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A method is provided to optimize the chemical mechanical planarization process of wafers having a target removal layer and a stop layer. A slurry is added to a polishing table which includes a polishing pad and a platen adapted for rotation; a portion of the slurry is allowed to engage an interface between the polishing pad and the wafer. A gaseous sample is continuously extracted from the slurry; the gaseous sample includes a reactant product created when the polishing pad engages the stop layer. The gaseous sample is introduced into a reactant product detector. A first time is determined, corresponding to an initial detection of the reactant product in the slurry, thereby creating a first reference point. A second time is determined, corresponding to the detection of a maximum volume of the reactant in said slurry, thereby creating a second reference point. The first and second reference points are then processed to obtain a signal, wherein the signal reflects the uniformity of removal of the layer containing the reactant product.
1. A method to optimize the chemical mechanical planarization process of wafers having a target removal layer and a stop layer comprising,
adding slurry to a polishing table, said polishing table comprising a polishing pad and a platen adapted for rotation,
allowing a portion of said slurry to engage an interface between said polishing pad and said wafer,
continuously extracting a gaseous sample from said slurry, said gaseous sample further comprising a reactant product created when said polishing pad engages said stop layer,
introducing the said gaseous sample to a reactant product detector,
determining a first time corresponding to an initial detection of said reactant product in said slurry thereby creating a first reference point,
determining a second time corresponding to the detection of a maximum volume of said reactant in said slurry, thereby creating a second reference point, and
processing said first and said second reference points to result in a signal, wherein said signal reflects the uniformity of removal of said layer containing said reactant product.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said signal is transmitted to a CMP process controller which controls CMP process variables.
3. The method recited in claim 2 wherein said CMP process variables comprise the speed of rotation of the platen and carrier, the force between the wafer and the pad, the temperature of the slurry, and the rate of introduction of slurry.
4. The process as recited in claim 1 wherein said reactant product detector comprises a chemiluminescence analyzer.
5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said stop layer comprises silicon nitride and said reactant product comprises ammonia.
6. A method to monitor the mechanical chemical polishing process of a polysilicon wafer having a stop layer comprised of silicon nitride, said method comprising continuously extracting gas from a polishing slurry in contact with said wafer to provide a gas sample,
continuously introducing said sample to a catalyst wherein any ammonia gas within said sample mixture will react with said oxygen to form nitric oxide,
introducing said sample to a chemiluminescent analyzer wherein said analyzer provides a signal in response to the volume of nitric oxide in said sample, continuously comparing said signal over a time period, and processing said signal to determine changes in the volume of nitric oxide over said time period wherein said signal provides data reflecting the existence and rate of removal of said layer containing silicon nitride.
This invention is related to the following co-pending U.S. Patent Applications:
Ser. No. 09/073,604 entitled �Indirect End Point Detection by Chemical Reaction and Chemiluminescence�;
Ser. No. 09/073,606 entitled �End Point Detection by Chemical Reaction and Photoionization�;
Ser. No. 09/129,003 entitled �Improved Chemical-Mechanical Polishing End Point Process Control�; and
Ser. No. 09/129,102 entitled �Probe for Slurry Gas Sampling,� each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
This invention relates to chemical mechanical planarization (�CMP�) processes and, more particularly, improvements with the monitoring of the CMP process in connection with the removal of silicon dioxide films with stops on layers containing silicon nitride/silicon dioxide.
The manufacture of the wafers for integrated circuits involves the formation of a series of layers or films upon a silicon wafer. In the typical manufacturing process, a wafer undergoes a photo resist step followed by photo lithography. The wafer is then etched, stripped and then subjected to a diffusion step. The planarization process is then used to planarize the surface of the wafer before the wafer is subjected to repeated iterations of these steps which build multiple layers on the wafer. CMP has been described as �wet sanding� the surface of the wafer and, the object of the planarization process is to achieve a highly uniform planar surface on the wafer without excessive removal or an insufficient removal of the film.
It is desirable to have each layer on the wafer extremely flat or planar before the creation of each successive layer mainly to improve the lithography and enable better control of the shrinking dimension. Before the incorporation of CMP processes, the topography of the wafer is irregular and, as a result, a lithographic image formed on the surface of the wafer may be out of focus. The lack of focus will interfere with subsequent etching steps which results in a larger uncertainty of process control and forces a larger ground rule.
The typical apparatus used in the CMP process includes a carrier which holds a wafer. This assembly is rotated and pushed down with the surface of the wafer which is to be polished oriented toward an abrasive pad. The abrasive pad is mounted on a platen which rotates on a different axis than the carrier. Typically, a water based slurry containing uniformly distributed and suspended small abrasive particles is introduced to the top surface of the rotating pad which contributes mechanical and/or chemical elements to the process. When the CMP process is directed to the removal of oxide layer on a wafer, the slurry is typically made of a water-based solution containing fumed silica with its pH between 10 and 11, adjusted by KOH. In contrast, when the slurry is intended for the polishing of a metallic layer, the slurry will typically contain oxidizers and have a low pH (0.5 to 4). New slurry is continuously introduced to the process as old slurry is removed. The old slurry will contain the abraded particles of both the pad and the wafer and end products of the chemical reaction. Following the CMP process the wafer is buffed to remove any slurry and cleaned to provide a smooth final finish to the wafer.
The CMP process is used for the planarization of both dielectric and metallic layers. The CMP process when applied to surfaces comprising metallic layers involves a chemical reaction at the surface of the wafer which leaves the surface more susceptible to mechanical abrasion by the particles suspended in the slurry. However, mechanical abrasive action dominates when the CMP process is directed toward oxide polishing. Notwithstanding, it has been found that the removal of oxide layers containing silicon nitride involves significant mechanical and chemical activity. Mechanical abrasive action of a silicon nitride layer creates a large surface area due to the numerous silicon nitride particles created in the process and therefore the chemical reaction yield is enhanced. At low pH the main product is NH4+ and at high pH it exits mainly as NH3.
There are a wide number of variables which can influence the rate and uniformity of the planarization operation. Mechanical variables involved in the process include the rotational speeds of the platen and carrier, the back pressure applied to the pad, the profile of the pad and carrier and the downward force applied to the platen. Further, the various components used in the process contribute to yet additional variables in the operation. Typically, the polishing pad on the platen is made of polyurethane and the surface is much rougher than the typical wafer being polished. Variation in the polishing pads or other consumables used in the process can significantly alter the rate of removal of layers on a wafer. In addition to the mechanical control parameters, the characteristics of the slurry add a number of additional variables, including the particle size distribution, temperature, pH and its rate of introduction. The CMP process itself is dynamic which further contributes to difficulties in precisely controlling the process and achieving repeatable results.
The total polishing time will depend on the initial film thickness and the film removal rate. The removal rate is dependent on the various process parameters identified above. To improve throughput, material removal rate can be maximized. Removal rate and removal rate uniformity across a wafer are also strong functions of downforce, platen speed, pad structure and slurry chemistry. Unfortunately, optimizing parameters for maximum removal rate is in conflict with optimized planarization. Thus, processes vary by application and the priority of the desired responses. During the development of a new device, considerable time is expended selecting the optimal mechanical parameters for the CMP process including the polishing pad features, the slurry characteristics, and the speeds and force between the platen and carrier. In the past this process has heavily relied upon experimental data relating to uniformity and film removal rate.
The output of the CMP process is planarized/polished wafers. Typical output characteristics being measured and monitored are the amount of material removed and its removal rate, within-wafer non-uniformity of material removed, wafer-to-wafer non-uniformity of the removal rate, the degree of planarization, as well as surface defects and contamination. The difference between pre- and post-CMP measurements provides information on the change caused by the process, such as the amount removed and the removal non-uniformity. Within-wafer non-uniformity is commonly measured as a standard deviation of the thickness removal measurements expressed as a percentage of the average thickness removed. Wafer-to-wafer non-uniformity is a standard deviation of removal rate for a number of wafers expressed as a percent of the average removal rate. Higher down-force reduces polish time and hence, increases the throughput but may adversely affect planarization and possibly non-uniformity.
In view of the numerous variables which effect the CMP process, optimizing the control of the process without an effective endpoint detection system presents difficulties. Merely attempting to precisely repeat operating conditions based upon historical results does not achieve reliable or satisfactory results. Removal of the wafer from the polishing table for periodic inspection and analysis significantly reduces the throughput and can introduce further variables into the process. In response to the need to monitor and control the progress of the CMP process, and more particularly, to accurately identify the endpoint of the process, a number of in situ techniques have been developed to monitor the rate of removal. For layers having metal components, a number of techniques have been used which either measure motor current changes or the frequency shift of a resonant circuit due to inductance change. With particular respect to the measurement of dielectric layers where the aforesaid techniques are ineffective, efforts have included (1) measuring the changes in frictional forces between the pad and the wafer by more sensitive means, (2) providing a window through the polishing pad or from the back of the wafer and, using an infrared light source, and then measuring changes in optical properties of the film being removed, and (3) sensing the acoustical changes in the process exhibited by different layers.
At present shallow trench isolation CMP requires the complete exposure of silicon nitride at the interface of the top two films without excessive removal of silicon nitride. BPSG CMP usually stops somewhere at the interface when the silicon nitride layer is partially exposed.
There is a continuing need for improved methods and devices for the in situ monitoring of the CMP process. In particular, for shallow trench isolation CMP process optimization, with any adjustment of any of the parameters, the goal is to stop the wafer polishing process at a time when all the nitride area has just been cleared. The identification of this point is very difficult because each change of the multiple factors which effect the CMP process will change the optimal stop time. Preferably detection of changes in process conditions should have a high degree of sensitivity and a rapid response time, preferably less than 1 or 2 seconds.
The present invention is directed at a new method and device for the in situ monitoring of the CMP process of wafer layers containing silicon nitride. The present invention allows one to rapidly determine when the removal of a layer containing nitride occurs which can be used very effectively to calculate the endpoint regardless of changes made to the process variables which can influence the CMP process. The ability to quickly and accurately detect the endpoint allows for the optimization of a CMP process which can increase device yield, reduce raw process cost and increase throughput. Real time feedback as provided by the invention is particularly valuable because it enables a manufacturer to alter process variables during the CMP process in order to optimize a new process and speed up development of new devices. In situ, real time monitoring also can provide information relating to removal rate or time changes which may enable a manufacturer to discover problems associated with incoming wafers and take corrective action or to arrest further processing. According to the invention, the ammonia formed during the removal of nitride layers is extracted from the slurry and mixed with a carrier gas. The ammonia is then oxidized to form nitric oxide (NO) according to the Oswald process. Nitric oxide is then directed to a CLD analyzer which can make detections of NO at very low levels. The technique is based upon the chemiluminescent reaction between ozone and nitric oxide (NO) yielding excited state nitrogen dioxide (NO2*) and oxygen. The photons emitted from NO2* are measured by a sensitive photon detector and its associated amplification electronics. Existing commercially available analyzers, principally designed for environmental applications, can rapidly and with a high degree of sensitivity detect the presence of nitric oxide at levels below parts per billion. The signal generated by the detector is then processed and used to monitor the CMP process. Thus, the present invention, by continuously monitoring for certain chemical constituents of the CMP process which have been extracted from the slurry, allows the endpoint system to determine the exposure or disappearance of the nitride-containing film during the CMP process. If an unanticipated event is detected, as reflected by a change or aberration from the expected signal, either physical or chemical process parameters can be adjusted in order to respond to the event. For example, the interruption of the slurry supply can cause an endpoint trace characterized by the absence of a �rising� signal. Double deposition of the top film may be manifested n an endpoint trace signal by a �rising signal� having a duration twice the anticipated time. Furthermore, the existence of widely fluctuating removal rates can provide the operator with an indication of a potential problem in the process which can then be appropriately addressed.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a CMP assembly used with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of an extraction unit and its relationship with the carrier and platen.
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the head of an extraction unit used with the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the interface between a polysilcon wafer, and an abrasive polishing pad.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a detector according to the preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 6 is a graph depicting a signal which correlates to the removal of a nitride layer plotted against time.
Now referring to FIG. 1 a device used in connection with the CMP processing of wafers, includes a platen 10 on which is secured an abrasive polishing pad 12 which together form a polishing table 16. Platen 10 is rotated at a constant speed about a central axis 14 by motor 17. A slurry reservoir 18 containing a polishing slurry is continuously introduced on to polishing pad 12 pad via injection pump 22 through nozzle 24. Slurry is introduced to the polishing pad in a manner which allows for a uniform distribution and which covers the entire area of the wafer 26 where it engages the pad. Slurry is also continuously removed from the pad at the periphery of the platen due to centrifugal force. As best seen in FIG. 2, during CMP a probe head 151 of the extraction unit 50 sits on the slurry soaked pad 12 with its separation membrane 153 covered by a thin film of slurry. The probe allows for the extraction of NH3 gas from the aqueous slurry which contains ammonia in the liquid phase. Any residual slurry is later removed from the wafer by high pressure water spray at the end of the CMP process. Referring back to FIG. 1, motor 32 rotates a carrier 34 and applies a downward force causing the wafer to engage polishing pad 12.
FIG. 3 depicts the probe head 151 in contact with the slurry. Probe head 151 contains a semipermeable hydrophobic membrane 153 which separates an internal conduit 155 from the external environment. The external surface 156 contacts the slurry, which is under a pressure of 1 atmosphere or ambient conditions. On the opposite internal surface 158 of membrane 153, or within the internal conduit 155, the pressure is maintained slightly less than 1 atmosphere by a vacuum pump located downstream of the analyzer. A clean dry carrier gas is introduced to the system at intake manifold 160 and it mixes with sample gas extracted from the slurry behind membrane 153. The sample gas exits the through portal 162 where it is then transported to the analyzer. The difference in pressure behind the semipermeable membrane allows for the easy extraction of ammonia in the gas phase out of the slurry while the introduction of the carrier gas lowers the water vapor in the sample. Removing the water vapor mitigates the formation of water particles sticking to the surface along the conduit which directs the sample gas to the analyzer and enables a rapid transportation of the extracted sample gas to the chemical analyzer. Extraction units which can be used in connection with the present invention are further described in a co-pending U. S. application Ser. No. 09/129,102 entitled �Probe for Slurry Gas Sampling� and that application is incorporated by reference herein.
FIG. 4 depicts a cross section of a wafer substrate 200 on a polishing table which is undergoing the CMP process. Polishing pad 12 is in engagement with surface 86 of an oxide layer 89. When the polishing process reaches the interface 90 between the oxide layer 89 and the silicon nitride/silicon dioxide layer 93, a detectable amount of ammonia is created and introduced to the slurry. This interface is represented as t1 in FIG. 6. As the polishing process continues, the process will reach a point of maximum removal of the nitride layer which is represented by t2 in FIG. 4. A rapid decrease in the nitride signal, identified as the signal between t2 and t3, indicates the disappearance of silicon nitride reflecting a decrease in total exposed area on the wafer surface. When the polishing pad begins to abrade the surface of the wafer containing silicon nitride, a small amount of ammonia is formed which goes into solution within the slurry. It has been found that the removal of layers containing silicon nitride using an alkaline slurry during the CMP process creates small but appreciable amounts of ammonia. See pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/073,605 entitled �Endpoint Detection by Chemical Reaction and Photoionization� which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. When polishing silicon nitride, the following reaction occurs:
Ammonia formed in the reaction can be readily extracted from the aqueous slurry when the slurry has a high pH (greater than 10).
In aqueous solutions containing a strong base, ammonia is evolved and the following reaction is driven to the right:
It is believed that the amount of ammonia generated is enhanced in the CMP process because of the large surface area caused by the polishing action.
Now referring to FIG. 5, the clean, dry carrier gas is introduced to the system downstream of the extraction unit 50 at a reduced pressure which enhances the transport of ammonia from the slurry into the gas stream. The carrier gas is conditioned to be free of H2O, NO, NO2, NH3 and is generally referred to as dry and clean. Mixing the extracted ammonia gas with the dry and clean carrier gas helps reduce the loss of sample gas during its transportation to the analyzer due to adsorption. It also increases the travel speed and prevents background noise due to the presence of adsorbed molecules (H2O and NH3). In view of the small sample size of the gas available for detection, and its further dilution by the carrier gas, the concentration of ammonia available for testing generated from the polishing of the layer containing nitride is typically small and in the amount of only a few parts per billion. Because the concentration of the target gas available for detection is very low, a highly sensitive detection scheme is necessary.
In the preferred embodiment, the presence of ammonia gas is detected using NO chemiluminescence. The sample containing ammonia is first catalytically converted to nitric oxide (NO) at an elevated temperature. The conversion, known as the Oswald process, proceeds according to the following reaction:
The resulting NO molecules are then mixed and reacted with ozone molecules in reaction chamber 105. The ozone molecules are generated in situ by corona discharge of either air or oxygen in ozone generator 107. The reaction product contains NO2* an unstable molecule and a certain percentage of the NO2* present will decay emitting photons. As the molecule makes the transition from the exited state to a ground state, photons emitted can be detected using a photo multiplier tube (PMT). The light emitted as the molecules transfer from the excited state to the ground state is in a broad band at approximately 1200 nm. Thus sample gas from the extraction unit 50 is introduced to catalytic converter 103 where ammonia is converted to nitric oxide. Ozone is provided from ozone generator 107 and combined with the nitric oxide in reaction chamber 105. A vacuum pump 133 draws the gas through the system. A detector which can be employed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention is more fully disclosed in co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/129,003 entitled �Chemiluminescence Detection Apparatus� which is incorporated by reference herein. Data from photo detector 117 is then fed into a processor 119 which processes the data and provides an output to a process controller in response to the levels of nitric oxide present.
Now referring to FIG. 6, the output of the photo detector 117 is a signal S which can plotted over time. The derivative of the signal can be calculated to determine the rate of removal and to easily identify the peak or the time reflecting the substantially complete removal of the layer containing silicone nitride according to the following equation:
The level of nitric oxide closely correlates with the volume of ammonia concentration in the slurry. In the preferred embodiment, the derivative is calculated to determine the rate of change of the removal of the layer containing silicon nitride.. Accordingly, the signal will reflect real time feedback relating to the CMP process as it progresses through an oxide layer and then into a layer of the wafer containing silicon nitride. The detection of nitric oxide accordingly allows for a precise identification of the time in the process when the removal of the nitride layer on the wafer has been initiated and when the layer has been substantially cleared. Further, the signal also reflects the rate of removal of the nitride layer. The output of this signal trace analysis can be used to determine the precise stop time for the polish operation.
The system as described can be used to solve optimization issues in the CMP process as well as determining the endpoint because it is capable of providing a consistent stop time for each wafer polishing step regardless of adjustments or changes to process parameters. Furthermore, data from the signal provides a trace record providing information related to the overall polishing uniformity, the rate of removal and the rate change. In this regard, the polishing uniformity can be correlated to the relative differences between two well-defined reference points provided by the signal. A first reference point t1 corresponds to the onset of the removal of the layer containing nitride and a second reference point t2 may reflect the maximum nitride removal rate. If the incoming wafers have similar film thickness distributions, then the polish process will yield a steep change between the reference points, reflecting a better polishing uniformity.
The present invention also allows for the rapid optimization of process variables during experimentation on a new device which in the past had been time-consuming. The use of the present endpoint detection system can accordingly serve to significantly reduce the CMP process development cycle for a particular device and allow for the quick optimization of the respective CMP parameters. Due to its extremely high detection sensitivity (sub ppb), this technique works even for wafers with very small pattern factor product wafers.
Although a specific embodiment has been described and illustrated herein, those having skill in the art will appreciate that there are additional arrangements and applications employing the invention which may be substituted for the specific disclosure as described herein. For example, the present detection device discloses a chemiluminescent analyzer; however it is contemplated that other detection techniques which provide signals containing information relative to the rate of nitride removal from the wafer may also be employed. Having thus described the present invention and its preferred embodiment in detail, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that further modifications to the invention may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as presently claimed.
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Range hood for a townhouse?
I have a townhouse which restricts what I can do, and so I can't vent outside. And, I'm also stuck with an electric range so it won't give off as much power or btus as a gas range. (I wanted to replace electric with gas range but it was too expensive to do that).
In a case like this, what's the best range hood?
Since I can't vent outside, does it even really matter what I get for the range hood? Would it be a waste of money to get something better than a recirculating range hood?
Most condos don't let you vent outside either.
In this case, I think it best to go with an over the range microwave. A recirculating hood doesn't do much and an OTR MW saves space. Just crack a window when you are cooking!
I was looking into a over the range microwaves as well, but it seems they'd be less durable than a range hood. It'd be a bad mixture to combine electronics with all that heat, steam, and grease that the range would create below.


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LOLZ so true.
LOLZ so true.
is there anything else in the tennis world that he hasn't countered?
tsubame gaeshi = topspin
higuma otoshi = smash
hakugei = net/volley specialist
kagerou zutsumi = irregular spin
i read in wikipedia that Fuji's counters are based from elements:
tsubame gaeshi = sky, higuma otoshi = earth, hakugei = water, kagerou = void
that remains fire...(like from sanada's fu rin ka zan)
Tannhauser Serve
Just one thing that someone got wrong was saying that this serve can be hit with topspin. It's not posibble. More topspin = more bounce. But if you use a backspin it wont move forward like a topsin. The Slice serve is probably the closest thing to a Tannhauser Serve. But it has to be a slice with an extreme spin to it. Even then it's not even close to it.
Twist Serve (Right Hand)
This is a theory. Now I don't know if this will work. If you want it exactly like Ryoma's, from the deuce side of the court, you would need to hit the ball so that it has a top-right spin to it. Also, you would also need to hit the ball weak so that the spin could apply faster. The point of contact would probably look like this:
And when you hit it, you only hit to to apply the spin, but not to push it forward. The serve would probably look like a freebie serve, like the one that first guy ryoma beat did. I don't know. Mostly likely this won't even work. So what do you think? Elaborate on the good and BAD points on this theory.
see the thing u guys are missing is that the tannhauser serve is impossible u can come very close to hitting something of the same degree but never will u hit a ball that will not bounce unless the damn ball is dead. as i said before the closest u can come is around a few inches of the court and that is ridiculously hard because u would have to place such great spin on it - preferably through a slice shot - since a topspin shot would be countereffective - to answer majinx's ? on what i did different - instead of my normal serve which i place to towards the far right corner's of the my opponents area i hit the "tannhauser" serve towards the center while trying to slice the ball at the same time - i know it sounds contradictory but as i was doing it (once again because it was during desperation and i was losing focus) i hit the ball soo since it was a slice it dide end of traveling to the corner however had wayyyy to much spin on it - idk how or why but its probably cause i gave it my allOriginally Posted by Majinx
The only shots that I can hit constistently are
a) disappearing serve - but it does NOT go forward after bounce...pretty much darts horizontally immediately (it's actuall better this way)
b) jack knife - simple, jumping backhand
c) Kirihara's mirage (anime) - but from the backhand side...it's impossible from the forehand position because the required sidespin just can't be done from that angle. It's basically a backhand with lots of sidespin.
As for Ryoma's twist serve, it is possible to hit a counter revolution serve but uhh...don't expect anything like the series.
The serve doesn't travel forward enough so it's useless if the receiving player is not RIGHT at the service line.
Spin-wise, you can get it to go at a pretty sharp angle i.e.: towards the face
Other than the above shots, I don't believe the rest of the special techniques are hittable. The REALLY obvious ones anyways (4 counters, Tezuka zone, zero-shiki, sonic bullet, frame shots, etc)
Feel free to spend lots of time practicing though!
There's no better way to learn than from watching Federer's matches though...his strokes are just so beautiful.
To hit the twist serve like ryoma, or any pro hits it, you have to hold your grip in an easten backhand and make contact like this:
The more towards 9 o'clock you hit it, the more the ball will jump to the side. And you don't have to hit the shot softly either, the whole point of the kick serve is to be able to hit it hard and still make it go in. You should generally aim for the right side of the service box, unless you're trying to throw your opponent off with the spin, which generally won't work unless they are a pretty new to tennis. I've also come to realize that the Drive C, which i originally thought was impossible is possible. It's not easy, and it looks nothing like ryoma's shot, but the ball flight is the same the way I hit it. Who knew?
I think the most impossible thing that happens in PoT is the Tezuka Zone. I maen... he can control where the ball will go if it's his shot, but he controls the spin of the opponent's shot??? What if he just lobs it? It comes back or something?
Trying to imitate the purported moves in POT can be frustrating and obviously, based on the above discussion, are products of Konomi's imagination. I wonder if the pro tennis players have ever seen the anime or read the manga. They maybe able to pick up some tricks or try them out (LOL!!).
I think the pro tennis players strategy is to hit it really hard. XD
Back, and Drowsy.
Someone should make me a signature.
let's just say, if you can hit a snake right by the net, you're pretty well off. and i'm not talking about a crosscourt shot.


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When people ask me what a Scrum Master does, I often use the analogy of a referee. In any sport, the referee is not the center of attention and often disappears into the mechanics of the game. However, the impact of the referee is present in every play. The role of the referee is to make sure that everything happens in accordance with the guidelines of the game.
Scrum Masters do the same thing. We make sure that the Scrum Development Team works in accordance with the guidelines of Scrum. That means that we actively remove practices that are against the guidelines of Agile Software Development (specifically, Scrum).
However, Scrum Masters are more than just referees. We are also coaches. We coach the Product Owner about ways to manage the Product Backlog. We coach the Development Team in how to practice Scrum more effectively. Also, we coach the organization by tailoring other Agile methods to the needs of the company.
Here's an email I received from a client asking for clarity about how the Development Team would practice various aspects of Scrum. I've removed any identifying information from the exchange, but it's a good example of an email driven coaching session:
Great questions! My answers are below:
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One of the principles of Agile is the "Definition of Done". This is a checklist of the things that must be satisfied before a user story is complete and ready to be deployed to customers. It's important that this include everything that needs to be complete before deployment from development to QA.
I found a great example Definition of Done on an agile Linkedin group I follow. It was submitted by Bruce K:
Filter Out Filler Words
I occasionally review websites for how usable they are on the UserTesting.com site. I enjoy user interface design, and UserTesting.com also pays for each site you review. It's a nice way to fund my Starbucks habit. :)
My feedback about how to be an effective user tester was recently posted on the site's blog. You can find it here.
I've reprinted my advice below:
Stop using filler words. Filler words are phrases like "ummm" and "you know" that we often use to insert into our speaking to avoid gaps of silence. The best way to remove them is to realize that silence is fine! While it may seem like an eternity in your head, taking one or two seconds to organize your thoughts will be almost unnoticeable to the people listening to your recording.
One reason I wanted to offer advice on using filler words is that I constantly work to remove them from my everyday speech. Even great public speakers occasionally use filler words in personal conversations. I see filler words as lazy mental shortcuts that we use to avoid silence and gather our thoughts. As I said in my blurb above, it's ok to have a little silence!
On a related note, I enjoy doing interviews because they give me a chance to hear my recorded voice. While I personally think my recorded voice sounds strange, I listen to recordings of my interviews to see how I'm doing with filler words. I used to use "you know" a lot, and I've worked to stop doing that. However, I now see that I'm using "right" as a filler word when I speak. For example, I need to stop using right, right? That is pretty irritating, right? You get my point, right?
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A question was asked in one of the agile development groups I follow on Linkedin. Do you think the presence of the PO in the same room will affect the Dev Team results? And how? Here is the response I posted:
It's vital the the Product Owner have a collaborative relationship with the Scrum Development Team. However, there is a natural tension in this relationship. The Product Owner wants to deliver as much value to customers as can possibly accomplished in a sprint. The Scrum Development Team wants to commit to only the amount of work that they can finish at a steady velocity. I don't think this tension is negative. In fact, it should be embraced. The Product Owner and the Scrum Development Team should overcome this tension through disciplined estimating of the Product Backlog Items being considered for the upcoming Sprint Backlog.
It's totally fine for the Product Owner to want the Moon and the Stars. However, it is the responsibility of the Scrum Development Team to estimate how much those celestial objects weigh. And that is best done through cordial collaboration whether the Product Owner is in the next room our somewhere else.
My Certified Scrum Professional Application Essay
I became a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) in 2013, and I am in the process of applying to be a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP). One part of the application is an essay about my experience using Scrum. I still need to gain more Scrum Education Units (SEUs) to qualify for the CSP, but I wanted to share my application essay:
I was introduced to Scrum in 2004 when I managed a product support team for a large bank. I was a consultant, and my supervisor on the client side came into our work area one morning during the summer of that year and announced that we would be having a daily meeting called a "scrum". It would start at 8:45 AM each morning, and I have to admit that I was puzzled by the idea. This scrum seemed to just be a daily status meeting. Why did we need a daily meeting when we met every Friday to review the week? And why did we have to stand up?
I soon learned that this "scrum" was more than just a daily meeting. My supervisor laid out the simple constraints of the meeting. We would stand in a circle and share three pieces of information: 1. What we did since the last scrum; 2. What we plan to do today; 3. What blockers stand in the way of our plans. After just a few weeks, I began to see results. Issues no longer waited until the weekly meeting to get resolved. More importantly, our team stopped forgetting to discuss issues that occurred on Monday or Tuesday that they forgot about by the time Friday rolled around.
A few months after we started using Scrum, my supervisor asked me to facilitate the daily stand up. I soon realized that I had a knack for listening to the updates from the team and teasing out blockers that weren't obvious. This was due to my technical background, and I think my supervisor saw that as an asset I could better provide to the development team during the scrum. I didn't know it at the time, but I was functioning, albeit in a vestigial manner, as a ScrumMaster.
My role on the project ended a year later, and I worked on other projects from 2005 to 2008. Most of them were waterfall based, but every now and then I noticed a few teams doing daily standups. I left consulting in 2008 to attend business school, and it was during a class on project management that I really learned about agile development. The class presented agile development as an alternative to waterfall, and I realized that the scrums I first encountered in 2004 were part of an entire framework for delivering complex projects. I began to learn about events like sprints, artifacts like burn down charts, and roles like ScrumMaster (that was me!) and Product Owner.
After graduating from business school in 2009, I returned to consulting. I was keen to find an opportunity to use the full scrum framework, and I found one on my first project. While I was nominally the project manager, I served the team as a ScrumMaster. I organized the work into sprints, facilitated the daily scrums, involved the team in estimating work, and leveraged the principle of "iterate and inspect". My team enjoyed having a say in what they would commit to before each sprint, and we immediately began delivering better results through working software that the client would see in demos every two weeks. I found that scrum was a great framework for a consultant like me to use. I reported to clients who were employees of the company that paid for the project, and I managed contractors that did the work. So, three constituencies were involved: the client company, the consulting company that paid me, and the company that provided the contractors. Scrum provided a way for me to provide continual and iterative improvements to the company that chartered to the project, create an inclusive and motivated team of contractors, and send regular fees to the consulting company that provided me with gainful employment. Agile development became my secret weapon.
I left consulting again in 2012 to join a small construction software company. The Director of Technology hired me because he liked my blend of experience in Scrum and the structure of classical project management. He also paid for me to become a Certified Scrum Master in 2013. I ran our legacy projects using waterfall, and I used scrum for our next generation projects. I chose this dual method because the updates to our legacy products were quarterly and relatively small in size. However, our next generation products were complex and needed frequent releases to both the maintenance updates needed for our cloud infrastructure and the features requested by our customers.
It's 2015, and I have come a long way from the "daily meeting" I was introduced to in 2004. I love Scrum, and I enjoy helping teams practice it. I'm even working on a book about how Scrum can be applied to spiritual discipline and growth. I would like to become a Certified Scrum Professional to quantify my Scrum experience and gain more opportunities to help organizations and people develop and sustain complex projects.
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Apple is widely rumored to announce a smartwatch at their event on September 9, 2014. If true, the company will join a market already crowsed with offerings from Pebble, Samsung, LG, and other players. However, Apple entered a crowded field with the iPod and almost immediately won the MP3 player market. Apple also entered a crowded field with the iPhone and soon dominated. The iPad faced a field with many tablet computers, but it essentially created the category. Do you see a pattern here?
I have the original Pebble, and I wear it every day. It's a great watch, robust (it survived my participation in Tough Mudder last year), and the notifications on my wrist are nice. However, I'm an early adopter so I know that Pebble style watches will never become mainstream. However, if companies can produce stylish smartwatches, I think those devices will catch on. The New York Times recently ran an article stating that kids going back to school are more interested in their tech gear than clothing. Millenials and Generation Z are starting to see tech as a statement of who they are, and I think style will win the day in the smartwatch category. I think Apple is well positioned to compete on style.
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A friend recently asked about things to do in Maui, and, since my family was just there a few months ago, here's my reply to her:
I wanted to share the list of places my family and I visited in Maui when we went a few months ago. I hope it's helpful for your upcoming trip.
* I'm not sure where you're staying, but you'll probably drive a lot. If you're not staying in Lahaina (on the West side of Maui), then you will probably drive to Lahaina often.
* If you like nice pools and beaches, then the resort hotels in Lahaina are a great option for you. We wandered from hotel pool to hotel pool, and no one harassed us or asked if we were guests. Several hotels have spas if you're into that sort of thing. :-)
* Whale season had ended so Maui had just started letting water activity companies (wave riders, para-sailing, etc.) resume operations when we were there. If you're into water sports, then they may still be available if whale season hasn't started again by the time you travel to Maui.
* We started the "road to Hana", but my wife gets car-sick fairly easily and the switchbacks were too much for her. So, we had to turn back. Also, Hana is on the East side of Maui so the road is usually a cloudy and rainy drive to a cloudy and rainy part of the island. If you don't mind road trips (where you sometimes fear for your life), then it may be worth doing. If you do try the road to Hana, stopping every few miles and hiking or visiting one of the beaches is a good use of the time you'll invest in the trip. Hana is the destination but the journey is the point.
* There are certainly more restaurants and places than I listed below. These are simply the food establishments and locations that I personally experienced and enjoyed.
* Da Kitchen (very close to the airport; not a bad place to have your first meal in Maui; large portions - 425 Koloa St. #104 Kahului, HI 96732)
* Mama's Fish House (expensive but great food, location, and atmosphere - 799 Poho Pl, Paia, HI)
* Flatbread Company (great natural pizza; near the airport - 89 Hana Highway, Paia, Maui, HI)
* Dazoo (71 Baldwin Ave, Paia, HI 96779)
* Ululani's Shaved Ice (I recommend trying a Hawaiian shaved ice at least once if you've never had one - 819 Front St, Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761)
* Kimo's Restaurant (845 Front St, Ste a, Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761)
* Koa's Seaside Grill (839 Front Street, Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761)
* Maui Ocean Center (a surprisingly good aquarium)
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I just transferred my domains from GoDaddy to Google Domains. I was invited to join the Google Domains Beta, and I am quite pleased to leave GoDaddy behind. Here's why I made the switch:
One important reason I made the switch was GoDaddy's exploitation of female sexuality in their advertisements. We've all seen their Super Bowl commericals, and I'm glad to do business with a domain registrar that doesn't use sex to sell their products.
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I enjoy public speaking, and I have been fortunate to have many opportunities to speak on a variety of topics. A friend reached out to me for advice about giving her first talk. Here was my response:
Thanks for reaching out. First, I want to say how proud I am that you are speaking about technology, especially when it comes to getting more women in technology. The only way to have true innovation in technology is to bring diversity of thought to the industry.
I have a few quick tips that have worked well for me in public speaking:
Here's a video of a friend of mine named Adria Richards giving a TEDx talk about women building careers with code. I think she did a great job of using visual images in her talk, and she laid it out well.
I hope that helps. If you need more information, please feel free to reach out. I know you'll do great!
My Essential Travel Gadgets
I have 658,287 lifetime flight miles (and that's just with United Airlines) so I know quite a bit about travel. As a techie, here are my must-have travel gadgets:
Clamcase iPad Keyboard Case: When I'm not travelling, I use my iPad as a media consumption device to watch movies, play games, or keep up with the news. However, when I'm on long flights, I've found that encasing my tablet into its Clamcase Keyboard Case lets me use it to produce content. The keyboard is comfortable and gives me the ability to navigate complex spreadsheets, respond to emails, and, of course, work on my Great American Novel.
Wacom Bamboo Stylus: While the iPad is responsive enough to not need a stylus, I like to doodle in the air every now and then. So, I've found that travelling with a stylus lets me nurture my inner artist even when I'm 30,000 feet in the air.
Mophie Juice Pack: I travel with a lot of gadgets, but my phone is the one device that I can't afford to let it run out of juice. The Juice Pack functions as both a protective case and a power source for my Samsung Galaxy Android phone. The Juice Pack has allowed my phone to even survive an eight hour flight from Houston to Honolulu!
NapAnywhere: I used to use those U-shaped travel pillows, but I recently switched to NapAnywhere. It's so much better! It even makes sitting in a middle seat enjoyable! I've even been tempted to give it to the person napping next to me when their unconscious head starts slipping toward my shouldar.
Uber: This is an app that makes arranging a car safe and easy. I simply display my location and a car arrives within minutes! Since Uber stores my credit card information, I can just get out of the car at the end of the ride.


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Pickering unable to certify education program calculation
by MBJ Staff
Published: February 13,2014
Tags: calculation, education, House Bill 1530, legislation, Mississippi Adequate Education Program, Mississippi Department of Education, Mississippi Legislature, Office of State Auditor, public education, public school, school, school district, Stacey Pickering, State of Mississippi
JACKSON — State Auditor Stacey Pickering says is unable to certify the accuracy of the FY 2015 final estimate calculation of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP).
Members of the Legislature and the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) were notified.
"I am unable to certify the MAEP calculation again this year because the data used by the Department of Education is (inaccurate) and unreliable," Pickering said. "And because there was a recalculation of the base student cost this year, these errors and flaws will be compounded and will remain uncorrected over the next three years until the next recalculation takes place."
The Office of the State Auditor has found:
• School districts are not in compliance with House Bill 1530, new legislation designed to standardize the average daily attendance counts across the state. ADA data accounts for $1.9 billion of the MAEP formula, but many school districts are not able to comply partially because MDE failed to work with software companies on a statewide level to ensure they have timely and effectively implemented software changes to uniformly account for the new law.
• The "at-risk" part of the MAEP formula, $82 million total, relies on free lunch program application data, which does not require proof of income eligibility and is difficult to verify due to federal audit restrictions.
• The add-on cost salary increment used in the calculation, specifically special education, vocational education and gifted education is arbitrary. This is an ongoing trend for at least the past five years.
OSA recommends MDE verify and utilize the most current data for all elements of the MAEP estimates.
OSA also recommends MDE compile budget requests, based on research, analysis, documentation and presentation of fact-based evidence, that project the costs of meeting the actual needs of our public schools.
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