IP Library Granted Patent US 12662628
Granted Patent B2
US 12662628 · App. 18/408,579 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Semiconductor etching solution

Inventors: Atsushi Mizutani (Shizuoka, JP); Mick Bjelopavlic (North Kingstown, RI); Carl Ballesteros (North Kingstown, RI)
Assignees: FUJIFILM Corporation; FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc.
C09K13/08C09K13/00C09K13/06H10P50/00H10P50/642H10P52/403H10P72/0422H10W20/062
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12662628
App. No.
18/408,579
Filed
Jan 10, 2024
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1713
USPC
438/745
Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor etching solution having a large etching ratio of SiGe relative to Si when an object containing Si and SiGe is treated and having excellent storage stability. The semiconductor etching solution includes: a fluoride ion source; a carboxylic acid; a percarboxylic acid; hydrogen peroxide; and bromide ions, and a content of the bromide ions is less than 500 mass ppm with respect to a total mass of the semiconductor etching solution.

Claims (54)

1 . A semiconductor etching solution comprising:

a fluoride ion source;

a carboxylic acid;

a percarboxylic acid;

hydrogen peroxide;

bromide ions; and

an organic compound having a sulfonic acid group,

wherein a content of the bromide ions is less than 500 mass ppm with respect to a total mass of the semiconductor etching solution, and

the organic compound having the sulfonic acid group is a polymer having a repeating unit having a sulfonic acid group.

2 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the bromide ions is 5 mass ppt or more with respect to the total mass of the semiconductor etching solution.

3 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 1 , wherein a mass ratio of a content of the carboxylic acid to the content of the bromide ions is 1.0×10 10 or more.

4 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 1 , wherein the carboxylic acid is acetic acid, and the percarboxylic acid is peracetic acid.

5 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoride ion source is hydrogen fluoride.

6 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 1 , further comprising

bromate ions,

wherein a content of the bromate ions is 1 to 100 mass ppm with respect to the total mass of the semiconductor etching solution.

7 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 1 , wherein an alcohol-based solvent is not contained.

8 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 1 , further comprising sulfuric acid.

9 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 1 , further comprising an amine.

10 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 1 , further comprising

a metallic impurity component including one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ni, V, Co, Fe, and Cr,

wherein a content of each of the elements included in the metallic impurity component is less than 1.0 mass ppb with respect to the total mass of the semiconductor etching solution.

11 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 10 , wherein a mass ratio of a content of the percarboxylic acid to a total content of the elements included in the metallic impurity component is 2.0×10 9 or more.

12 . The semiconductor etching solution according to claim 10 , wherein a mass ratio of a content of the fluoride ion source to a total content of the elements included in the metallic impurity component is 2.0×10 7 or more.

13 . A semiconductor etching solution comprising:

a fluoride ion source;

a carboxylic acid;

a percarboxylic acid;

hydrogen peroxide;

at least one compound selected from the group consisting of N-(3-aminopropyl)diethanolamine, 3-morpholino-1,2-propanediol, and diisopropanolamine;

at least one compound selected from the group consisting of naphthalene sulfonic acid formalin condensate, methanesulfonic acid, C12 to C14 alkyldiphenyl ether disulfonic acid, and triisopropylnaphthalene sulfonic acid;

bromide ions; and

an organic compound having a sulfonic acid group,

wherein a content of the bromide ions is less than 500 mass ppm with respect to a total mass of the semiconductor etching solution, and

the organic compound having the sulfonic acid group is a polymer having a repeating unit having a sulfonic acid group.

14 . A semiconductor etching solution comprising:

a fluoride ion source;

a carboxylic acid;

a percarboxylic acid;

hydrogen peroxide; and

an organic compound having a sulfonic acid group,

wherein a content of the carboxylic acid, a content of the percarboxylic acid, and a content of the hydrogen peroxide are 55.0 to 94.0% by mass, 5.0 to 25.0% by mass, and 1.0 to 20.0% by mass, respectively, with respect to a total mass of the carboxylic acid, the percarboxylic acid, and the hydrogen peroxide, and

the organic compound having the sulfonic acid group is a polymer having a repeating unit having a sulfonic acid group.

15 . A semiconductor etching solution comprising:

a fluoride ion source;

a carboxylic acid;

a percarboxylic acid;

hydrogen peroxide;

at least one compound selected from the group consisting of N-(3-aminopropyl)diethanolamine, 3-morpholino-1,2-propanediol, and diisopropanolamine;

at least one compound selected from the group consisting of naphthalene sulfonic acid formalin condensate, methanesulfonic acid, C12 to C14 alkyldiphenyl ether disulfonic acid, and triisopropylnaphthalene sulfonic acid; and

an organic compound having a sulfonic acid group,

wherein a content of the carboxylic acid, a content of the percarboxylic acid, and a content of the hydrogen peroxide are 55.0 to 94.0% by mass, 5.0 to 25.0% by mass, and 1.0 to 20.0% by mass, respectively, with respect to a total mass of the carboxylic acid, the percarboxylic acid, and the hydrogen peroxide, and

the organic compound having the sulfonic acid group is a polymer having a repeating unit having a sulfonic acid group.

16 . A process for manufacturing a semiconductor device, using the semiconductor etching solution according to claim 1 .