Wafer grinding device (100, C1), wherein: - the
wafer grinding device (100, C1) is set up to perform a
grinding operation for grinding a
semiconductor wafer (W1) with a grinding stone (4, 4N, 4S), - the
wafer grinding device (100, C1) is set up such that during the grinding operation, when: - a grinding amount is expressed as kW, - a wear amount of the
grinding wheel (4, 4N, 4S) is expressed as Kt, - the grinding amount (kW) is an amount for grinding the
semiconductor wafer (W1) with the grinding stone (4, 4N, 4S) and - the wear amount (Kt) is generated by performing the grinding operation, The grinding stone (4, 4N, 4S) exhibits a wear rate as a characteristic that can be described by a formula Kt / Kw is expressed - the wear rate is 5% or more and less than 200%, - the wafer grinding device (100, C1) has a determining part (9) which performs a determining process to determine whether a grinding condition with respect to the
semiconductor wafer (W1) is anomalous or normal, based on a load current of a motor (Mt1) to rotate the grinding stone (4, 4N, 4S) during the grinding operation, and - the wafer grinding device (100, C1) is set up, in a period in which the grinding operation is being carried out, if a change in the load current in a time unit for determining the anomaly is equal to or greater than a threshold value for determining the anomaly, the determining part (9) is to determine that the grinding condition is anomalous.