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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2000
David Zhang, Ballwin, MO (US);
Kanyin Ng, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Henry F. Erk, St. Louis, MO (US);
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., St. Peters, MO (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor wafer manufacturing process is disclosed wherein extremely flat, double side polished semiconductor wafers having enhanced gettering characteristics on the back surface are produced. The process includes creating an enhanced gettering layer on the back surface of a double side polished semiconductor wafer. A protective layer is subsequently grown on the enhanced gettering layer and the wafer is subsequently subjected to a second double side polishing operation. Finally, the protective layer is removed and the front surface final polished to produce an extremely flat semiconductor wafer having enhanced gettering characteristics on the back surface.