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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 26, 2021
Disco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
DISCO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a processing method of a wafer for processing the wafer that includes, on a front surface side, a device region in which a device is formed in each of plural regions marked out by plural planned dividing lines and includes a recess part on the back surface side and includes an annular reinforcing part at a peripheral part. The processing method of a wafer includes a holding step of holding the bottom surface of the recess part, a cutting step of cutting the wafer along the planned dividing lines by a cutting blade to divide the device region into plural device chips and form grooves on the front surface side of the reinforcing part, and a dividing step of dividing the reinforcing part along the planned dividing lines with the grooves being the points of origin by giving an external force to the reinforcing part.