METHOD OF PROCESSING WAFER
To prevent a device from being damaged by cracks generated when trimming a chamfering portion of a wafer.SOLUTION: A method of processing a wafer is provided, the method comprising: a trimming step in which a blade 613 is caused to cut into a chamfering portion Wd from a surface Wa of a wafer W to a...
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Zusammenfassung: | To prevent a device from being damaged by cracks generated when trimming a chamfering portion of a wafer.SOLUTION: A method of processing a wafer is provided, the method comprising: a trimming step in which a blade 613 is caused to cut into a chamfering portion Wd from a surface Wa of a wafer W to a depth reaching a finished thickness L1 and is cut along the outer peripheral edge to remove the chamfering portion Wd; and after the performance of the trimming step, a grinding step of grinding the back surface Wb of the wafer to reduce the thickness to the finished thickness L1. Before the performance of the trimming step, the method further comprises a laser processing step in which an annular modified region M is formed extending from the wafer surface Wa to a cutting depth of the blade 613 by irradiating the wafer W with a laser beam of a wavelength having transmissivity along the outer peripheral edge, in an outer peripheral surplus area Wa2 and on the inside of the wafer from a position Y2 where the blade 613 is caused to cut into in the trimming step. Thereby, extension of cracks generated in the trimming step to a device region Wa1 is to be stopped by the annular modified region M.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8
【課題】ウェーハの面取り部をトリミングする際に発生するクラックによりデバイスが損傷しないようにする。【解決手段】ウェーハWの表面Waから面取り部Wdにブレード613を仕上げ厚みL1に至る深さへと切り込ませるとともに外周縁に沿って切削し面取り部Wdを除去するトリミングステップと、トリミングステップ実施後、ウェーハ裏面Wbを研削して仕上げ厚みL1へと薄化する研削ステップと、を備え、トリミングステップ実施前に、外周余剰領域Wa2で且つトリミングステップでブレード613を切り込ませる位置Y2よりもウェーハ内側でウェーハWに対して透過性を有する波長のレーザビームを外周縁に沿って照射してウェーハ表面Waからブレード613の切り込み深さに至る環状改質領域Mを形成するレーザ加工ステップと、を更に備え、トリミングステップで発生したクラックがデバイス領域Wa1に伸長することを環状改質領域Mでせき止めるウェーハの加工方法。【選択図】図8 |
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