IP Library Granted Patent US 11,628,535
Granted Patent B2
US 11,628,535 · App. 16/584,145 · Granted Apr 18, 2023

Polishing pad, method for manufacturing polishing pad, and polishing method applying polishing pad

Inventors: Jaein Ahn (Seongnam-si, KR); Jang Won Seo (Suwon-si, KR); Jong Wook Yun (Suwon-si, KR); Sunghoon Yun (Seongnam-si, KR); Hye Young Heo (Yongin-si, KR); Su Young Moon (Anyang-si, KR)
Assignee: SKC SOLMICS CO., LTD.
B24B37/24B24B37/22C08G18/10C08G18/3812C08G18/5015C08G18/6279C08L75/04H01L21/3212C08G2101/00
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Patent No.
US 11,628,535
App. No.
16/584,145
Granted
Apr 18, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A polishing pad includes a polyurethane, wherein the polyurethane includes a fluorinated repeating unit represented by Formula 1, wherein the number of defects on a substrate after polishing with the polishing pad and a fumed silica slurry is 40 or less; wherein R 11 and R 12 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 11 and R 12 is fluorine, L is a C 1 -C 5 alkylene group or —O—, R 13 and R 14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 13 and R 14 is fluorine, and n and m are each independently an integer from 0 to 20, with the proviso that n and m are not simultaneously 0.

Claims (42)

1. A polishing pad comprising a polyurethane,

wherein the polyurethane comprises a fluorinated repeating unit represented by Formula 1, and the fluorinated repeating unit is present in an amount of 0.1% or greater by weight based on the total weight of the polyurethane, and

wherein the number of defects on a substrate after polishing with the polishing pad and a fumed silica slurry is 40 or less;

wherein R 11 and R 12 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 11 and R 12 is fluorine, L is a C 1 -C 5 alkylene group or —O—, R 13 and R 14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 13 and R 14 is fluorine, and n and m are each independently an integer from 0 to 20, with the proviso that n and m are not simultaneously 0.

2. The polishing pad according to claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane comprises in its main chain a repeating unit represented by Formula 2-1 or 2-2:

wherein R 11 and R 12 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 11 and R 12 is fluorine, L is a C 1 -C 5 alkylene group or —O—, R 13 and R 14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 13 and R 14 is fluorine, n and m are each independently an integer from 0 to 20, with the proviso that n and m are not simultaneously 0, and R 21 is —Si(R 15 )(R 16 )(R 31 )—, wherein R 15 and R 16 are each independently hydrogen or a C 1 -C 10 alkyl group and R 31 is —(CH 2 ) m1 — or —(CH 2 ) m2 —(OCH 2 CH 2 ) m3 —, wherein m1, m2, and m3 are each independently an integer from 1 to 20.

3. The polishing pad according to claim 1 , wherein a difference of a contact angle of the polishing pad for pure water and a contact angle of the polishing pad for a fumed silica slurry is 1.5 to 5, as calculated by Equation 1:

Ad (p-f) (%)=[100×( Ap−Af )]/ Ap   [Equation 1]

where Ap is the contact angle for pure water, Af is the contact angle for a fumed silica slurry, and Ad (p-f) is the difference between the contact angles.

4. The polishing pad according to claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane is in the form of a foamed body, and the foamed body has an average pore size of 10 to 30 μm.

5. The polishing pad according to claim 1 , wherein polyurethane has a Shore D hardness of 55 to 65.

6. The polishing pad according to claim 1 , wherein the polishing pad comprises a top pad and sub-pad disposed on the top pad,

wherein the top pad comprises the polyurethane and the sub-pad comprises a non-woven fabric or suede type.

7. A polishing pad comprising a top pad as a polyurethane polishing layer,

wherein the polyurethane polishing layer comprises a foamed body of a urethane composition,

wherein the urethane composition comprises a urethane prepolymer, a curing agent, and a foaming agent,

wherein the urethane prepolymer is a copolymer of a prepolymer composition comprising an isocyanate compound, an alcohol compound, and a fluorinated compound,

wherein the fluorinated compound comprises a fluorinated repeating unit and comprises at least one end terminated with a hydroxyl, amine or epoxy group, and

wherein the fluorinated repeating unit is present in an amount of 0.1% or greater by weight based on the total weight of the polyurethane; and the fluorinated repeating unit is represented by Formula 1:

wherein R 11 and R 12 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 11 and R 12 is fluorine, L is a C 1 -C 5 alkylene group or —O—, R 13 and R 14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 13 and R 14 is fluorine, and n and m are each independently an integer from 0 to 20, with the proviso that n and m are not simultaneously 0.

8. The polishing pad according to claim 7 , wherein the fluorinated compound is present in an amount of 0.1 to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the prepolymer composition.

9. The polishing pad according to claim 7 , wherein the top pad reduces a number of defects of a silicon wafer after polishing by 80% or more compared to polyurethane foamed body without the fluorinated repeating unit represented by Formula 1.

10. The polishing pad according to claim 7 , wherein the fluorinated compound is represented by Formula 3:

wherein R 11 and R 12 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 11 and R 12 is fluorine, L is a C 1 -C 5 alkylene group or —O—, R 13 and R 14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 13 and R 14 is fluorine, n and m are each independently an integer from 0 to 20, with the proviso that n and m are not simultaneously 0, R 21 and R 22 are each independently —(CH 2 ) m1 — or —(CH 2 ) m2 —(OCH 2 CH 2 ) m3 —, wherein m1, m2, and m3 are each independently an integer from 1 to 20, and R 41 and R 42 are each independently a hydroxyl, amine or epoxy group.

11. The polishing pad according to claim 7 , wherein the % NCO of the prepolymer is from 8 to 12% by weight.

12. A method for manufacturing a polishing pad, comprising

i) preparing a polyurethane in a form of a foamed body with polymerizing a urethane composition,

ii) manufacturing a top pad comprising the polyurethane, and

iii) fixing the top pad to a sub-pad by lamination to prepare the polishing pad,

wherein the urethane composition comprises a urethane prepolymer, a curing agent, and a foaming agent, and

wherein the polyurethane comprises a fluorinated repeating unit represented by Formula 1, the fluorinated repeating unit is present in an amount of 0.1% or greater by weight based on the total weight of the polyurethane, and the polyurethane contains the fluorinated repeating unit within the main chain thereof;

wherein R 11 and R 12 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 11 and R 12 is fluorine, L is a C 1 -C 5 alkylene group or —O—, R 13 and R 14 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C 1 -C 10 alkyl groups, and fluorine, with the proviso that at least one of R 13 and R 14 is fluorine, and n and m are each independently an integer from 0 to 20, with the proviso that n and m are not simultaneously 0.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the urethane prepolymer is prepared by a method comprising

allowing a prepolymer composition to react at 50 to 120° C., and the % NCO of the urethane prepolymer is from 8 to 12% by weight,

wherein the prepolymer composition comprises an isocyanate compound, an alcohol compound, and a fluorinated compound, and

wherein the fluorinated compound comprises the fluorinated repeating unit of Formula 1 and at least one end group with a hydroxyl, amine or epoxy group.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the preparation of the prepolymer comprises:

mixing the isocyanate compound and the alcohol compound to prepare a first composition and allowing the first composition to react at 60 to 100° C. for 1 to 5 hours to prepare a first polymer (first step); and

mixing the first polymer and the fluorinated compound to prepare a second composition and allowing the second composition to react at 60 to 100° C. for 0.5 to 3 hours to prepare a second polymer (second step).

15. A method for producing a polished wafer, comprising mounting the polishing pad according to claim 1 and an unpolished wafer in a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polisher and polishing the unpolished wafer with the polishing pad while feeding a polishing slurry into the CMP polisher.

16. The polishing pad according to claim 1 , wherein n and m are each independently an integer from 1 to 20.

17. The method according to claim 12 , wherein n and m are each independently an integer from 1 to 20.

Assignments (4)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 10, 2025
From: SK ENPULSE CO., LTD.
To: ENPULSE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071370/0877 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 9, 2023
From: SKC SOLMICS CO., LTD.
To: SK ENPULSE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065509/0991 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 1, 2021
From: SKC CO., LTD.
To: SKC SOLMICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055439/0798 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2019
From: AHN, JAEIN; SEO, JANG WON; YUN, JONG WOOK; YUN, SUNGHOON; HEO, HYE YOUNG; MOON, SU YOUNG
To: SKC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050505/0351 →
Continuity (1)
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