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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Boon-tiong Neo, Singapore, SG;
Chin-kun Lin, Kao-Hsiung, TW;
Lee-lee Lau, Melaka, MY;
United Microelectronics Corp., Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A chemical mechanical polishing process includes placing a substrate on a first polishing pad of a first platen, wherein the substrate has a bulk metal layer and a barrier layer; polishing the bulk metal layer by using the first polishing pad having a hardness of above 50 (Shore D) until the barrier layer is exposed; polishing the barrier layer on a second polishing pad of a second platen after removing the bulk metal layer, wherein the second polishing pad has a hardness ranging between 40 and 50 (Shore D) and includes an upper layer and a lower backing layer and the upper layer has a hardness less than 50 (Shore D).