Paper Title:

Friction Phenomenon in Chemical Mechanical Polishing of Oxide Film

Periodical Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 126 - 128)
Main Theme Advances in Abrasive Technology XIII
Edited by Yunn-Shiuan Liao, Chao-Chang A. Chen, Choung-Lii Chao and Pei-Lum Tso
Pages 320-325
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.126-128.320
Citation Ming Yi Tsai et al., 2010, Advanced Materials Research, 126-128, 320
Online since August, 2010
Authors Ming Yi Tsai, W.Z. Yang
Keywords Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP), Diamond Conditioner, Polishing Pad
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Abstract

The friction phenomenon was investigated to explore the relationship between the diamond conditioner, polishing pad and wafer of oxide film in the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process. Two kinds of diamond conditioners (disk-A and disk-B) were used. Diamond disk-A used was traditional diamond conditioner containing random shaped diamond grits. Diamond disk-B used was made by sculpturing a sintered polycrystalline diamond to form identically shaped cutting tips. Experimental results reveal that friction force between disk and pad increases with dressing load. But friction force decreases with sliding speed due to increase of sliding speeds resulting in an increase of interface temperature. The coefficient of friction between wafer and pad initially increases with the dressing load, and then it starts to drop slowly with further increases of the dressing load. It was found that removal rate of the oxide film correlates well with the variation of the coefficient of force. In addition disk-B can produce a higher wafer removal rate under a low dressing load.