Patent Publication Number: US-11376704-B2

Title: Method of identifying trajectory of eddy current sensor, method of calculating substrate polishing progress, method of stopping operation of substrate polishing apparatus, method of regularizing substrate polishing progress, program for executing the same, and non-transitory recording medium that records program

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority of the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-119242, filed on Jun. 22, 2018, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a method of identifying a trajectory of an eddy current sensor, a method of calculating a substrate polishing progress, a method of stopping operation of a substrate polishing apparatus, a method of regularizing the substrate polishing progress, a program for executing such methods, and a non-transitory recording medium that records the program. 
     BACKGROUND 
     There is known a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) apparatus as one of semiconductor device fabrication machines. A representative CMP apparatus has a polishing table installed with a polishing pad and a polishing head installed with a substrate. In the representative CMP apparatus, a substrate is polished by rotating at least one of the polishing table and the polishing head while a polish liquid is supplied to the polishing pad, and the polishing pad comes into contact with the substrate. 
     A CMP apparatus having an endpoint detection sensor for detecting a substrate polishing amount or a substrate polishing endpoint is known in the art. As one of the endpoint detection sensors, there is known a sensor capable of detecting a substrate polishing amount or a substrate polishing endpoint using eddy currents (hereinafter, referred to as “eddy current sensor”). The eddy current sensor is configured to detect a thickness of a conductive layer on a substrate surface. 
     A signal output from the eddy current sensor may change depending on any other factors as well as the thickness of the conductive layer on the substrate surface. Therefore, in order to detect the substrate polishing endpoint using the eddy current sensor with high accuracy, it is necessary to consider a factor that changes amplitude of the signal output from the eddy current sensor. 
     A factor that changes the amplitude of the signal output from the eddy current sensor may change depending on a place of the substrate. Therefore, in order to detect the substrate polishing endpoint using the eddy current sensor with high accuracy, it is necessary to specify a trajectory of the eddy current sensor as seen from the substrate. In this regard, it is therefore an object of this application to specify a trajectory of the eddy current sensor as seen from the substrate. 
     SUMMARY 
     This application discloses a method of identifying a trajectory of an eddy current sensor as seen from a substrate in a substrate polishing apparatus as one embodiment. The substrate polishing apparatus includes a polishing table provided with the eddy current sensor and configured to be rotatable and a polishing head positioned to face the polishing table and configured to be rotatable. The substrate is installable on a surface facing the polishing table. The method includes: obtaining a sensor output map that is a map representing an output signal of the eddy current sensor for a whole surface to be polished of the substrate as three-dimensional data; polishing the substrate by pressing the substrate to the polishing table while rotating the polishing head installed with the substrate and the polishing table; obtaining a profile of a real-time polishing signal that is a signal output from the eddy current sensor during polishing of the substrate as two-dimensional data; and extracting a trajectory having a profile most similar to the profile of the real-time polishing signal as two-dimensional data from the sensor output map as three-dimensional data and identifying the extracted trajectory as a trajectory of the eddy current sensor as seen from the substrate. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is front view illustrating a substrate polishing apparatus (CMP apparatus) according to an embodiment of this disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating a trajectory of an eddy current sensor on a substrate as seen from the substrate; 
         FIG. 3  is a flowchart for describing a method according to an embodiment of this disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating a first sensor output map; 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram illustrating a second sensor output map; 
         FIG. 6A  is a front view illustrating a CMP apparatus provided with a controller having an image processing unit; 
         FIG. 6B  is a front view illustrating a CMP apparatus connected to a cloud or fog via a router; 
         FIG. 6C  is a front view illustrating a CMP apparatus connected to the cloud or fog via a router having an edge computing function; 
         FIG. 7  is a front view illustrating a CMP apparatus further having an optical sensor; 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating a sensor output map for describing steps  320  and  330 ; 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram illustrating a profile of a real-time polishing signal for description purposes; 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating profiles A-A′, B-B′ and C-C′; and 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating the profile of the real-time polishing signal of  FIG. 9  and the profile C-C′ by overlapping them. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       FIG. 1  is a front view illustrating a substrate polishing apparatus  100  according to an embodiment of this disclosure. The substrate polishing apparatus  100  according to this embodiment is a CMP apparatus  100 . However, the substrate polishing apparatus  100  is not limited to the CMP apparatus. Any type of the substrate polishing apparatus  100  may also be employed as long as a substrate can be polished by rotating a polishing table provided with an eddy current sensor. 
     The CMP apparatus  100  includes a polishing table  110 , a polishing head  120 , and a liquid supply mechanism  130 . The CMP apparatus  100  may further include a controller  140  for controlling each element. The controller  140  may include, for example, a storage device  141 , a processor  142 , and an input/output device  143 . 
     A polishing pad  111  is detachably installed on an upper surface of the polishing table  110 . Here, the “upper surface” of the polishing table  110  refers to a surface of the polishing table  110  facing the polishing head  120 . Therefore, the “upper surface” of the polishing table  110  is not limited to a “surface located upward in a vertical direction”. The polishing head  120  is provided to face the polishing table  110 . A surface of the polishing head  120  facing the polishing table  110  is detachably installed with a substrate  121 . The liquid supply mechanism  130  is configured to supply a polish liquid such as slurry to the polishing pad  111 . Note that the liquid supply mechanism  130  may also be configured to supply a cleaning liquid or a chemical solution in addition to the polish liquid. 
     The CMP apparatus  100  may cause the substrate  121  to come into contact with the polishing pad  111  by lowering the polishing head  120  using a vertical movement mechanism (not shown). However, the vertical movement mechanism may also be configured to vertically move the polishing table  110 . The polishing table  110  and the polishing head  120  are rotated by a motor or the like (not shown). The CMP apparatus  100  polishes the substrate  121  by rotating both the polishing table  110  and the polishing head  120  while the substrate  121  and the polishing pad  111  come into contact with each other. 
     The CMP apparatus  100  may further include an airbag  122  segmented into a plurality of sections. The airbag  122  may be provided in the polishing head  120 . Additionally or alternatively, the airbag  122  may be provided in the polishing table  110 . The airbag  122  is a member for adjusting a polishing pressure of the substrate  121  for each section of the substrate  121 . The airbag  122  is configured to change its volume depending on the air pressure introduced to the inside. Note that, although the terminology “air” bag is used, any fluid such as a nitrogen gas or pure water other than the air may also be introduced into the airbag  122 . 
     An eddy current sensor  150  is provided inside the polishing table  110 . Specifically, the eddy current sensor  150  is provided in a location passing through a center of the substrate  121  that is being polished. The eddy current sensor  150  generates eddy currents in a conductive layer on the surface of the substrate  121 . The eddy current sensor  150  further detects a thickness of the conductive layer on the surface of the substrate  121  from a change of impedance caused by a magnetic field generated by the eddy current. The eddy current sensor  150  (or a controller  140  connected to the eddy current sensor  150  or an operator who reads the output of the eddy current sensor  150 ) can detect a substrate polishing endpoint from the detected thickness of the conductive layer. 
     Here, the amplitude of the signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  changes depending on a factor other than the thickness of the conductive layer on the surface of the substrate  121 . A factor that changes the amplitude of the signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  may include, for example, a density and width of a wiring line formed on the substrate  121 , whether or not there is an underlying wiring line, or the like. Therefore, in order to detect a progressing state of the substrate polishing or detect the substrate polishing endpoint with high accuracy, it is necessary to consider a factor that changes the amplitude of the signal output from the eddy current sensor  150 . Note that, here, the “underlying wiring line” refers to a wiring line not exposed on the surface of the substrate  121 . Therefore, in  FIG. 1 , the wiring line placed downward in the vertical direction is the underlying wiring line. However, depending on the orientation of the substrate  121 , it is difficult to say that the “underlying” wiring line is placed downward in the vertical direction at all times. Furthermore, although the terminology “wiring line” is employed, the shape of the wiring is not limited to the line shape. 
     The factor that changes the amplitude of the signal (for example, the density and width of the wiring line, whether or not there is an underlying wiring line, or the like as described above) may change depending on where the substrate  121  is provided. Therefore, in order to detect the substrate polishing endpoint with high accuracy using the eddy current sensor  150 , it is necessary to specify which position of the substrate  121  the eddy current sensor  150  measures. In other words, in order to detect the substrate polishing endpoint with high accuracy using the eddy current sensor  150 , it is necessary to specify a trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121 . 
     Here, in a case where there is no dimensional error, assembly error, rotation speed error, or the like in each part (hereinafter, referred to as an “ideal situation”) at all, and the rotation speeds of the polishing table  110  and the polishing head  120  are combined at a predetermined ratio, the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate is limited to several cases. For example, in a case where the rotation speed of the polishing table  110  is set to “70 rpm (70 min −1 )”, and the rotation speed of the polishing head  120  is set to 77 rpm (77 min −1 ), the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121  has the trajectory on the substrate  121  illustrated in  FIG. 2 .  FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating the substrate  121  as seen from the front side, in which the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  is indicated by a solid line added with an arrow. Under this condition, the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  rotates by 36° whenever the polishing table  110  rotates by one turn. In other words, an interval θ of the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121  is “36°”.Therefore, the number of trajectories in this case becomes “ten” (360°/36°=10). Note that the reference numerals “1” to “10” in  FIG. 2  denote first to tenth cycles of the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150 . 
     If the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121  is limited to several cases, it is not necessary to specify the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150 , or it is not difficult to specify the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150 . However, in reality, it is difficult to place the CMP apparatus  100  under the ideal situation. In addition, it is difficult to say that the rotation speed of the polishing table  110  and the rotation speed of the polishing head  120  are constant at all times. Depending on the polishing process, the rotation speed of the polishing table  110  and the rotation speed of the polishing head  120  may change during the polishing of the substrate  121 . Therefore, in a real CMP apparatus, it is difficult to say that the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  is limited. 
     In this regard, a method according to one embodiment of this disclosure includes:
         obtaining a map indicating amplitude of an output signal of the eddy current sensor  150  for the entire surface of the substrate  121  to be polished (hereinafter, referred to as a “sensor output map”) as three-dimensional data;   obtaining a profile of a real-time polishing signal as two-dimensional data, in which the real-time polishing signal is a signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  while the substrate  121  is polished by rotating the polishing table  110  and the polishing head  120 ; and   extracting, from the sensor output map which is the three-dimensional data, a trajectory having a profile most similar to the profile of the real-time polishing signal which is the two-dimensional data.       

     As a result, the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate is identified.  FIG. 3  is a flowchart illustrating a method according to an embodiment of this disclosure. In the following description, first, a method of obtaining the sensor output map will be described, and then, a method of using the sensor output map will be described. 
     Step  300  is a step of obtaining the sensor output map as three-dimensional data. The obtained sensor output map may be stored in the storage device  141 . As described above, the sensor output map shows amplitude of the output signal of the eddy current sensor  150  for the entire surface of the substrate  121  to be polished. Therefore, data points of the sensor output map are located on the substrate  121  in a two-dimensional manner. Since the output signal of the eddy current sensor  150  is recorded for each data point, the sensor output map becomes three-dimensional data (totally, three-dimensional data including two-dimensional data for representing the location and one-dimensional data for representing the amplitude of the output signal). The sensor output map preferably has a resolution (number of data points) by which a change of the output signal of the eddy current sensor  150  can be sufficiently resolved). For example, the number of data points of the sensor output map is preferably set to 100×100 points or more although it depends on the size of the substrate  121 , the wiring shape on the substrate  121 , and the like. More preferably, the number of data points is set to 1000×1000 points or more. However, the data points of the sensor output map may be represented by any other coordinate system such as an rθ-coordinate system other than the XY-coordinate system. 
     The sensor output map may be obtained, for example, by being generated from a real output signal of the eddy current sensor  150 . The sensor output map is produced from a signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  by operating the CMP apparatus  100 , and more specifically, by rotating the polishing table  110  and the polishing head  120 . 
     The interval θ of the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121  to create the sensor output map is preferably set to an interval by which a change of the output signal of the eddy current sensor  150  can be sufficiently resolved. For example, the rotation speeds of the polishing table  110  and the polishing head  120  to create the sensor output map are set such that the interval θ of the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121  becomes equal to or smaller than 10°. For example, in a case where the interval θ of the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121  is exactly “2°”, the number of the trajectories becomes “180 (360°/2°=180)”. As the eddy current sensor  150  passes through a plurality of trajectories on the substrate  121 , the signal of the eddy current sensor  150  is output for nearly the entire surface of the substrate  121 . The sensor output map can be created and obtained from the output signal for nearly the entire surface of the substrate  121 . As another setting, for example, the rotation speed of the polishing table  110  may be set to “60 rpm”, and the rotation speed of the polishing table of the polishing head  120  may be set to “61 rpm”. In this case, the interval θ becomes approximately “6°”. In addition, it is known that the substrate  121  can rotate inside the polishing head  120  or on the polishing head  120  during the polishing of the substrate  121 . In a case where this rotation phenomenon of the substrate  121  may occur, the rotation phenomenon of the substrate  121  may be considered when the interval θ is calculated. For example, the rotation speed of the substrate  121  may be calculated from a formula “(rotation number of polishing head  120 )×(inner diameter of polishing head  120 )/(outer diameter of substrate  121 )”. In addition, when the sensor output map is created and obtained, a plurality of combinations of the rotation speeds of the polishing table  110  and the eddy current sensor  150  may also be used. 
     In order to create the sensor output map, it is necessary to allow the eddy current sensor  150  to pass through a plurality of trajectories. In order to allow the eddy current sensor  150  to pass through a plurality of trajectories, it is necessary to rotate the polishing table  110  many times. For example, in a case where the interval θ is set to exactly “2°”, it is necessary to rotate the polishing table  110  at least by 180°. In a case where a polishing agent remains in the polishing pad  111 , it is considered that the polishing of the substrate  121  proceeds while the polishing table  110  rotates several times. If the polishing of the substrate  121  proceeds when the sensor output map is obtained, it is difficult to obtain an appropriate sensor output map. Therefore, it is preferable that the sensor output map is obtained under the condition that the substrate  121  is not substantially polished. 
     In order to prevent the substrate  121  from being substantially polished, it is necessary to remove the polishing agent on the polishing pad  111  to maintain the polishing pad  111  in a clean state. In order to remove the polishing agent on the polishing pad  111  to maintain the polishing pad  111  in a clean state, water (pure water) may be supplied from the liquid supply mechanism  130  to the polishing pad  111  during obtaining the sensor output map. In a case where a clean polishing pad  111  is used, and the polishing pad  111  itself has no polishing effect, the substrate  121  would not be substantially polished. Note that, strictly to say, since the substrate  121  and the polishing pad  111  come into contact, the substrate  121  may be polished (grinded) even when the clean polishing pad  111  is used. However, it is considered that the polishing amount of the substrate  121  under a clean environment would be negligible. 
     In a case where the polishing pad  111  itself exhibits a polishing effect, for example, in a case where abrasive grains are embedded in the polishing pad  111 , or the like, the substrate  121  may be polished even when the polishing pad  111  is maintained clean. In this case, the sensor output map may be obtained after the polishing pad  111  installed in the polishing table  110  is removed, and a polishing pad  111  having no polishing effect is installed in the polishing table  110 . The polishing pad  111  may be further replaced (recovered) after the sensor output map is obtained. 
     Alternatively, in a case where design data of the wiring pattern of the substrate  121  is determined in advance, the sensor output map may be created by simulating the signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  on the basis of the design data of the substrate  121 . Alternatively, a sensor output map created or obtained in any method may also be used. 
     The sensor output map is obtained before the substrate  121  is polished in step  310  described below. In a case where the sensor output map is created from a real output signal of the eddy current sensor  150 , the substrate  121  used to obtain the sensor output map is a substrate similar to or separate from the substrate  121  to be polished afterwards. Here, the “similar substrate” refers to “a substrate having an identical wiring pattern formed thereon at least in design consideration”. The obtained sensor output map may also be stored in the storage device  141 . For example, a corrected sensor output map may also be created on the basis of symmetry of the substrate  121 , information on the existing wiring line height, a design value of the wiring height, or the like. 
     A first sensor output map  400  obtained using the aforementioned method is illustrated in  FIG. 4 . The first sensor output map  400  is a map created from the substrate  121  before polishing. However, a sensor output map obtained and created from a polished substrate  121 , or a sensor output map obtained and created from an unfinished substrate  121  may also be used. However, the “unfinished substrate” as used herein refers to a substrate that has been polished to an extent that does not reach a desired polishing amount. As recognized from  FIG. 4 , the first sensor output map  400  has a periodic unevenness distribution. This is because a periodic pattern is formed on the substrate  121  used to create the first sensor output map  400 . 
     The signal value output from the eddy current sensor  150  (or the signal value to be output from the eddy current sensor  150 ) can be profiled on an arbitrarily shaped line drawn on the obtained sensor output map (such as the first sensor output map  400 ). That is, it is possible to calculate an arbitrary trajectory profile from the obtained sensor output map. 
     Step  310  is a step of obtaining a profile of the real-time polishing signal as two-dimensional data while polishing the substrate  121 . More specifically, step  310  can be divided into a step of polishing the substrate  121  by pressing the substrate  121  to the polishing table  110  while rotating the polishing head  120  installed with the substrate  121  and the polishing table  110 , and a step of obtaining a profile of the real-time polishing signal as two-dimensional data. Here, the “real-time polishing signal” is a signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  while the substrate  121  is polished by rotating the polishing table  110  and the polishing head  120 . Here, the “profile” refers to two-dimensional data obtained by plotting the amplitude of the output signal of the eddy current sensor  150  on a certain trajectory (a total of two-dimensional data, including one dimension for indicating a location on the trajectory and one dimension for indicating the amplitude of the output signal). After the sensor output map is obtained in step  300 , the operator or controller  140  obtains the signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  (real-time polishing signal) while polishing the substrate  121  by operating the CMP apparatus  100 . The profile of the real-time polishing signal preferably has the number of data points by which a change of the output signal of the eddy current sensor  150  can be sufficiently resolved. It is preferable that the number of data points on one profile is equal to or more than “ten points” although it depends on the length of the trajectory, the shape of the wiring line on the substrate  121 , or the like. More preferably, the number of data points on one profile is set to one hundred or more. 
     Step  320  is a step of extracting a trajectory having a profile most similar to the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150  from the sensor output map. Step  330  is a step of identifying the extracted trajectory as a trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121 . The controller  140  reads the sensor output map from the storage device  141  or the like and extracts a trajectory having a profile most similar to the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 . It is considered that the signals of the eddy current sensors  150  obtained from the same trajectory are similar even when the polishing of the substrate  121  proceeds as long as the polishing of the substrate  121  does not excessively proceed. Therefore, the extracted trajectory can be identified as a trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121 . 
     The signal of the eddy current sensor  150  at least partially depends on the thickness of the conductive layer on the surface of the substrate  121 . Therefore, the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150  changes depending on a progress state of the polishing of the substrate  121 . From the viewpoint of the aforementioned description, there may be a difference between the amplitude of the signal of the eddy current sensor  150  at the time of obtaining the sensor output map and the amplitude of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 . In this regard, in step  320 , both the amplitude of the signal of the eddy current sensor  150  at the time of obtaining the sensor output map and the amplitude of the signal of the eddy current sensor  150  at the time of obtaining the real-time polishing signal may be normalized. Through the normalization, it is possible to use simple addition or subtraction of the profile cut out from the sensor output map and the profile of the real-time polishing signal. For example, it is possible to determine similarity between both profiles by obtaining a total sum of the difference between a profile of any trajectory of the sensor output map of the eddy current sensor  150  and a profile of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 . In this case, the similarity between both the profiles is determined by a total sum of the differences between both the profiles. For example, it is determined that both the profiles are most similar in a case where the sum of differences is the smallest. Alternatively, the similarity may be determined, for example, by comparing at least one of a peak shape, a peak position, or peak amplitude of a profile on a certain trajectory of the sensor output map and at least one of a peak shape, a peak position, or peak amplitude of the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 . Alternatively, any method of determining the similarity of the profile known in the art may also be employed. 
     Steps  320  and  330  will be further described with reference to the first sensor output map  400  by way of example. Note that the following description similarly applies to a case where a map other than the first sensor output map  400  is used. From the first sensor output map  400  of  FIG. 8 , profiles are cut out on trajectories A-A′, B-B′, and C-C′ by way of example. As described below, an angular interval θ between each trajectory (between each profile) may be set to 0.1° or smaller, and the number of profiles cut out may be set to four or more. In addition, as described below, the shape of each trajectory may be a curved shape. Note that each trajectory of  FIG. 8  is just for exemplary purposes. In addition, it is assumed that the profile  900  of the real-time polishing signal is obtained as illustrated in  FIG. 9  in step  310 . 
     The controller  140  obtains profiles on each trajectory of the first sensor output map  400 . In this example, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the number of trajectories is three. Therefore, in this example, as illustrated in  FIG. 10 , three profiles are obtained from the first sensor output map  400  (profiles A-A′, B-B′, and C-C′. Note that the “profile X-X′” refers to a “profile on a trajectory X-X′ of the first sensor output map  400 ”). Note that the profile of  FIG. 10  does not exactly reproduce the profile of the first sensor output map  400  of  FIG. 8 . It should be understood that  FIGS. 8 and 10  are illustrated differently for convenient description purposes. 
     The controller  140  extracts a trajectory having a profile most similar to the profile  900  of the real-time polishing signal using any method for comparing the similarity. For example, the controller  140  normalizes the profiles  900 , A-A′, B-B′, and C-C′ of the real-time polishing signal and then calculates and/or determines the similarity from a magnitude of a mean square error. In this example, it is assumed that the profile C-C′ is calculated as being most similar to the profile  900  of the real-time polishing signal. If the profiles  900  and C-C′ of the real-time polishing signal are visualized, they may be illustrated as shown in  FIG. 11  (note that the visualization of the profile inside the controller  140  is not necessary). The controller  140  identifies the extracted trajectory C-C′ as a trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121 . 
     In comparison of the profile similarity, it is preferable that the interval between the profiles cut out from the sensor output map is set as small as possible. According to an embodiment of this disclosure, the profile is cut out from the sensor output map such that the interval θ of the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121  becomes equal to or smaller than “0.1°”. Therefore, if the symmetry of the wiring pattern described below is not taken into consideration, 3,600 profiles (360°/0.1°=3,600 (dimensionless number)) are compared with the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 . 
     In a case where the wiring pattern on the substrate  121  is rotationally symmetrical, the profiles on the symmetric trajectories have substantially the same value. Therefore, in a case where the wiring pattern is rotationally symmetrical, the number of profiles to be compared may be reduced depending on the symmetry. For example, if the wiring pattern is rotationally symmetrical twice, a range of the profile cut out from the sensor output map may be set to “180°”. Similarly, in the case of triple rotational symmetry, the range may be set to “120°”. In the case of quadruple rotational symmetry, the range may be set to “90°”.In the case of n-times rotational symmetry, the range may be set to “360/n°”. 
     Note that the interval between profiles cut out from the sensor output map may be different from the interval θ of the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  used to obtain the sensor output map. Since the sensor output map is naturally a map, a profile on an arbitrary trajectory can be cut out from the sensor output map regardless of the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  used to obtain the sensor output map. 
     The trajectory extracted from the sensor output map may be curvilinear. This is because an actual trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  may be curvilinear as illustrated in  FIG. 2 . The shape (such as a curvature) of the extracted trajectory may be calculated from shapes, a positional relationship, rotation speeds, or the like of the polishing table  110  and the polishing head  120 . 
     Step  340  is a step of calculating polishing progress of substrate  121  on the basis of a result of the comparison between the profile of the sensor output map for the eddy current sensor  150  on an identified trajectory and the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 . If the first sensor output map  400  is used as the sensor output map, and the polishing progress of the substrate  121  used in step  310  is zero, at least theoretically, the profile of the sensor output map matches the profile of the real-time polishing signal. Therefore, in a case where the polishing progress is zero, it is considered that a total sum of the differences between the profile of the sensor output map and the profile of the real-time polishing signal becomes substantially zero. 
     As the substrate  121  is polished, the thickness of the conductive film on the surface of the substrate  121  is reduced. Therefore, the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150  obtained from the polished substrate  121  would be smaller than the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150  obtained from the unpolished substrate  121 . Accordingly, it is considered that, if the polishing progress of the substrate  121  is not zero, a total sum of the differences between the profile of the sensor output map and the profile of the real-time polishing signal becomes a non-zero value. 
     The total sum of the differences between the profile of the sensor output map and the profile of the real-time polishing signal is considered to increase as the polishing of the substrate proceeds. Conversely, it is possible to calculate the substrate polishing progress by multiplying the magnitude of the total sum by a certain coefficient (linear approximation). 
     Alternatively, the substrate polishing progress may be calculated from a result of comparison between the magnitude of the peak of the profile of the sensor output map on the identified trajectory and the magnitude of the peak of the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 . Alternatively, the polishing progress may be calculated by comparing a signal strength obtained by performing Gaussian fitting for the peak of the profile of the sensor output map and a signal strength obtained by performing Gaussian fitting for the peak of the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 . In addition, any method known in the art for extracting some information from the profiles having similar shapes may also be employed. 
     Step  350  is a step of determining whether or not the polishing of the substrate  121  reaches the endpoint. In a case where the polishing progress calculated in step  340  is equal to or higher than a predetermined level, that is, if it is determined that the polishing reaches the endpoint, the operation of the CMP apparatus  100  stops. If the polishing progress does not reach a predetermined level, the processing returns to step  310  while continuously performing the polishing of the substrate using the CMP apparatus  100 . 
     In order to calculate the progress state of the polishing of the substrate  121  with high accuracy, it is preferable to store a plurality of sensor output maps in the storage device  141 . It is preferable that a plurality of sensor output maps are obtained from the substrates  121  having different polishing amounts or by performing simulation under assumption that the substrates  121  have different polishing amounts. It is possible to calculate the polishing progress with high accuracy by comparing a plurality of sensor output maps and the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 . For example, if a plurality of sensor output maps are stored, it is possible to determine the coefficient used in the linear approximation. 
     According to a particularly preferable embodiment, the storage device  141  stores at least the sensor output map of the unpolished substrate  121  (the first sensor output map  400  described above) and the sensor output map of the polished substrate  121  (the second sensor output map  500 ). The second sensor output map  500  is illustrated in  FIG. 5 . The second sensor output map  500  is a map created from the polished substrate  121 . Here, the “polished substrate” refers to a “substrate polished just by the desired amount”. In addition, note that the terminology “polished” refers to a property of the substrate  121 , and does not refer to a sequence of the steps. Note that obtainment of the sensor output map using the “polished” substrate  121  is executed “before the polishing step” of step  310  (the substrate  121  polished in step  310  is different from the substrate  121  used in step  300 ). In a case where the second sensor output map  500  is recorded in the storage device  141 , a step of determining whether or not the polishing reaches the endpoint may be executed on the basis of a matching level between the profile of the second sensor output map  500  on the identified trajectory and the profile of the real-time polishing signal, instead of one or both of steps  340  and  350 . 
     In the aforementioned method, it is possible to specify the trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  as seen from the substrate  121 . It is possible to detect the polishing endpoint of the substrate  121  with high accuracy by identifying the trajectory. Information regarding the identified trajectory may also be used for other purposes in addition to the detection of the polishing endpoint. Each step described above may also be performed manually by an operator. Each step described above may be controlled by the controller  140 , specifically by the processor  142 . The substrate  121  to which this method is applied may be a substrate subjected to “metal clearing”, but not limited thereto. Here, “metal clearing” refers to a process of removing a flat metal layer (metal layer that does not serve as a wiring line) formed on the outermost surface of the substrate  121 , for example, through plating or the like. Through the “metal clearing”, only a metal layer serving as a wiring line remains on the outermost surface of the substrate  121 . 
     In step  340 , the polishing progress may be calculated for each region of the substrate  121 . For example, a polishing progress for the vicinity of the center of the substrate  121  and the polishing progress for the vicinity of the outer periphery may be calculated separately. In addition, if the flowchart of  FIG. 3  is looped several times, the polishing progresses for a plurality of different trajectories are calculated. A map representing the polishing progress of the substrate  121  may be created from the polishing progresses calculated for a plurality of different trajectories. In a case where the polishing progress is calculated for each region, the controller  140  may increase the polishing pressure of the region determined that the polishing progress is low or may decrease the polishing pressure of the region determined that the polishing progress is high, by changing an internal pressure of the airbag  122 . Through this control, it is possible to regularize the polishing progress of the substrate  121 . 
     In a case where the apparatus  100  has a plurality of eddy current sensors  150 , the sensor output map may be obtained independently for each eddy current sensor  150 . Meanwhile, in a case where each eddy current sensor  150  outputs nearly the same signal, or in a case where the output signals of each eddy current sensor  150  can be normalized, a single sensor output map may be shared by a plurality of eddy current sensors  150 . 
     The method may further include a step of feeding back the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150  to the sensor output map as learning data. Through this feedback, it is possible to improve accuracy of the sensor output map. The feedback step is particularly effective, for example, in a case where the amplitude of the signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  changes depending on time. 
     Polishing of a new substrate  121  using the CMP apparatus  100  may start after it is determined that the polishing reaches the endpoint in step  350 . If the new substrate  121  is the same type as that of the substrate  121  that has been used, this method may start from step  310  in the polishing of the new substrate  121 . 
     Each method described above may also be performed on a program basis. The program may be recorded in a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium such as the storage device  141 . This program may also be stored in a recording medium other than the storage device  141 , such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. The program may also be provided via another means such as the Internet. 
     Next, a configuration for processing information of the CMP apparatus  100  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 6A to 6C . However, in  FIGS. 6A to 6C , the CMP apparatus  100  is simply illustrated, and some parts (such as the polishing head  120 ) are not illustrated. 
       FIG. 6A  is a front view illustrating the CMP apparatus  100  provided with the controller  140  having an image processing unit  600 . The image processing unit  600  may have an artificial intelligence (AI) function. The image processing unit  600  may include, for example, any type of hardware or a program stored in a storage medium. Although, in  FIG. 10 , the image processing unit  600  is illustrated as an element independent from other elements of the controller  140 , the image processing unit  600  may be stored, for example, in the storage device  141 , and may be controlled, for example, by the processor  142 . The image processing unit  600  is configured to perform a process necessary for image processing and a large amount of computation, such as processes for creating or obtaining the sensor output map in step  300 , comparing the sensor output map of step  320  and the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 , and providing a feedback by using an actual main signal as learning data. The configuration of  FIG. 6A  allows the CMP apparatus  100  to operate solely (in a standalone type), which is advantageous. 
       FIG. 6B  is a front view illustrating the CMP apparatus  100  connected to the cloud (or fog)  620  via a router  610 . The router  610  is a device for connecting the controller  140  and the cloud (or fog)  620 . The router  610  may be also called “device having a gateway function”. The cloud  620  refers to a computer resource provided via a computer network such as the Internet. Note that, in a case where the router  610  and the cloud  620  are connected via a local area network, the cloud  620  may also be called a fog  620  in some cases. For example, the cloud  620  may be used to connect a plurality of factories scattered on the earth, and the fog  620  may be used to build a network in a certain factory. The fog  620  may be further connected to an external fog or cloud. In  FIG. 6B , the controller  140  and the router  610  are connected in a wired manner, and the router  610  and the cloud (or fog)  620  are connected in a wired manner. However, each connection may also be established in a wireless manner. A plurality of CMP apparatuses  100  are connected to the cloud (or fog)  620 . Each of the plurality of CMP apparatuses  100  is connected to the cloud (or fog)  620  via the router  610 . The data (including the output signal from the eddy current sensor  150 , the sensor output map, and any other information) obtained by each CMP apparatus  100  are integrated in the cloud (or fog)  620 . In addition, the cloud (or fog)  620  of  FIG. 6B  may have an AI function, so that the data are processed in the cloud (or fog)  620 . However, the processing may also be partially performed by the controller  140 . The configuration  FIG. 6B  is advantageous in that the CMP apparatus  100  can be controlled on the basis of a large amount of integrated data. 
       FIG. 6C  is a front view illustrating the CMP apparatus  100  connected to the cloud (or fog)  620  via a router  610 ′ having an edge computing function. The cloud (or fog)  620  of  FIG. 6C  is also connected to a plurality of CMP apparatuses  100 . Each of the plurality of CMP apparatuses  100  of  FIG. 6C  is connected to the cloud (or fog)  620  via the router  610 ′. However, some of the routers may not have the edge computing function (some of the routers may be the router  610  of  FIG. 6B ). The router  610 ′ is provided with the controller  611 . However, in  FIG. 6C , the controller  611  is illustrated only in a single router  610 ′ representatively. In addition, the router  610 ′ may have the AI function. In the AI functions of the controller  611  and the router  610 ′, the data obtained from the controller  140  may be processed in the vicinity of the CMP apparatus  100 . Note that the “vicinity”, as used herein, is not a terminology referring to a physical distance, but a terminology referring to a distance on the network. However, in many cases, the physical distance is in the vicinity if the distance on the network is in the vicinity. Therefore, if the operation speed of the router  610 ′ and the operation speed of the cloud (or fog)  620  are comparable, the processing of the router  610 ′ becomes faster than the processing of the cloud (or fog)  620 . Even when the operation speed is different between the router  610 ′ and the cloud  620 , the speed of transmitting information from the controller  140  to the router  610 ′ is faster than the speed of transmitting information from the controller  140  to the cloud (or fog)  620 . 
     The router  610 ′ of  FIG. 6C , more specifically, the controller  611  of the router  610 ′ processes only the data necessitating fast processing out of the data to be processed. The controller  611  of the router  610 ′ transmits the data not necessitating fast processing to the cloud (or fog)  620 . The configuration of  FIG. 6C  is advantageous in that both the fast processing in the vicinity of the CMP apparatus  100  and the control based on the integrated data can be achieved. 
     A CMP apparatus  100  having an optical sensor  700  according to another embodiment of this disclosure will be described.  FIG. 7  is a schematic front view illustrating the CMP apparatus  100  further having the optical sensor  700 . The optical sensor  700  is provided in the polishing table  110  of  FIG. 7 . Note that, for convenient illustration purposes, the eddy current sensor  150  and the optical sensor  700  are illustrated to be neighbored in the radial direction of the polishing table  110  in  FIG. 7 . However, the eddy current sensor  150  and the optical sensor  700  may be provided to be neighbored in the circumferential direction of the polishing table  110 . In addition, the eddy current sensor  150  and the optical sensor  700  may not necessarily be neighbored. The optical sensor  700  may be provided in an arbitrary position in the polishing table  110  as long as the measurement of the substrate  121  can be performed. The polishing table  110  may also have a plurality of optical sensors  700 . 
     The optical sensor  700  is a sensor for detecting the polishing progress of the substrate  121  by irradiating the surface to be polished of the substrate  121  with irradiation light and measuring the optical property of reflection light reflected on the surface to be polished of the substrate  121 . In addition, an opening may also be provided on the polishing pad  111  in order to allow the irradiation light from the optical sensor  700  to reach the substrate  121  and allow the reflection light from the surface to be polished of the substrate  121  to reach the optical sensor  700 . An optical fiber for guiding the irradiation light and the reflection light may be disposed inside the opening. A transparent window member may be installed in the opening of the polishing pad  111 . Alternatively, a so-called “water sealing type” optical sensor  700  may also be employed. In the water sealing type optical sensor  700 , the opening of the polishing pad  111  is not blocked. In a case where the water sealing type optical sensor  700  is installed, water (pure water) is supplied to the opening of the polishing pad  111 . The optical sensor  700  may be provided with, for example, a photodetector (photomultiplier). 
     As described above, the eddy current sensor  150  generates the eddy current and detects the thickness of the conductive layer on the surface of the substrate  121  from a change of impedance caused by a magnetic field generated by the eddy current. The eddy current induced on the detection target may change depending on a resistance value (resistivity) of the target object. Therefore, the signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  may change depending on a material of the detection target. Accordingly, it is difficult to measure the polishing amount of the substrate  121 , in which a plurality of materials are mixed, using only the eddy current sensor  150 . In particular, in a case where a metal film and an oxide film mixedly exist on the surface of the substrate  121 , at least one of the resistance value (resistivity) and the magnetic permeability is considered to be significantly different. Meanwhile, the optical sensor  700  detects an optical property of the reflection light. It is known that the reflectance of the surface to be polished of the substrate  121  changes significantly at the moment that the material of the outermost surface of the substrate  121  changes, that is, at the moment that the film of the outermost surface of the substrate  121  is removed. The optical sensor  700  can detect the endpoint of substrate polishing, for example, from a change of the reflectance of the substrate  121  (change of the reflection light intensity). 
     As described above, a detection principle of the eddy current sensor  150  is different from a detection principle of the optical sensor  700 . The detection value of the optical sensor  700  does not depend on the resistance value (resistivity) of the target object. By using the eddy current sensor  150  and the optical sensor  700  in combination, it is considered that a defect of the eddy current sensor  150  can be compensated, and as a result, the polishing progress of the substrate  121  can be detected with higher accuracy. 
     The optical sensor  700  can also obtain the sensor output map using the same method as that of the eddy current sensor  150  (refer to step  300  of  FIG. 3 ). Therefore, according to an embodiment of this disclosure, two types of sensor output maps (including the map for the eddy current sensor  150  and the map for the optical sensor  700 ) are stored in the storage device  141 . According to a preferable embodiment of this disclosure, a total of four or more sensor output maps including two or more maps for the eddy current sensor  150  and two or more maps for the optical sensor  700  are stored in the storage device  141 . 
     The same method as that of the eddy current sensor  150  may also be employed to obtain the profile of the real-time polishing signal (refer to step  310  of  FIG. 3 ). Note that, in the following description, the “signal output from the optical sensor  700  during the operation of the CMP apparatus  100 ” is referred to as a “real-time polishing signal of the optical sensor  700 ”. In the step of obtaining the real-time polishing signal, the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150  and the real-time polishing signal of the optical sensor  700  are obtained at the same time. However, the timing for sampling the signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  may not be strictly simultaneous with the timing for sampling the signal output from the optical sensor  700 . 
     After the step of obtaining the real-time polishing signal, a step corresponding to step  320 , that is, a step of extracting a trajectory having a profile most similar to the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150  from the sensor output map for the eddy current sensor  150 , and extracting a trajectory having a profile most similar to the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the optical sensor  700  from the sensor output map for the optical sensor  700  is executed. After the step of comparison described above, a step corresponding to the step  330 , that is, a step of identifying each of the extracted trajectories as each trajectory of the eddy current sensor  150  and the optical sensor  700  as seen from the substrate  121 . 
     In the step corresponding to the step  320  and the step corresponding to the step  330 , when the eddy current sensor  150  and the optical sensor  700  are placed substantially in the same position, the trajectories of the eddy current sensor  150  and the optical sensor  700  may be regarded as the same. In the step corresponding to the step  320  and the step corresponding to the step  330 , any one of the trajectories of the eddy current sensor  150  and the optical sensor  700  may be calculated and identified on the basis of a positional relationship between the eddy current sensor  150  and the optical sensor  700  or the like. 
     After the step of identifying the trajectory, a step corresponding to the step  340 , that is, a step of comparing the profile of the sensor output map for the eddy current sensor  150  on the identified trajectory and the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the eddy current sensor  150 , comparing the profile of the sensor output map for the optical sensor  700  on the identified trajectory and the profile of the real-time polishing signal of the optical sensor  700 , and calculating the polishing progress of the substrate  121  on the basis of results of such comparison, is executed. 
     The progress calculated on the basis of the eddy current sensor  150  and the progress calculated on the basis of the optical sensor  700  may be different. This is because the signals output from each sensor may be different because detection principles are different between the eddy current sensor  150  and the optical sensor  700  as described above. In this regard, in the calculation of the polishing progress, a value obtained by adding a value obtained by multiplying the progress calculated on the basis of the eddy current sensor  150  by a first coefficient “n” and a value obtained by multiplying the progress calculated on the basis of the optical sensor  700  by a second coefficient “m” may be set as the progress. The first and second coefficients “n” and “m” may be suitably set, for example, on the basis of a density of the oxide film on the substrate  121 , a resistivity of the conductive layer formed on the substrate  121 , a difference of reflectance between the outermost layer of the substrate  121  and the second layer, or the like. For example, in a case where the density of the oxide film on the substrate  121  is high, the first coefficient “n” may be set to be smaller, and the second coefficient “m” may be set to be greater. Conversely, in a case where the density of the oxide film on the substrate  121  is low, the first coefficient “n” may be set to be greater, and the second coefficient “m” may be set to be smaller. 
     The first and second coefficients “n” and “m” may be different for each region of the substrate  121 . For example, in the vicinity of the center of the substrate  121 , a first coefficient n center  and a second coefficient m center  may be used. In the vicinity of the outer periphery of the substrate  121 , a first coefficient n periphery  and a second coefficient m periphery  may be used. In a case where the first and second coefficients “n” and “m” are differently set for each region of the substrate  121 , how to divide the substrate may be arbitrarily determined. For example, the substrate  121  may be divided into annular regions, and the first and second coefficients “n” and “m” may be set to be different for each annular region. 
     After the step corresponding to the step  340 , a step corresponding to the step  350  may be executed. In the step corresponding to the step  350 , it may be determined whether or not the polishing reaches the endpoint depending on any one of the polishing progress based on the signal output from the eddy current sensor  150  or the polishing progress based on the signal output from the optical sensor  700 . Alternatively, in the step corresponding to the step  350 , whether or not the polishing reaches the endpoint may be determined on the basis of a value obtained by adding a value obtained by multiplying the progress calculated on the basis of the eddy current sensor  150  by the first coefficient “n” and a value obtained by multiplying the progress calculated on the basis of the optical sensor  700  by the second coefficient “m”. 
     Several embodiments of the present invention have been described hereinbefore. However, the aforementioned embodiments are not to be construed as limiting, but are for descriptive purposes only. Various changes or modifications may be possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, naturally including the equivalents thereof. Furthermore, any combination or omission may be possible for the elements described in claims and specifications as long as at least a part of the aforementioned problems can be addressed, or at least a part of the effects can be achieved. 
     This application discloses a method of identifying a trajectory of an eddy current sensor as seen from a substrate in a substrate polishing apparatus as one embodiment. The substrate polishing apparatus includes a polishing table provided with the eddy current sensor and configured to be rotatable and a polishing head positioned to face the polishing table and configured to be rotatable. The substrate is installable on a surface facing the polishing table. The method includes: obtaining a sensor output map that is a map representing an output signal of the eddy current sensor for a whole surface to be polished of the substrate as three-dimensional data; polishing the substrate by pressing the substrate to the polishing table while rotating the polishing head installed with the substrate and the polishing table; obtaining a profile of a real-time polishing signal that is a signal output from the eddy current sensor during polishing of the substrate as two-dimensional data; and extracting a trajectory having a profile most similar to the profile of the real-time polishing signal as two-dimensional data from the sensor output map as three-dimensional data and identifying the extracted trajectory as a trajectory of the eddy current sensor as seen from the substrate. 
     In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a substrate polishing apparatus including: a polishing table installed with an eddy current sensor and configured to be rotatable; a polishing head positioned to face the polishing table and configured to be rotatable, the substrate being installable on a surface facing the polishing table; and a controller, wherein the controller controls the substrate polishing apparatus such that a sensor output map that is a map representing an output signal of the eddy current sensor for a whole surface to be polished of the substrate is obtained as three-dimensional data, the substrate is polished by pressing the substrate to the polishing table while rotating the polishing head installed with the substrate and the polishing table, a profile of a real-time polishing signal that is a signal output from the eddy current sensor during polishing of the substrate is obtained as two-dimensional data, a trajectory having a profile most similar to the profile of the real-time polishing signal as two-dimensional data is extracted from the sensor output map as three-dimensional data, and the extracted trajectory is identified as a trajectory of the eddy current sensor as seen from the substrate. 
     In the method or the substrate polishing apparatus described above, for example, it is possible to calculate the substrate polishing progress with high accuracy by identifying the trajectory of the eddy current sensor. 
     In the method according to an embodiment, a shape of the trajectory extracted from the sensor output map is determined at least on the basis of shapes and rotation speeds of the polishing table and the polishing head, and a positional relationship therebetween. 
     In the method according to an embodiment, the sensor output map is created from a signal output from the eddy current sensor by rotating the polishing table and the polishing head and causing the eddy current sensor to pass through a plurality of trajectories while a substrate of the same type as that of the substrate polished in the polishing step is installed in the polishing head. 
     In the method according to an embodiment, the sensor output map is created under a condition that the substrate is not substantially polished. 
     In the method according to an embodiment, the sensor output map is created by simulation based on design data of the substrate polished in the obtaining of the real-time polishing signal. 
     The method according to an embodiment further includes feeding back the real-time polishing signal to the sensor output map as learning data. 
     In the method according to an embodiment, a plurality of the sensor output maps are obtained in the obtaining of the sensor output map. 
     In the method according to an embodiment, at least one of the plurality of the sensor output maps is a map for an unpolished substrate, and at least one of the plurality of the sensor output maps is a map for a polished substrate. 
     According to these disclosures, it is possible to know details of a method of identifying a trajectory of an eddy current sensor. 
     In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of identifying a trajectory of the eddy current sensor using the method described above, and calculating a polishing progress of the substrate during the polishing on the basis of a result of comparison between a profile of the sensor output map on the identified trajectory and a profile of the real-time polishing signal. 
     Using this method, for example, it is possible to calculate the substrate polishing progress with high accuracy. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of calculating the polishing progress using the method described above and stopping operation of the substrate polishing apparatus when the calculated progress is equal to or higher than a predetermined level. 
     According to this disclosure, it is possible to know that the polishing progress calculated in the aforementioned method can be used in detection of the polishing endpoint. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of regularizing a substrate polishing progress, including: identifying a trajectory of the eddy current sensor using the method described above; calculating the substrate polishing progress during the polishing for each region of the substrate on the basis of a result of comparison between the profile of the sensor output map on the identified trajectory and the profile of the real-time polishing signal; and decreasing the polishing pressure for the region calculated that the polishing progress of the substrate is high and/or increasing the polishing pressure for the region calculated that the polishing progress of the substrate is low. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method in which the substrate polishing apparatus has an airbag, and the airbag is used to increase and decrease the polishing pressure. 
     Using such a method, for example, it is possible to regularize the substrate polishing progress for each region. 
     According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a program for executing the method described above. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a non-transitory recording medium on which the program described above is recorded. 
     According to these disclosures, it is possible to know details of the program and the recording medium. 
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           100  substrate polishing apparatus (CMP apparatus) 
           110  polishing table 
           111  polishing pad 
           120  polishing head 
           121  substrate 
           122  airbag 
           130  liquid supply mechanism 
           140  controller 
           141  storage device 
           142  processor 
           143  input/output device 
           150  eddy current sensor 
           400  first sensor output map 
           500  second sensor output map 
           600  image processing unit 
           610 ,  610 ′ router 
           611  controller 
           620  cloud or fog 
           700  optical sensor 
           900  real-time polishing signal profile used for description 
         n first coefficient 
         m second coefficient