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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2022
Disco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
DISCO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a processing method for a workpiece. The processing method includes a holding step of holding the workpiece on a holding table, a grinding step of grinding the workpiece that is held on the holding table at and around its center by a grinding wheel, so that a recess portion is formed at and around the center of the workpiece and an annular projection portion is formed surrounding the recess portion at and along an outer periphery of the workpiece, and a fusion step of applying a laser beam to a surface of the workpiece, the surface having been ground in the grinding step, so that the ground surface is fused. A processing apparatus for a workpiece is also disclosed.