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A type of CMP scratches with an embedded particle and a comet-like tail has been studied. The nature of the embedded particle was found to be silica which suggested that the source came from barrier metal polishing step. The inclusion of a pad-cleaning step during barrier polishing was found to reduce the defect significantly. This pad cleaning step reduce hydrophobicity of the polishing pad. Through...
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