Abstract: A method for polishing a wafer in order to correct a shape of a polished wafer subjected to polishing, by pressing the wafer to a polishing pad while continuously supplying a composition for polishing containing water to perform correction-polishing, the method including the steps of: measuring the shape of the polished wafer before performing the correction-polishing; determining, in accordance with the measured shape of the polished wafer, a kind and concentration of a surfactant to be contained in the composition for polishing; and performing the correction-polishing while supplying the composition for polishing adjusted on a basis of the determined kind and concentration of the surfactant. This provides a method and apparatus for polishing a wafer that make it possible to reduce, in the latter polishing step, a variation in the shape of the wafer that occurred in a preceding polishing step.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polishing head, includes: forming, on a lower end surface of an intermediate plate, a groove which extends from an inlet of an incompressible fluid to an outer peripheral portion of the intermediate plate and a groove which extends from an outlet of air to the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate plate, also including, after attaching an elastic film to a lower end surface of a rigid ring and coupling an upper end surface of the rigid ring with the lower end surface of the intermediate plate to form a space section: depressurizing the inside of the space section; and discharging the air in the space section from the outlet while pouring the incompressible fluid into the space section from the inlet after the depressurizing, and closing the inlet and outlet to seal the incompressible fluid in the space section.

Abstract: A polishing method including polishing to polish a surface of a wafer by sliding the wafer held by a polishing head on a surface of a polishing pad while supplying a polishing slurry to the polishing pad attached to a turntable, the method including correlation derivation to obtain a correlation between a surface temperature of the polishing pad and a haze level of a wafer polished with the use of the polishing pad in advance before performing the polishing, and also the wafer is polished in the polishing while controlling the surface temperature of the polishing pad based on the correlation between the surface temperature of the polishing pad and the haze level of the wafer polished with the use of the polishing pad. Consequently, the polishing method can control a haze in polishing a wafer and thereby prolong the service life of the polishing pad.

Abstract: A polishing method including polishing to polish a surface of a wafer by sliding the wafer held by a polishing head on a surface of a polishing pad while supplying a polishing slurry to the polishing pad attached to a turntable, the method including correlation derivation to obtain a correlation between a surface temperature of the polishing pad and a haze level of a wafer polished with the use of the polishing pad in advance before performing the polishing, and also the wafer is polished in the polishing while controlling the surface temperature of the polishing pad based on the correlation between the surface temperature of the polishing pad and the haze level of the wafer polished with the use of the polishing pad. Consequently, the polishing method can control a haze in polishing a wafer and thereby prolong the service life of the polishing pad.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polishing head, includes: forming, on a lower end surface of an intermediate plate, a groove which extends from an inlet of an incompressible fluid to an outer peripheral portion of the intermediate plate and a groove which extends from an outlet of air to the outer peripheral portion of the intermediate plate, also including, after attaching an elastic film to a lower end surface of a rigid ring and coupling an upper end surface of the rigid ring with the lower end surface of the intermediate plate to form a space section: depressurizing the inside of the space section; and discharging the air in the space section from the outlet while pouring the incompressible fluid into the space section from the inlet after the depressurizing, and closing the inlet and outlet to seal the incompressible fluid in the space section.