Method for detecting semiconductor polish wafer surface scratches
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- INST OF PHYSICS - CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
- Publication Date
- 2016-08-17
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Abstract
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[0001] The invention relates to a method for detecting scratches on the surface of a wafer, in particular to a method for detecting scratches on the surface of a semiconductor polished wafer. Background technique
[0002] During the preparation of semiconductor wafers, the semiconductor is usually cut mechanically, and then the surface of the cut wafer is roughly ground, finely ground, and chemically and mechanically polished to meet the requirements of epitaxy. However, there is often a damaged layer on the surface of a chemically mechanically polished semiconductor wafer, and scratches in the damaged layer will have negative effects on the quality of subsequent homogeneous or heteroepitaxially grown materials and device performance.
[0003] Currently, defects larger than a few microns in size on the surface of semiconductor wafers can be easily identified with the aid of an optical microscope. However, scratches with a width smaller than micron scale (we ...