Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Wen-Hun Tung

Tsu Shih

Wen-Chin Chiou

Kun Ku Hung

A method and apparatus for implementing the method for preventing or reducing corrosion of copper containing features included in a semiconductor wafer in a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process the method providing at least one semiconductor wafer polishing surface including copper filled anisotropically etched features; polishing the at least one semiconductor wafer polishing surface according to a CMP process having a polishing pad surface contacting the at least one it semiconductor wafer polishing surface at least a portion of the polishing pad in electrically conductive communication with a conductive polishing platen; and, providing at least one electrically conductive pathway from the conductive polishing platen.

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Taichung, Taiwan

Wen-Hun Tung