Claims
- 1. A polishing article, comprising:
a body; a patterned surface on the body, comprising:
a plurality of raised upper polishing areas; a recessed area defined by the plurality of raised upper polishing areas; and a contoured surface disposed at a perimeter of and extending from each of the plurality of raised upper polishing areas.
- 2. The polishing article of claim 1, wherein the contoured surface is selected from the group of an inclined surface, a rounded surface, or combinations thereof.
- 3. The polishing article of claim 1, wherein the recessed area defines a pattern selected from at least one of concentric circles, spiraling grooves, serpentine grooves, linear grooves and a combination thereof.
- 4. The polishing article of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of islands defined by the plurality of raised upper polishing areas and the recessed area.
- 5. The polishing article of claim 4, wherein each of the plurality of islands comprises a sidewall and wherein the contoured surface of each of the plurality of islands extends between the perimeter of the respective raised upper polishing area and an upper end of the sidewall.
- 6. The polishing article of claim 4, wherein each of the plurality of islands are polygonal and the contoured surface of each of the plurality of islands is located at each corner of each of the plurality of islands and is discontinuous about the perimeter.
- 7. The polishing article of claim 4, wherein each of the plurality of islands comprise a shape selected from one of a circle and a polygon.
- 8. The polishing article of claim 7, wherein the contoured surface is selected from the group of an inclined surface, a rounded surface, or combinations thereof.
- 9. A chemical mechanical polishing article, comprising:
a body; and a patterned surface comprising a plurality of slurry distribution grooves and a plurality of islands on the body, each of the plurality of the islands comprising:
an upper polishing surface; a sidewall defining at least a portion of the plurality of slurry distribution grooves; and a contoured surface disposed between the upper polishing area and the sidewall.
- 10. The chemical mechanical polishing article of claim 9, wherein the contoured surface of each of the plurality of islands extends between a perimeter of the respective raised upper polishing area and an upper end of the sidewall.
- 11. The chemical mechanical polishing article of claim 9, wherein the contoured surface is selected from the group of an inclined surface, a rounded surface, or combinations thereof.
- 12. The chemical mechanical polishing article of claim 9, wherein the sidewalls of each of the plurality of islands extend orthogonally from a floor of the plurality of grooves.
- 13. The chemical mechanical polishing article of claim 9, wherein the body further comprises a platen mounting surface on a face of the body opposite the patterned surface.
- 14. A chemical mechanical polishing article, comprising:
a body; a patterned surface comprising a plurality of slurry distribution grooves and a plurality of the islands on the body, each of the plurality of the islands comprising:
a base portion comprising a sidewall defining at least a portion of the plurality of slurry distribution grooves; and a tip portion disposed on the base and having a decreasing diameter from the base portion to an upper polishing surface.
- 15. The chemical mechanical polishing article of claim 14, wherein the tip portion comprises a contoured surface disposed between the upper polishing surface and the sidewall.
- 16. A method of polishing materials disposed on a substrate, comprising:
contacting a patterned surface of a chemical mechanical polishing article with material disposed on a substrate surface, wherein the patterned surface comprises a plurality of slurry distribution grooves and a plurality of the islands on the body, each of the plurality of the islands comprising:
a base portion comprising a sidewall defining at least a portion of the plurality of slurry distribution grooves; and a tip portion disposed on the base and having a decreasing diameter from the base portion to an upper polishing surface; and providing relative motion between the patterned surface and the substrate.
- 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the material comprises at least one of a low k dielectric, copper and a combination thereof.
- 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the tip portion comprises a contoured surface disposed between the upper polishing surface and the sidewall.
- 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the contoured surface is selected from the group of an inclined surface, a rounded surface, or combinations thereof.
- 20. The method of claim 16, further comprising flowing a slurry between the chemical mechanical polishing article and the material disposed on the substrate.
- 21. The method of claim 16, wherein the relative motion comprises at least one of relative rotational motion, relative linear motion and intermittent motion.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. provisional patent application serial No. 60/328,434, filed Oct. 11, 2001, which is herein incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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