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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
May. 04, 2023
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02 (2006.01); B24B 37/10 (2012.01); H01L 21/306 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02057 (2013.01); B24B 37/10 (2013.01); H01L 21/02074 (2013.01); H01L 21/30625 (2013.01); H01L 21/67051 (2013.01); H01L 21/67173 (2013.01); H01L 21/67219 (2013.01); H01L 21/67748 (2013.01); H01L 21/67259 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for processing a semiconductor wafer is provided. The method includes polishing the semiconductor wafer with a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) tool. The method includes transferring the polished semiconductor wafer to an interface tool from the CMP tool. The method includes discharging a mist spray over the polished semiconductor wafer in the interface tool. The method includes transferring the semiconductor wafer form the interface tool to a cleaning tool for a cleaning process.