IP Library Granted Patent US 11,279,825
Granted Patent B2
US 11,279,825 · App. 16/726,725 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Composition for polishing pad, polishing pad and preparation method thereof

Inventors: Eun Sun Joeng (Ulsan, KR); Hye Young Heo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jang Won Seo (Busan, KR); Jong Wook Yun (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SKC solmics Co., Ltd.
C08L75/04B24B37/24B24B37/26C08G18/10C08G18/7621H01L21/3212
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Patent No.
US 11,279,825
App. No.
16/726,725
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the composition according to the embodiment, the composition of oligomers that constitute the chains in a urethane-based prepolymer may be adjusted to control the physical properties thereof such as gelation time. Thus, since the micropore characteristics, polishing rate, and pad cut rate of a polishing pad obtained by curing the composition according to the embodiment may be controlled, it is possible to efficiently manufacture high-quality semiconductor devices using the polishing pad.

Claims (21)

1. A composition, which comprises:

a urethane-based prepolymer, a curing agent, and a foaming agent,

wherein the urethane-based prepolymer comprises a first oligomer represented by the following Formula 1 in which n is 0 or 1; and a second oligomer represented by the following Formula 1 in which n is 2 or 3

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the urethane-based prepolymer comprises the first oligomer and the second oligomer at a weight ratio of 1:0.2 to 1:5.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the urethane-based prepolymer further comprises a third oligomer represented by the above Formula 1 in which n is an integer of 4 to 6.

4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the urethane-based prepolymer comprises the first oligomer, the second oligomer, and the third oligomer at a weight ratio of 1:0.2:0.1 to 1:5:10.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the urethane-based prepolymer further comprises a compound represented by the following Formula 2:

in the above formula, p is an integer of 5 to 30.

6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the urethane-based prepolymer comprises an unreacted NCO group in an amount of 7% by weight to 10% by weight based on the weight of the urethane-based prepolymer.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the urethane-based prepolymer comprises an unreacted aromatic diisocyanate monomer in an amount of 0.1% by weight to 3% by weight based on the weight of the urethane-based prepolymer.

8. The composition of claim 1 , which has a gelation time of 80 seconds to 130 seconds and has, upon curing, a tensile strength of 10 N/mm 2 to 23 N/mm 2 , an elongation of 80% to 250%, and a hardness of 40 Shore D to 65 Shore D.

9. A process for preparing a composition, which comprises:

preparing a first oligomer represented by the following Formula 1 in which n is 0 or 1;

preparing a second oligomer represented by the following Formula 1 in which n is 2 or 3;

preparing a urethane-based prepolymer comprising the first oligomer and the second oligomer; and

mixing the urethane-based prepolymer, a curing agent, and a foaming agent

10. A process for preparing a polishing pad, which comprises injecting the composition of claim 1 into a mold and curing the composition.

11. A polishing pad, which comprises a polyurethane resin and a plurality of micropores dispersed in the polyurethane resin,

wherein the polyurethane resin is derived from a urethane-based prepolymer, and the urethane-based prepolymer comprises a first oligomer represented by the following Formula 1 in which n is 0 or 1; and a second oligomer represented by the following Formula 1 in which n is 2 or 3.

12. The polishing pad of claim 11 , wherein the micropores have an average size of 21 μm to 25 μm, and the polishing pad has a polishing rate of 3,500 Å/50 seconds to 3,900 Å/50 seconds.

13. A process for preparing a semiconductor device, which comprises polishing the surface of a semiconductor substrate using the polishing pad of claim 11 .

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2025
From: SK ENPULSE CO., LTD.
To: ENPULSE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071277/0667 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 13, 2023
From: SKC SOLMICS CO., LTD.
To: SK ENPULSE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062717/0084 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2021
From: SKC CO., LTD.
To: SKC SOLMICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055685/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 24, 2019
From: JOENG, EUN SUN; HEO, HYE YOUNG; SEO, JANG WON; YUN, JONG WOOK
To: SKC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051363/0835 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0169552 · Dec 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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