摘要 |
Polishing pads for use in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) or polishing elements/surfaces of such pads are made from a combination of immiscible polymers, for example polyurethane and polyolefin. The polymers are selected on the basis of interfacial interaction, melt index and ratios of melt indices between the polymer phases-a matrix phase and a dispersed phase. By selecting the polymer system such that the two polymers are immiscible in one another and preferentially form separate domains; the dispersed phase can be removed when conditioning or polishing processes expose it. The melt index of individual polymers and the ratio of melt indices determines dispersability of a smaller phase into the matrix, hence the phase size.
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