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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1998
Brynne K Chisholm, Garland, TX (US);
Gayle W Miller, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Gail D Shelton, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of planarizing a semiconductor wafer having a polishing endpoint layer that includes a catalyst material is discloes. One step of the method includes polishing a first side of the wafer in order to remove material from the wafer. Another step of the method includes determining that a catalytic reaction has occurred due to the polishing step removing the catalyst material of the polishing endpoint layer. The method also includes the step of terminating the polishing step in response to determining that the catalytic reaction has occurred. A polishing system is also disclosed which detects a polishing endpoint based upon a catalytic reaction triggered by a catalyst material of a polishing endpoint layer of a semiconductor device.