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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2022
Disco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshikazu Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
DISCO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a processing method of grinding a workpiece. The processing method includes a holding step of holding the workpiece on a side of its front surface on a chuck table, a coarse grinding step of grinding the workpiece on a side of its back surface with first grinding stones until the workpiece has a predetermined thickness, an auxiliary grinding step of grinding the workpiece on the side of its back surface with the first grinding stones such that an unground region remains at an outer peripheral portion of the workpiece, an unground region grinding step of grinding the unground region with second grinding stones having an average abrasive grain size smaller than that of the first grinding stones, and a finish grinding step of grinding the workpiece on the side of its back surface with the second grinding stones until the workpiece has a predetermined finish thickness.