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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Shusei Nemoto, Hitachi, JP;
Hisashi Mashiyama, Hitachinaka, JP;
Inventors:
Shusei Nemoto, Hitachi, JP;
Hisashi Mashiyama, Hitachinaka, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor wafer having a disc shape includes a chamfer provided around a circumferential edge of the wafer, and an anti-cracking and chipping groove provided in one or more areas around one circumference of an end face of the wafer along a circumferential direction of the end face. The anti-cracking and chipping groove is configured to prevent cracking or chipping of the end face in back grinding.