardness of 5 to 40; an elongation to break of 100 to 450%; and, a cut rate of 25 to 150 &#x3bc;m/hr; and, wherein the polishing layer has a polishing surface adapted for polishing the substrate. Also provide are methods of making and using the chemical mechanical polishing pad.

Soft and conditionable chemical mechanical polishing pad

A method of chemical mechanical polishing a substrate is provided, including: providing a substrate; providing a chemical mechanical polishing pad, comprising: a polishing layer having a composition and a polishing surface, wherein the composition of polishing layer is selected to exhibit an initial hydrolytic stability; coupled with a sustained hydrolytic instability; a rigid layer having a top surface and a bottom surface; a hot melt adhesive interposed between the base surface of the polishing layer and the top surface of the rigid layer; wherein the hot melt adhesive bonds the polishing layer to the rigid layer; a pressure sensitive platen adhesive layer having a stack side and a platen side; wherein the stack side of the pressure sensitive platen adhesive layer is adjacent to the bottom surface of the rigid layer; and, creating dynamic contact between the polishing surface and substrate to polish a surface of the substrate.

Method of chemical mechanical polishing a substrate

A chemical mechanical polishing pad is provided having a polishing layer; and a window incorporated into the polishing layer; wherein the polishing layer comprises a reaction product of ingredients, including: a polishing layer prepolymer and a polishing layer curative system; wherein the polishing layer curative system includes a polishing layer amine initiated polyol curative, a polishing layer high molecular weight polyol curative and a polishing layer difunctional curative; and, wherein the window comprises a reaction product of ingredients, including: a window prepolymer and a window curative system; wherein the window curative system includes a window difunctional curative, a window amine initiated polyol curative and a window high molecular weight polyol curative; and, wherein the polishing layer exhibits a density of &#x2267;0.6 g/cm; a Shore D hardness of 5 to 40; an elongation to break of 100 to 450%; and, a cut rate of 25 to 150 &#x3bc;m/hr.

Soft and conditionable chemical mechanical polishing pad with window

A method for polishing a silicon wafer is provided, comprising: providing a silicon wafer; providing a polishing pad having a polishing layer which is the reaction product of raw material ingredients, including: a polyfunctional isocyanate; and, a curative package; wherein the curative package contains an amine initiated polyol curative and a high molecular weight polyol curative; wherein the polishing layer exhibits a density of greater than 0.4 g/cm; a Shore D hardness of 5 to 40; an elongation to break of 100 to 450%; and, a cut rate of 25 to 150 &#x3bc;m/hr; and, wherein the polishing layer has a polishing surface adapted for polishing the silicon wafer; and, creating dynamic contact between the polishing surface and the silicon wafer.

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