JP3953150B2 - Polishing pad manufacturing method - Google Patents
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Description
【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明発明は、半導体ウエハー用、液晶ガラス用、ハードディスク用等の精密研磨用研磨パッドに関するものである。更に詳しくは、半導体デバイスの製造工程における多層配線形成工程で用いられる化学的機械研磨(以下、「CMP」という。)用の研磨パッドに関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、精密研磨用研磨パッドに関しては、いくつかの提案がある。
【0003】
例えば、特開平2−232173号公報、特開平4−115875号公報には、それぞれ半導体ウエハー用、板ガラス製品用の研磨パッドとしてポリウレタンの発泡体からなる研磨パッドが記載されている。研磨パッドの一般的要求特性としては、研磨速度の速さ、研磨時の安定性、研磨精度として面内均一性(平坦性)が挙げられるが、CMP用研磨パッドの場合、特に研磨精度として面内均一性(平坦性)が重要となる。該平坦性を満足するためにはパッドを硬くすることが必要とされることから、従来、酸化膜のCMP用研磨パッドとしては、硬いポリウレタン樹脂の発泡シートよりなる研磨パッドが使用されている。しかしながら、該研磨パッドは、長時間研磨していると、研磨するときに使用する研磨剤や研磨くずが該研磨パッド表面の独立気泡の穴につまってしまい、数回使用するたびに該研磨パッド表面をダイアモンド等で削りドレッシングしなければならないという不便があった。また、この用途には、レーヨンからなる不織布に合成樹脂を含浸させた研磨パッドも使用されているが、該研磨パッドは、不織布の湿潤強度が弱いため、長時間の使用に絶えられず、更に、硬度が低く、半導体ウエハーの平坦性を十分に満足することはできなかった。一方、特開平3−59157号公報には、芳香族ポリアミド繊維からなる不織布を熱収縮硬化させた研磨パッドが記載されている。しかしながら、該研磨パッドは、硬度(JIS K6301 A型)82°であり、半導体ウエハーの平坦性を満足するには不十分であった。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
そこで、本発明者らは、半導体ウエハー用、液晶ガラス用、ハードディスク用等の精密研磨用研磨パッド、特にCMP用研磨パッドに関して、十分な硬度と湿潤強度を有し、かつ、ダイアモンド砥石を用いて研削をおこなうドレッシングを行わなくても、剛毛ブラッシング等の簡易ドレッシングのみで目詰まりを解消することができる研磨パッドを提供することを目的に鋭意検討を重ねた結果、本発明を見出し、精密研磨用、特にCMP用として優れた研磨パッドを完成するに至った。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
すなわち、本発明は、熱融着繊維と70℃の温水中で30%以上90%以下収縮する非熱融着繊維とからなり、見掛け密度が、0.25g/cm 3 以上0.5g/cm 3 以下である不織布に熱処理を施し、研磨パッド表面の硬度を85°以上99°以下とすることを特徴とする研磨パッドの製造方法である。
【0006】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下本発明について、詳細に説明する。
本発明の研磨パッドを構成する不織布は、繊維からなるものであれば特に限定はないが、CMP用研磨パッドに求められる平坦性を高めるために、得られる研磨パッド表面の硬度(JIS K6301 A型)を85°以上99°以下、好ましくは88°以上98°以下としなければならないこと、および、研磨スラリーの強酸・強アルカリ等に耐えられる耐薬品性を必要とすることから、合成繊維からなることが好ましく、熱融着繊維と非熱融着繊維とからなることが特に好ましい。ここで、用いられる合成繊維の成分としては、繊維形成性の樹脂であれば特に限定はないが、例えば、ポリエステル、ポリアミド、ポリオレフィン等が挙げられる。熱融着繊維とは、非熱融着繊維に比較して融点が低ければ特に限定はないが、融点180℃以下の繊維形成性の樹脂であることが好ましい。また、繊維の構造としては、例えば、繊維全体が一種類の低融点樹脂からなるものであってもよいし、二種以上からなる芯鞘型複合繊維の構造をしており、その鞘の部分のみが低融点樹脂からなるものであってもよい。低融点の繊維形成性樹脂としては、共重合したポリエステルコポリマー、ポリアミドコポリマー、ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン等が挙げられるが、共重合したポリエステルコポリマーを用いることが好ましい。非熱融着繊維としては、ポリエステル繊維、ポリアミド繊維、ポリウレタン繊維等が挙げられるが、ポリエステル繊維を用いることが好ましい。また、非熱融着繊維として熱収縮性を有する繊維を用いることが、不織布の密度および硬度を調整する上で好ましい。ここで、用いる熱収縮性繊維としては、70℃の温水中で30%以上90%以下収縮する繊維であることが好ましく、35%以上70%以下収縮する繊維であることが特に好ましい。更に、ポリエステル繊維を用いる場合は、研磨剤との馴染みを良くするため、親水化処理を施し、吸水速度を高めることが好ましい。不織布を構成する上で、該熱融着繊維と該非熱融着繊維との割合は、10〜50重量%:50〜90重量%であることが好ましい。該熱融着繊維の割合が10重量%より少ないと、後に行う熱処理を行っても得られる研磨パッドの硬度が不充分となり、該熱融着繊維の割合が50重量%より多いと、熱処理の際に融着が進みすぎ研磨スラリーの通液性が悪くなり、研磨安定性が劣る。
【0007】
上記繊維から不織布を作成する方法は、例えば、ニードルパンチ法、スパンボンド法、スパンレース法,ケミカルボンド法等、従来公知の方法が用いられる。例えば、上記熱融着繊維と非熱融着繊維とからなる不織布を作成するには、この2種類の繊維を適当な長さにカットした短繊維を混綿し、ローラーカード,フラットカード等を使用して開綿し、紡出した繊維を機械的に積層するか、空気流を使って積層する。その後、ニードルロッカー等によりバーブ付針でパンチングするか、高圧水流を利用して絡合処理し、不織布を得る。かかる不織布の見掛け密度は、0.25以上0.5以下であることが好ましく、0.3以上0.4以下であることが特に好ましい。不織布の見掛け密度が0.25より小さいと得られた不織布の硬度が低くなり、0.5より大きいと得られた不織布の目がつまりすぎて通液性が悪くなり、スラリーの保持あるいは放液が悪くなる。ここで、見掛け密度とは、不織布の目付(単位面積当たりの重量)を厚さで除して算出する。
【0008】
次いで、得られた不織布に熱処理を施す。熱処理は、プレス機あるいは熱ローラー等で圧力を加える方法、あるいは不織布を加熱した後、ローラーで加圧する方法等が用いられる。不織布の表面および内部を適当な温度で熱加圧することにより、用途に応じた所望の基布を得ることが可能となる。熱処理温度は、例えば、70〜200℃が好ましく、100〜180℃が特に好ましい。熱処理時間は、30秒〜5分間程度である。かかる熱処理は、一段で行っても、二段以上の多段で行ってもよい。
【0009】
得られた不織布には、親水性を付与することが好ましい。CMPは、研磨スラリーを用いるため水に濡れた状態で行われ、不織布と研磨スラリーとの馴染みを良くするため不織布の吸水速度を上げることが好ましい。ここで、不織布の吸水速度を上げるため、用いられる不織布に親水性処理を行うが、用いられる親水性処理剤としては、例えば、被研磨物であるウエハーを金属汚染しないノニオン性のもの等が挙げられる。具体的には、アルキルおよびアリルポリオキシエチレンエ−テル、アルキルアリルホルムアルデヒド縮合ポリオキシエチレンエ−テル、ポリオキシエチレンポリオキシプロピルアルキルエ−テル、グリセリンエステルのポリオキシエチレンエ−テル、ポリエチレングリコ−ル脂肪酸エステル、ジメチルポリシロキサン−ポリオキシアルキレン共重合体等が好ましく挙げられる。不織布に該処理を施す方法としては、例えば、不織布を親水性処理剤に含浸し、次いでニップロールで絞る方法、あるいは不織布にメッシュロールで親水性処理剤を塗布する方法等が好ましく用いられる。該処理を行った後の不織布の吸水速度は、パッド表面に研磨スラリーを1ミリリットル落とした場合の吸収時間が1秒以上60秒以内であることが好ましく、15秒以上30秒以内であることが特に好ましい。一般的な研磨工程では、研磨スラリーをパッド上に流しはじめてから約1分以内に研磨が開始されるので、吸収時間は早いほど好ましい。
【0010】
更に、本発明の不織布は、湿潤状態での長時間の使用に耐えるため、湿潤強度の優れたものであることが好ましい。
【0011】
また、本発明では、不織布表面にロ−ルとの滑りを良くする、あるいは研磨パッドの面平滑性を良くする等の目的のため、ポリマ−溶液をメッシュロ−ル等で塗布しても良い。 本発明は、上記不織布を用いて、裏面への粘着剤テープの積層や、所定の円板サイズに裁断する等の後加工を行い、研磨パッドとする。ここで、得られた研磨パッド表面の硬度(JIS K6301 A型)は85°以上99°以下、好ましくは88°以上98°以下である。また、該研磨パッドは、その製造工程の途中、例えば、不織布を構成する繊維の段階、あるいは不織布を製造した段階等で、親水化処理を施し、得られた研磨パッドの吸水速度を、1秒/ml〜60秒/mlとすることが好ましく、15秒/ml〜40秒/mlとすることが特に好ましい。
【0012】
該研磨パッドは、更に必要に応じてパッド表面にパンチング(穴あけ)加工、グルービング(溝切り)加工等の2次加工を施してもよい。
【0013】
該研磨パッドは、それ単独でも充分な研磨速度を達成することができるが、更に高速の研磨速度を達成するために、特開平6−21028号公報、特開平6−77185号公報に記載されているように、基材の下層に弾性層を積層して研磨パッドを作成してもよい。弾性層を積層することは、被研磨物および研磨液膜を介して、研磨パッドに伝わる研磨圧力を圧接面内において、垂直かつ等分に伝え、研磨パッド自体の圧力変形をできるだけ小さく、かつ、均一に起こすことができるという点で、多くの研磨量を達成し、ウエハーの面ダレおよびフチダレを防ぐのに好ましい。ここで用いられる弾性層としては、ウレタンフォーム材料、不織布、ウレタンを含浸させた不織布等が好ましく用いられる。
【0014】
【実施例】
以下に実施例を示し、本発明を説明するが、本発明はこれらの実施例に限定されるものではない。
なお、実施例中以下の値は、下記測定方法によって求めた。
(1)不織布の見掛け密度
不織布の目付(単位面積あたりの重量)を厚さを除して算出した。
(2)研磨パッドの硬度
スプリング式硬さ試験A型を用いて、研磨パッド1枚を用いて測定する以外はJIS Kー6301に準拠して行った。
(3)湿潤強度
用意したサンプルを1分間水道水につけた後、JIS K−6550に準拠して引っ張り強度を測定した。
(4)吸水速度
研磨パッドの表面に、水1mlを落としたときの吸水時間を測定した。
【0015】
[実施例1]
・熱融着繊維
イソフタル酸成分を35モル%共重合させた融点130℃のポリエチレンテレフタレート共重合体を鞘部、固有粘度0.6のポリエチレンテレフタレートを芯部とした単糸繊度4デニール、繊維長51mmの芯鞘型複合繊維を、熱融着繊維として使用した。
【0016】
・非熱融着繊維
固有粘度0.6のポリエチレンテレフタレートを290℃で溶融紡糸して得た未延伸糸を、63℃の温水溶中で2.3倍に延伸し、次いで油剤を付与した後、押込型捲縮機によってクリンプをかけ、得られた単糸繊度2.0デニールの繊維を繊維長51mmにカットした。得られた繊維は、70℃の温水浴中に2分間浸漬したところ収縮率50%であった。この繊維を非熱融着繊維として使用した。
【0017】
・不織布の製造
上記熱融着繊維と非熱融着繊維とを33/67の重量比率で混合し、ローラーカードにかけて、ウエブとなし、キックアップバーブを9個有する針を装着したニードルロッカールームで、800本/cm2の打ち込み数でパンチングした。続いて、69℃の温水に1分間浸漬し、160℃の加熱ロールを2分間加熱し、目付600g/m2、見掛密度0.34の緻密な不織布を得た。
【0018】
・研磨パッドの製造
得られた不織布に、ポリウレタン樹脂と親水性ポリシリコンオイル溶液とをメッシュロールにて塗布し、該表面を160℃に加熱したロールに接触して2分間加熱処理を行った後、両面粘着テープを裏面に積層して研磨パッドを得た。該表面の硬度は92°、吸水速度30秒/ml、湿潤強度は22.4kg/cmであった。該研磨パッドを用いて、半導体ウエハーのCMPを行ったところ、従来の発泡硬質ポリウレタンの研磨パッドに比べて、研磨速度は、1.5倍であった。また、研磨パッド表面をダイアモンドで研削するドレッシングは不要で、ナイロン剛毛糸によるブラッシングのみで安定した研磨加工を継続できた。更に、被研磨物である半導体ウエハーの研磨平坦性も良好であり、研磨パッドの寿命も十分であった。
【0019】
[実施例2]
実施例1で用いたポリウレタン樹脂と親水性ポリシリコンオイルを塗布した不織布を、プレス面温度110℃に調節された平板プレス機にて40kgf/cm2の圧力で、90秒間加熱加圧処理を行い、表面の硬度95°、吸水速度35秒/ml、湿潤強度24.2kg/cmである研磨パッドを得た。
得られた研磨パッドを用いて半導体ウエハーのCMPを行ったところ、従来の発泡硬質ポリウレタンの研磨パッドに比べて、研磨速度は、1.7倍であった。また、研磨パッド表面を研削するドレッシングは不要で、ナイロン剛毛糸によるブラッシングのみで安定した研磨加工を継続できた。被研磨物である半導体ウエハーの研磨平坦性も良好であった。
【0020】
[比較例1]
実施例1で用いたポリウレタン樹脂と親水性ポリシリコンオイルを塗布した不織布を、表面を60℃に加熱したロールにして2分間加熱処理を行い、表面の硬度が80°、吸水速度40秒/ml、湿潤強度20.5kg/cmである研磨パッドを得た。得られた研磨パッドを用いて、半導体ウエハーのCMPを行ってみると、従来の発泡硬質ポリウレタンの研磨パッドに比べて、研磨速度は、0.4倍であった。
【0021】
[比較例2]
レーヨンからなる不織布に合成樹脂を含浸させた、表面の硬度が79°、吸水速度64秒/ml、湿潤強度0.18kg/cmの研磨パッドを用いて、半導体ウエハーのCMPを行った。
その結果、ウエハー50枚の研磨で破れ、パッドの寿命が実用上の要求に耐えられないものでありことがわかった。
【0022】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、半導体ウエハー用、液晶ガラス用、ハードディスク用等の精密研磨用、特にCMP用研磨パッドとして十分な硬度と湿潤強度を有し、かつ、簡易ドレッシングを行うことによって簡単に目詰まりを解消することが可能な優れた研磨パッドを提供することができる。[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a polishing pad for precision polishing such as for semiconductor wafers, liquid crystal glass, and hard disks. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polishing pad for chemical mechanical polishing (hereinafter referred to as “CMP”) used in a multilayer wiring forming process in a semiconductor device manufacturing process.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, there have been several proposals regarding a polishing pad for precision polishing.
[0003]
For example, JP-A-2-232173 and JP-A-4-115875 describe polishing pads made of polyurethane foam as polishing pads for semiconductor wafers and flat glass products, respectively. As the general required characteristics of the polishing pad, there are in-plane uniformity (flatness) as the speed of polishing speed, stability during polishing, and polishing accuracy. Inner uniformity (flatness) is important. Since it is necessary to harden the pad in order to satisfy the flatness, conventionally, a polishing pad made of a foamed sheet of a hard polyurethane resin has been used as a polishing pad for CMP of an oxide film. However, if the polishing pad is polished for a long time, the polishing agent and polishing debris used for polishing become clogged in the closed cell holes on the surface of the polishing pad, and the polishing pad is used each time it is used several times. There was an inconvenience that the surface had to be cut and dressed with diamond or the like. In addition, for this application, a polishing pad in which a nonwoven fabric made of rayon is impregnated with a synthetic resin is also used, but the polishing pad is not constantly used for a long time because the nonwoven fabric has low wet strength. The hardness was low and the flatness of the semiconductor wafer could not be fully satisfied. On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-59157 describes a polishing pad in which a nonwoven fabric made of an aromatic polyamide fiber is heat shrink-cured. However, the polishing pad had a hardness (JIS K6301 A type) of 82 ° and was insufficient to satisfy the flatness of the semiconductor wafer.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, the present inventors have sufficient hardness and wet strength with respect to polishing pads for precision polishing such as semiconductor wafers, liquid crystal glasses, and hard disks, especially CMP polishing pads, and diamond diamonds are used. As a result of intensive studies aimed at providing a polishing pad that can eliminate clogging only by simple dressing such as bristle brushing without performing dressing for grinding, the present invention was found and used for precision polishing. In particular, an excellent polishing pad for CMP was completed.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, the present invention is composed of a non-thermally fusible fibers which shrink by the heat fusible fiber and 70 ° C. in hot water 30% to 90%, an apparent density of, 0.25 g / cm 3 or more 0.5 g / cm A method for producing a polishing pad, comprising subjecting a nonwoven fabric having a temperature of 3 or less to a heat treatment so that the hardness of the polishing pad surface is 85 ° or more and 99 ° or less.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will be described in detail below.
The nonwoven fabric constituting the polishing pad of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is composed of fibers, but in order to improve the flatness required for the CMP polishing pad, the hardness of the resulting polishing pad surface (JIS K6301 A type) ) Must be 85 ° or more and 99 ° or less, preferably 88 ° or more and 98 ° or less, and chemical resistance that can withstand the strong acid and strong alkali of the polishing slurry is required. It is particularly preferable that the heat-bonding fiber and the non-heat-bonding fiber are used. Here, the component of the synthetic fiber used is not particularly limited as long as it is a fiber-forming resin, and examples thereof include polyester, polyamide, and polyolefin. The heat-sealable fiber is not particularly limited as long as the melting point is lower than that of the non-heat-sealable fiber, but is preferably a fiber-forming resin having a melting point of 180 ° C. or lower. As the fiber structure, for example, the entire fiber may be made of one kind of low melting point resin, or has a structure of a core-sheath type composite fiber made of two or more kinds, and the sheath part Only the low melting point resin may be used. Examples of the low melting point fiber-forming resin include copolymerized polyester copolymers, polyamide copolymers, polyethylene, polypropylene, and the like, and it is preferable to use copolymerized polyester copolymers. Examples of non-heat-bonding fibers include polyester fibers, polyamide fibers, polyurethane fibers, and the like, but it is preferable to use polyester fibers. In addition, it is preferable to use a heat-shrinkable fiber as the non-heat-bonding fiber for adjusting the density and hardness of the nonwoven fabric. Here, the heat-shrinkable fiber is preferably a fiber that shrinks 30% or more and 90% or less in warm water at 70 ° C., and particularly preferably a fiber that shrinks 35% or more and 70% or less. Furthermore, when using polyester fiber, in order to improve familiarity with an abrasive | polishing agent, it is preferable to give a hydrophilic treatment and to raise a water absorption speed | rate. In configuring the nonwoven fabric, the ratio of the heat-sealing fiber and the non-heat-sealing fiber is preferably 10 to 50% by weight: 50 to 90% by weight. If the proportion of the heat-fusible fiber is less than 10% by weight, the hardness of the polishing pad obtained even after the subsequent heat treatment is insufficient, and if the proportion of the heat-fusible fiber is more than 50% by weight, At this time, the fusion proceeds too much, the liquid permeability of the polishing slurry is deteriorated, and the polishing stability is inferior.
[0007]
Conventionally known methods such as a needle punch method, a spun bond method, a spun lace method, and a chemical bond method are used as a method for producing a nonwoven fabric from the fibers. For example, to create a non-woven fabric composed of the above-mentioned heat-bonded fibers and non-heat-bonded fibers, the short fibers obtained by cutting these two types of fibers into appropriate lengths are mixed, and roller cards, flat cards, etc. are used. Then, the opened and spun fibers are laminated mechanically or using an air stream. Thereafter, punching is performed with a needle with a barb using a needle locker or the like, or entanglement treatment is performed using a high-pressure water stream to obtain a nonwoven fabric. The apparent density of such a nonwoven fabric is preferably 0.25 or more and 0.5 or less, and particularly preferably 0.3 or more and 0.4 or less. If the apparent density of the nonwoven fabric is less than 0.25, the hardness of the resulting nonwoven fabric will be low, and if it is greater than 0.5, the eyes of the resulting nonwoven fabric will be too clogged, resulting in poor liquid permeability and retention or release of the slurry. Becomes worse. Here, the apparent density is calculated by dividing the basis weight (weight per unit area) of the nonwoven fabric by the thickness.
[0008]
Next, the obtained nonwoven fabric is subjected to heat treatment. For the heat treatment, a method of applying pressure with a press or a hot roller, or a method of heating the nonwoven fabric and then pressing with a roller is used. By applying heat and pressure to the surface and the inside of the nonwoven fabric at an appropriate temperature, it is possible to obtain a desired base fabric according to the application. For example, the heat treatment temperature is preferably 70 to 200 ° C, particularly preferably 100 to 180 ° C. The heat treatment time is about 30 seconds to 5 minutes. Such heat treatment may be performed in one stage or in multiple stages of two or more stages.
[0009]
It is preferable to impart hydrophilicity to the obtained nonwoven fabric. CMP is performed in a state wet with water for using a polishing slurry, it is preferable upper gel water absorption rate of the nonwoven fabric to improve the compatibility with the nonwoven fabric and the abrasive slurry. Since the upper gel water absorption rate of the nonwoven fabric, but nonwoven fabric performs hydrophilic treatment used, as the hydrophilic treatment agent used, for example, such as those nonionic without the wafer to be polished and metal contamination Is mentioned. Specifically, alkyl and allyl polyoxyethylene ether, alkylallyl formaldehyde condensed polyoxyethylene ether, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropyl alkyl ether, glycerol ester polyoxyethylene ether, polyethylene glycol- Preferable examples include fatty acid esters and dimethylpolysiloxane-polyoxyalkylene copolymers. As a method for applying the treatment to the nonwoven fabric, for example, a method of impregnating the nonwoven fabric with a hydrophilic treatment agent and then squeezing with a nip roll or a method of applying a hydrophilic treatment agent to the nonwoven fabric with a mesh roll is preferably used. The water absorption speed of the nonwoven fabric after the treatment is preferably such that the absorption time when 1 ml of polishing slurry is dropped on the pad surface is 1 second or more and 60 seconds or less, and 15 seconds or more and 30 seconds or less. Particularly preferred. In a general polishing process, the polishing is started within about 1 minute after the polishing slurry starts to flow on the pad.
[0010]
Furthermore, the nonwoven fabric of the present invention preferably has excellent wet strength in order to withstand long-term use in a wet state.
[0011]
In the present invention, the polymer solution may be applied to the nonwoven fabric surface with a mesh roll or the like for the purpose of improving the sliding with the roll or improving the surface smoothness of the polishing pad. The present invention uses the nonwoven fabric as described above to perform post-processing such as laminating an adhesive tape on the back surface and cutting it into a predetermined disc size to obtain a polishing pad. Here, the hardness (JIS K6301 A type) of the surface of the obtained polishing pad is 85 ° to 99 °, preferably 88 ° to 98 °. In addition, the polishing pad is subjected to a hydrophilization treatment in the course of the manufacturing process, for example, at the stage of fibers constituting the nonwoven fabric or at the stage of manufacturing the nonwoven fabric, and the water absorption rate of the resulting polishing pad is set to 1 second. / Ml to 60 seconds / ml is preferable, and 15 seconds to 40 seconds / ml is particularly preferable.
[0012]
The polishing pad may further be subjected to secondary processing such as punching (drilling) and grooving (grooving) on the pad surface as necessary.
[0013]
The polishing pad alone can achieve a sufficient polishing rate. However, in order to achieve a higher polishing rate, it is described in JP-A-6-21028 and JP-A-6-77185. As described above, the polishing pad may be formed by laminating an elastic layer on the lower layer of the substrate. By laminating the elastic layer, the polishing pressure transmitted to the polishing pad is transmitted vertically and equally through the workpiece and the polishing liquid film, and the pressure deformation of the polishing pad itself is minimized as much as possible, and It is preferable to achieve a large amount of polishing and to prevent surface sagging and sag of the wafer in that it can occur uniformly. As the elastic layer used here, a urethane foam material, a nonwoven fabric, a nonwoven fabric impregnated with urethane, or the like is preferably used.
[0014]
【Example】
EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.
In the examples, the following values were determined by the following measurement methods.
(1) Apparent density of nonwoven fabric The basis weight (weight per unit area) of the nonwoven fabric was calculated by dividing the thickness.
(2) Hardness of polishing pad This was performed in accordance with JIS K-6301 except that measurement was performed using one polishing pad using a spring type hardness test type A.
(3) Wet strength After the prepared sample was immersed in tap water for 1 minute, the tensile strength was measured according to JIS K-6550.
(4) Water absorption rate The water absorption time when 1 ml of water was dropped on the surface of the polishing pad was measured.
[0015]
[Example 1]
・ Fusion fiber 4 denier, fiber length: Polyethylene terephthalate copolymer with a melting point of 130 ° C., copolymerized with 35 mol% of heat-bonded fiber isophthalic acid component, and core of polyethylene terephthalate with intrinsic viscosity of 0.6 A 51 mm core-sheath type composite fiber was used as a heat-sealing fiber.
[0016]
After unstretched yarn obtained by melt spinning polyethylene terephthalate having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.6 at 290 ° C. in a warm water solution of 63 ° C. and then applying an oil agent Then, crimping was performed by an indentation type crimping machine, and the obtained fiber having a single yarn fineness of 2.0 denier was cut into a fiber length of 51 mm. The obtained fiber was immersed in a warm water bath at 70 ° C. for 2 minutes and had a shrinkage of 50%. This fiber was used as a non-heat-fusion fiber.
[0017]
・ Production of nonwoven fabric In the needle locker room equipped with a needle having nine kick-up barbs, mixing the above-mentioned heat-bonded fibers and non-heat-bonded fibers in a weight ratio of 33/67, putting them on a roller card, forming a web. Punching was performed with a number of drivings of 800 pieces / cm 2 . Subsequently, it was immersed in warm water at 69 ° C. for 1 minute, and a heating roll at 160 ° C. was heated for 2 minutes to obtain a dense nonwoven fabric having a basis weight of 600 g / m 2 and an apparent density of 0.34.
[0018]
・ Manufacture of polishing pad After applying polyurethane resin and hydrophilic polysilicon oil solution to the nonwoven fabric obtained with a mesh roll, and contacting the surface with a roll heated to 160 ° C. for 2 minutes. Then, a double-sided adhesive tape was laminated on the back surface to obtain a polishing pad. The surface had a hardness of 92 °, a water absorption rate of 30 seconds / ml, and a wet strength of 22.4 kg / cm. When CMP of the semiconductor wafer was performed using the polishing pad, the polishing rate was 1.5 times that of the conventional foamed hard polyurethane polishing pad. In addition, dressing for grinding the polishing pad surface with diamond was unnecessary, and stable polishing could be continued only by brushing with nylon bristle yarn. Furthermore, the polishing flatness of the semiconductor wafer as the object to be polished was good, and the life of the polishing pad was sufficient.
[0019]
[Example 2]
The nonwoven fabric coated with the polyurethane resin and hydrophilic polysilicon oil used in Example 1 was heated and pressurized for 90 seconds at a pressure of 40 kgf / cm 2 using a flat plate press adjusted to a press surface temperature of 110 ° C. A polishing pad having a surface hardness of 95 °, a water absorption rate of 35 seconds / ml, and a wet strength of 24.2 kg / cm was obtained.
When CMP of the semiconductor wafer was performed using the obtained polishing pad, the polishing rate was 1.7 times that of the conventional foamed hard polyurethane polishing pad. In addition, dressing to grind the surface of the polishing pad was unnecessary, and stable polishing could be continued only by brushing with nylon bristle yarn. The polishing flatness of the semiconductor wafer as the object to be polished was also good.
[0020]
[Comparative Example 1]
The nonwoven fabric coated with the polyurethane resin and hydrophilic polysilicon oil used in Example 1 was heated for 2 minutes using a roll whose surface was heated to 60 ° C., the surface hardness was 80 °, and the water absorption rate was 40 seconds / ml. A polishing pad having a wet strength of 20.5 kg / cm was obtained. When CMP of the semiconductor wafer was performed using the obtained polishing pad, the polishing rate was 0.4 times that of the conventional foamed hard polyurethane polishing pad.
[0021]
[Comparative Example 2]
A semiconductor wafer was subjected to CMP using a polishing pad in which a non-woven fabric made of rayon was impregnated with a synthetic resin and had a surface hardness of 79 °, a water absorption rate of 64 seconds / ml, and a wet strength of 0.18 kg / cm.
As a result, it was found that the wafer was broken by polishing 50 wafers and the life of the pad could not withstand practical requirements.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it has sufficient hardness and wet strength as a polishing pad for precision polishing, particularly for CMP, for semiconductor wafers, liquid crystal glass, and hard disks, and is easily clogged by performing simple dressing. It is possible to provide an excellent polishing pad that can eliminate the problem.
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