IP Library Patent Application 11576267
Patent Application
App. No. 11/576,267

Adhesive Sheet,Semiconductor Device,and Process for Producing Semiconductor Device

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Patent No.
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App. No.
11/576,267
Abstract

In the polishing head of a CMP device, the diaphragm which includes an elastic body film is fixed to a carrier plate with the diaphragm stop ring which includes a metallic material. The screw stop of the retaining ring which includes a resin material is done to this diaphragm stop ring with a screw from a lower part. A groove is formed in the under surface of a retaining ring, and the screw hole for doing the screw stop of the retaining ring is formed in the groove. By pressurizing the space sealed by a diaphragm, membrane, etc., a semiconductor wafer is pushed against a polishing pad via membrane, and CMP treatment of the semiconductor wafer is done.

Claims (37)

1 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device, comprising a step of:

doing Chemical Mechanical Polishing of a semiconductor wafer where the semiconductor wafer is held in a wafer holding part with a retaining ring which did a screw stop to the wafer holding part from a lower part, and which includes a resin material;

wherein a groove is formed in an under surface of the retaining ring, and a retaining ring with which a screw hole deeper than a depth of the groove is formed in the groove portion in order to do a screw stop of the retaining ring is used.

2 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the groove is formed in a direction which inclines to a normal line direction of a periphery or an inner circumference of the retaining ring.

3 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the screw hole is formed in a peripheral part side of the retaining ring rather than a central part of the groove.

4 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein

the screw hole has a first hole for accommodating a head of a screw for doing a screw stop of the retaining ring, and a second hole which is formed in a bottom of the first hole, and whose screw thread is formed in a side wall, and depth of the first hole is larger than height of the head of the screw.

5 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein

the groove is formed so that the groove may pass through the first hole of the screw hole.

6 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device, comprising a step of:

using a grinding apparatus of single wafer processing provided with a plurality of turn tables, a wafer holding part holding a semiconductor wafer moving the turn tables one by one, and performing Chemical Mechanical Polishing processing of a semiconductor wafer where the semiconductor wafer is held in the wafer holding part with a retaining ring which did a screw stop to the wafer holding part from a lower part, which includes a resin material, and with which a groove is formed in an under surface of the resin material, and a screw hole deeper than a depth of the groove is formed in the groove portion in order to do a screw stop of the resin material to the wafer holding part.

7 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , wherein

a cleaning treatment of the semiconductor wafer is consistently performed after the Chemical Mechanical Polishing processing.

8 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device, comprising a step of:

doing Chemical Mechanical Polishing of a semiconductor wafer where the semiconductor wafer is held in a wafer holding part with a retaining ring which did a screw stop to the wafer holding part from a lower part, and which includes a resin material;

wherein a diaphragm is fixed to the wafer holding part by a diaphragm holddown member, and a screw stop of the retaining ring is done to an under surface of the diaphragm holddown member from a lower part.

9 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein

the diaphragm holddown member has an annular form.

10 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein

the semiconductor wafer is pushed against a polishing pad by pressurizing a space sealed with the diaphragm.

11 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein

the diaphragm holddown member includes a metallic material.

12 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein

the diaphragm holddown member includes stainless steel.

13 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein

the diaphragm includes an elastic membrane.

14 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein

a groove is formed in an under surface of the retaining ring, and a screw hole for doing a screw stop of the retaining ring is formed in the groove.

15 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device, comprising a step of:

doing Chemical Mechanical Polishing of a semiconductor wafer where the semiconductor wafer is held in a wafer holding part with a retaining ring which did a screw stop to the wafer holding part from a lower part, and which includes a resin material;

wherein an elastic membrane is fixed to the wafer holding part by an annular metal member, and a screw stop of the retaining ring is done to an under surface of the metal member from a lower part.

16 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein

the semiconductor wafer is pushed against a polishing pad by pressurizing a space sealed by the elastic membrane.

17 . A fabrication method of a semiconductor device according to claim 15 , wherein

a groove is formed in an under surface of the retaining ring, and in the groove a screw hole deeper than a depth of the groove is formed at the groove portion in order to do a screw stop of the resin material to the wafer holding part.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Jul 23, 2010
From: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024736/0381 →
CORRECTED ASSIGNMENT TO AN ERROR WAS FOUND IN THE SERIAL NUMBER AS WELL IN THE TITLE FOR THE CASE PLEASE REMOVE SERIAL NUMBER 11/573267 ON REEL 019110 FRAME 0326 Recorded Apr 11, 2007
From: FUKADA, HIROSHI
To: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 019201/0250 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2007
From: FUKADA, HIROSHI
To: RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 019110/0326 →