Chemical mechanical polishing device and method for processing wafer using same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHeegeun KIM, Donghoon KWON
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Abstract
A chemical mechanical polishing device includes a polymer coater configured to apply a polymer liquid onto an insulating film formed on a surface of a wafer, a curer configured to form a polymer layer on the insulating film by inducing curing of the polymer liquid, a polisher configured to polish the surface of the wafer on which the polymer layer is formed, and a polymer remover configured to remove a residue of the polymer layer remaining on the polished surface of the wafer.
Claims20
A chemical mechanical polishing device, comprising:
- a polymer coater configured to apply a polymer liquid onto an insulating film formed on a surface of a wafer;
- a curer configured to form a polymer layer on the insulating film by inducing curing of the polymer liquid;
- a polisher configured to polish the surface of the wafer on which the polymer layer is formed;
- and
- a polymer remover configured to remove a residue of the polymer layer remaining on the polished surface of the wafer.
A chemical mechanical polishing device, comprising:
- a polymer coater configured to apply a polymer liquid onto an insulating film formed on a surface of a wafer;
- a curer configured to form a polymer layer on the insulating film by inducing curing of the polymer liquid;
- a polisher configured to polish the surface of the wafer on which the polymer layer is formed;
- a polymer remover configured to remove a residue of the polymer layer remaining on the polished surface of the wafer;
- a cleaner configured to clean the wafer from which the residue of the polymer layer has been removed;
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- a wafer transferor configured to:
- transfer the wafer from the polymer coater to the curer, based on application of the polymer liquid being completed,
- transfer the wafer from the curer to the polisher, based on the polymer layer being formed by the curing of the polymer liquid,
- transfer the polished wafer from the polisher to the polymer remover, and
- transfer the wafer from the polymer remover to the cleaner, based on the residue of the polymer layer being removed.
A wafer processing method to be performed chemical mechanical polishing device, comprising:
- applying, using a polymer coater of the chemical mechanical polishing device, a polymer liquid onto an insulating film formed on a surface of a wafer;
- forming a polymer layer on the insulating film by inducing curing of the polymer liquid using a curer of the chemical mechanical polishing device;
- polishing, using a polisher of the chemical mechanical polishing device, the surface of the wafer on which the polymer layer is formed;
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- removing, using a polymer remover of the chemical mechanical polishing device, a residue of the polymer layer remaining on the polished surface of the wafer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.