IP Library Granted Patent US 12680170
Granted Patent B2
US 12680170 · App. 18/538,789 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Electroless ruthenium plating bath

Inventors: Yoshihito II (Osaka, JP); Yoichi Maruo (Osaka, JP); Yukinori Oda (Jurong, SG)
Assignee: C. UYEMURA & CO., LTD.
C23C18/44
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Patent No.
US 12680170
App. No.
18/538,789
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electroless ruthenium plating bath at least contains: a ruthenium compound; a reducing agent; and a stabilizer. The reducing agent is at least one of an amine borane compound or sodium hypophosphite. The stabilizer is made of a hydroxylamine compound and an amine compound. The hydroxylamine compound is at least one of hydroxylamine sulfate or hydroxylamine chloride.

Claims (10)

1 . An electroless ruthenium plating bath at least comprising:

a ruthenium compound; a reducing agent; and a stabilizer,

the reducing agent being at least one of an amine borane compound or sodium hypophosphite,

the stabilizer being a combination of a hydroxylamine compound and an amine compound,

the hydroxylamine compound being at least one of hydroxylamine sulfate or hydroxylamine chloride.

2 . The electroless ruthenium plating bath of claim 1 , wherein the amine compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of glycine, glycylglycine, sodium aspartate, sodium glutamate, L-arginine, β-alanine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, asparagine, glutamine, and lysine.

3 . The electroless ruthenium plating bath of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the ruthenium compound is more than 0.01 g/L and 10 g/L or less, and a concentration of the reducing agent is from 0.2 g/L to 15 g/L inclusive.

4 . The electroless ruthenium plating bath of claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the hydroxylamine compound is from 1 g/L to 10 g/L inclusive, and a concentration of the amine compound is from 1 g/L to 15 g/L inclusive.

5 . The electroless ruthenium plating bath of claim 1 , further comprising a deposition rate adjuster.

6 . The electroless ruthenium plating bath of claim 5 , further comprising a deposition rate controlling agent.