Total Thickness Variation is an important measurement done on Prime wafers at final inspection. It is done on a flatness checking machine like the ADE system pictured above. TTV represents the difference between the minimum and maximum thickness measured on the wafer. A typical number on a good 8" Prime wafer would be < 15 um (of course as you read this the art of wafer polishing is advancing and better and better TTV's are being reported). We have seen "test" wafers with high TTV's and a high Taper reading that look like a wedge
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