DEVICE FOR POLISHING THE EDGE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE

摘要

The invention relates to a device for chemical and mechanical polishing of the edge of a semiconductor substrate comprising a protruding residual topography in a peripheral region of the substrate resulting from a layer transfer process based on an ion implantation step, a bonding step and a detachment step, such as Smart-CutTM. To be able to remove this step- like region, the device comprises a polishing pad, wherein the polishing pad is arranged and configured such that its cross section in a plane perpendicular to the surface of a substrate holder is curved. The invention furthermore relates to a pad holder used in the device and a method for polishing a semiconductor substrate comprising a protruding residual topography.