Inventors:
Fred C. Redeker - Fremont CA, US
John M. Boyd - Atascadero CA, US
Yezdi Dordi - Palo Alto CA, US
Sabir A. Majumder - Fremont CA, US
Simon McClatchie - Fremont CA, US
Assignee:
Lam Research Corporation - Fremont CA
International Classification:
B24B 1/00
B24B 7/19
B24B 7/30
Abstract:
A method for producing a normalized surface on a substrate for a chemical mechanical planarization process is provided. The method initiates with grinding a surface of the substrate with a first surface associated with a first planarization length. The method includes planarizing the surface of the substrate with a second surface associated with a second planarization length. Here, the second planarization length being less than the first planarization length. A system for processing a semiconductor substrate is also provided.