Chemical mechanical polishing pad with broad spectrum, endpoint detection window and method of polishing therewith

1. A chemical mechanical polishing pad comprising:

a polishing layer having a polishing surface; and,

a broad spectrum, endpoint detection window block having a thickness, T W , along an axis perpendicular to a plane of the polishing surface;

wherein the broad spectrum, endpoint detection window block consists of a cyclic olefin addition polymer; wherein the broad spectrum, endpoint detection window block exhibits a uniform chemical composition across its thickness, T W ; wherein the broad spectrum, endpoint detection window block exhibits a spectrum loss ≦40%; and, wherein the polishing surface is adapted for polishing a substrate selected from a magnetic substrate, an optical substrate and a semiconductor substrate.

2. The chemical mechanical polishing pad of claim 1 , wherein the broad spectrum, endpoint detection window block has an average thickness, T W-avg , along an axis perpendicular to the plane of the polishing surface of 5 to 75 mils.

3. The chemical mechanical polishing pad of claim 2 , wherein the cyclic olefin addition polymer is selected from a cyclic olefin addition polymer and a cyclic olefin addition copolymer.

4. The chemical mechanical polishing pad of claim 3 , wherein the cyclic olefin addition polymer is produced from a polymerization of at least one alicyclic monomer; wherein the at least one alicyclic monomer is selected from the group consisting of alicyclic monomers having an endocyclic double bond and alicyclic monomers having an exocyclic double bond.

5. The chemical mechanical polishing pad of claim 4 , wherein the alicyclic monomers having an endocyclic double bond are selected from the group consisting of norbornene; tricyclodecene; dicyclopentadiene; tetracyclododecene; hexacycloheptadecene; tricycloundecene; pentacyclohexadecene; ethylidene norbornene; vinyl norbornene; norbornadiene; alkylnorbornenes; cyclopentene; cyclopropene; cyclobutene; cyclohexene; cyclopentadiene; cyclohexadiene; cyclooctatriene; and, indene; and, wherein the alicyclic monomers having an exocyclic double bond are selected from the group consisting of vinyl cyclohexene, vinyl cyclohexane, vinyl cyclopentane and vinyl cyclopentene.

6. The chemical mechanical polishing pad of claim 3 , wherein the cyclic olefin addition copolymer is produced from a copolymerization of at least one alicyclic monomer and at least one acyclic olefin monomer.

7. The chemical mechanical polishing pad of claim 6 , wherein the at least one alicyclic monomer is selected from the group consisting of an alicyclic monomer having an endocyclic double bond and an alicyclic monomer having an exocyclic double bond;

wherein the alicyclic monomers having an endocyclic double bond are selected from the group consisting of norbornene; tricyclodecene; dicyclopentadiene; tetracyclododecene; hexacycloheptadecene; tricycloundecene; pentacyclohexadecene; ethylidene norbornene; vinyl norbornene; norbornadiene; alkylnorbornenes; cyclopentene; cyclopropene; cyclobutene; cyclohexene; cyclopentadiene; cyclohexadiene; cyclooctatriene; and, indene;

wherein the alicyclic monomers having an exocyclic double bond are selected from the group consisting of vinyl cyclohexene, vinyl cyclohexane, vinyl cyclopentane and vinyl cyclopentene; and,

wherein the at least one acyclic olefin monomer is selected from the group consisting of ethylene; propylene; 1-butene; isobutene; 2-butene; 1-pentene; 1-hexene; 1-heptene; 1-octene; 1-nonene; 1-decene; 2-methyl-1-propene; 3-methyl-1-pentene; 4-methyl-1-pentene; 2-butene; butadiene; isoprene; 1,3-pentadiene; 1,4-pentadiene; 1,3-hexadiene; 1,4-hexadiene; 1,5-hexadiene; 1,5-heptadiene; 1,6-heptadiene; 1,6-octadiene; 1,7-octadiene; and, 1,9-decadiene.

8. The chemical mechanical polishing pad of claim 2 , wherein the cyclic olefin addition polymer is represented by a formula selected from the group consisting of

wherein y is 20 to 20,000; and, wherein R 1 and R 2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a H, a hydroxyl group, a C 1-10 alkyl group, a C 1-10 hydroxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 carboxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxycarbonyl and a C 1-10 alkylcarbonyl;

wherein the ratio of a:b is 0.5:99.5 to 30:70; wherein R 3 is selected from the group selected from a H and a C 1-10 alkyl group; and, wherein R 4 and R 5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a H, a hydroxyl group, a C 1-10 alkyl group, a C 1-10 hydroxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 carboxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxycarbonyl and a C 1-10 alkylcarbonyl;

wherein the ratio of c:d in the cyclic olefin addition copolymer is 0.5:99.5 to 50:50; wherein R 6 is selected from the group selected from H and a C 1-10 alkyl group; and, wherein R 7 and R 8 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a H, a hydroxyl group, a C 1-10 alkyl group, a C 1-10 hydroxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 carboxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxycarbonyl and a C 1-10 alkylcarbonyl; and,

wherein h is 20 to 20,000; and, wherein R 9 and R 10 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a H, a hydroxyl group, a C 1-10 alkyl group, a C 1-10 hydroxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 carboxyalkyl group, a C 1-10 alkoxycarbonyl and a C 1-10 alkylcarbonyl.

9. The chemical mechanical polishing pad of claim 2 , wherein the broad spectrum, endpoint detection window block is a plug in place window.