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S&M1011 Research Paper of Special Issue https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2014.975 Published: July 29, 2014 Influence of Pad Surface Asperity on Removal Rate in Chemical Mechanical Polishing of Large-Diameter Silicon Wafer Applied to Substrate of GaN-Based LEDs [PDF] Michio Uneda, Yuki Maeda, Kazutaka Shibuya, Yoshio Nakamura, Daizo Ichikawa, Kiyomi Fujii and Ken-ichi Ishikawa (Received December 26, 2013; Accepted April 17, 2014) Keywords: silicon wafer, GaN growth substrate, polishing, pad surface asperity, contact image analysis, removal rate, multiple correlation analysis
Currently, large-diameter silicon (Si) wafers have been applied to the substrate of GaN-based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for realizing low carbon societies at a low cost. In the Si polishing process, the removal rate is strongly dependent on the pad surface asperity. We have developed a quantitative evaluation method based on contact image analysis using an image rotation prism. In this paper, we discuss the influences of pad surface asperity on removal rate for Si wafers determined by various polishing tests. The results indicated a high removal rate in the following case: number of contact points, 30/mm2; contact ratio, 0.8%; spacing of contact points, 450 µm; and spatial fast Fourier transform (FFT) results, 100 µm. Furthermore, the removal rate can be precisely estimated using four evaluation parameters by multiple correlation analysis.
Corresponding author: Michio UnedaCite this article Michio Uneda, Yuki Maeda, Kazutaka Shibuya, Yoshio Nakamura, Daizo Ichikawa, Kiyomi Fujii and Ken-ichi Ishikawa, Influence of Pad Surface Asperity on Removal Rate in Chemical Mechanical Polishing of Large-Diameter Silicon Wafer Applied to Substrate of GaN-Based LEDs, Sens. Mater., Vol. 26, No. 6, 2014, p. 435-445. |