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http://dx.doi.org/10.9725/kstle.2016.32.2.44

Study on the Lapping Characteristics of Sapphire Wafer by using a Fixed Abrasive Plate  

Lee, Taekyung (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Lee, Sangjik (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Jo, Wonseok (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Jeong, Haedo (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan University)
Kim, Hyoungjae (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
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Tribology and Lubricants / v.32, no.2, 2016 , pp. 44-49 More about this Journal
Abstract
Diamond mechanical polishing (DMP) is a crucial process in a sapphire wafering process to improve flatness and achieve the target thickness by using free abrasives. In a DMP process, material removal rate (MRR) is a key factor to reduce process time and cost. Controlling mechanical parameters, such as velocity and pressure, can increase the MRR in a DMP process. However, there are limitations of using high velocities and pressures for achieving a high MRR owing to their side effects. In this paper, we present the lapping characteristics and improvement of MRR by using a fixed abrasive plate through an experimental study. The change in MRR as a function of velocity and pressure follows Preston's equation. The surface roughness of a wafer decreases as the plate velocity and pressure increases. We observe a sharp decrease in MRR over the lapping time at a high velocity and pressure in the velocity and pressure test. An analysis of surface roughness (Rq and Rpk) indicates that wear of abrasives decreases the MRR sharply. In order to investigate the effect of abrasive wear on the MRR, we utilize a cutting fluid and a rough wafer. The cutting fluid delays the wear of abrasives resulting in improvement of MRR drop. The rough wafer maintains the MRR at a stable rate by self-dressing.
Keywords
fixed abrasive; free abrasive; lapping characteristic; self-dress; sapphire wafer;
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