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Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011

Filed:

Dec. 31, 2007
Applicants:

Sumeet S. Bhagavat, Creve Coever, MO (US);

Roland R. Vandamme, Wentzville, MO (US);

Tomomi Komura, Utsunomiya, JP;

Tomohiko Kaneko, Shimotsuke, JP;

Takuto Kazama, Utsunomiya, JP;

Inventors:

Sumeet S. Bhagavat, Creve Coever, MO (US);

Roland R. Vandamme, Wentzville, MO (US);

Tomomi Komura, Utsunomiya, JP;

Tomohiko Kaneko, Shimotsuke, JP;

Takuto Kazama, Utsunomiya, JP;

Assignee:

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., St. Peters, MO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); B24B 49/00 (2006.01); B24B 51/00 (2006.01); B24B 7/00 (2006.01); B24B 9/00 (2006.01); B24B 5/00 (2006.01); B24B 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Processing a wafer using a double side grinder having a pair of grinding wheels. Warp data is obtained by a warp measurement device for measuring warp of a wafer as ground by the double side grinder. The warp data is received and a nanotopography of the wafer is predicted based on the received warp data. A grinding parameter is determined based on the predicted nanotopography of the wafer. Operation of the double side grinder is adjusted based on the determined grinding parameter.


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