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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
May. 24, 2000
Takayuki Oba, Kanagawa, JP;
Semiconductor Leading Edge Technologies, Inc., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
At least two elastic wave sensors are disposed in contact with a workpiece such as a microstructure or an optical structure. Elastic waves generated during chemical mechanical polishing of the workpiece are monitored by using the elastic wave sensors. Chemical mechanical polishing conditions are set to achieve uniform chemical mechanical polishing, or an ending point of the chemical mechanical polishing is set based on the monitored signal by the elastic wave sensors, and a process is carried out for chemical mechanical polishing. By the process, a workpiece is polished uniformly to flatten steps in the workpiece or to flatten surface defects of a structure. Alternatively, by the process, a workpiece having a laminated structure is polished up to an interface of the laminated structure.