Compositions for polishing aluminum/copper and titanium in damascene structures

US9343330B2 · US · B2

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9343330-B2
Application numberUS-63457606-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 6, 2006
Priority dateDec 6, 2006
Publication dateMay 17, 2016
Grant dateMay 17, 2016

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate. The polishing composition comprises an oxidizing agent, calcium ion, an organic carboxylic acid, and water, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1.5 to about 7. The invention further provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with the aforementioned polishing composition.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

The invention claimed is: 1. A chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising: (a) an abrasive, wherein the abrasive is polymer-treated alumina comprising alumina treated with a negatively-charged polymer, wherein the negatively-charged polymer is poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid), (b) an oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of peroxides, persulfates, ferric salts, and combinations thereof, (c) 50 to 200 ppm of calcium ion, (d) about 1 wt. % to about 4 wt. % of an organic carboxylic acid, wherein the organic carboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of citric acid, malonic acid, succinic acid and tartaric acid, and (e) water, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of 2 to 6. 2. The polishing composition of claim 1 , wherein the polishing composition comprises 0.001 wt. % to 2 wt. % of abrasive. 3. The polishing composition of claim 1 , wherein the oxidizing agent is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, ammonium persulfate, ferric nitrate, and combinations thereof. 4. The polishing composition of claim 3 , wherein the polishing composition comprises 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % of oxidizing agent.

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

  • H10P52/403Primary

    of conductive or resistive materials · CPC title

  • Etching of wafers, substrates or parts of devices · CPC title

  • Abrasive particles per se (preparation of diamond C01B32/25) · CPC title

  • Aqueous liquid suspensions · CPC title

  • Composite particles, e.g. coated particles · CPC title

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US9343330B2 cover?
The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate. The polishing composition comprises an oxidizing agent, calcium ion, an organic carboxylic acid, and water, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1.5 to about 7. The invention further provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with the aforementioned polishing comp…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Brusic Vlasta, Zhou Renjie, Feeney Paul, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H10P52/403. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 17 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).