Advances in CMP Polishing Technologies For The Manhufacture of Electronic Devices

CMP and polishing are the most precise processes used to finish the surfaces of mechanical and electronic or semiconductor components. Advances in CMP/Polishing Technologies for Manufacture of Electronic Devices presents the latest developments and technological innovations in the field - making cutting-edge R&D accessible to the wider engineering community. Most of the applications of these processes are kept as confidential as possible (proprietary information), and specific details are not seen in professional or technical journals and magazines. This book makes these processes and applications accessible to a wider industrial and academic audience. Building on the fundamentals of tribology - the science of friction, wear and lubrication - the authors explore the practical applications of CMP and polishing across various market sectors. Due to the high pace of development of the electronics and semiconductors industry, many of the presented processes and applications come from these industries. Demystifies scientific developments and technological innovations, opening them up for new applications and process improvements in the semiconductor industry and other areas of precision engineering. Explores stock removal mechanisms in CMP and polishing, and the challenges involved in predicting the outcomes of abrasive processes in high-precision environments. The authors bring together the latest innovations and research from the USA and Japan.

Toshiro Doi is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kyushu University, Japan. He earned his PhD from the University of Tokyo in 1985. He was a visiting professor at the University of Arizona in USA from 2003 to 2005. His research covers precision processing including CMP technology and its applications. He is chairman of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering's Planarization CMP Committee, and of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science's 136th Committee on Future-oriented Machining. Ioan D. Marinescu is Professor of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo. He is also the Director of the Precision Micro-Machining Center at Toledo University's College of Engineering. He has a PhD in Manufacturing Processes, an Honorary Doctorate from University of lashi, Romania, and is member of numerous international professional organizations: JSPE, SME, ASME, ASPE, CIRP, IDA, ASAT, NAMRI. Syuhei, Kurokawa is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kyushu University. His research fields include the measurement and evaluation of gear accuracy, characterization of surface topography, nanomachining of micro machine elements and measuring devices, and planarization CMP technology of device wafers.