Chemical mechanical planarization shallow trench isolation

The acceptance of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) as a manufacturable process for state-of-the-art interconnect technology has made it possible to rely on CMP technology for numerous semiconductor manufacturing process applications. These applications include shallow trench isolation (STI), deep trench capacitors, local tungsten interconnects, inter-level-dielectric (ILD) planarization, and copper damascene. In this chapter. 

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