IP Library Granted Patent US 12692414
Granted Patent B2
US 12692414 · App. 18/370,486 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Polishing composition, production method of polishing composition, polishing method, and manufacturing method of semiconductor substrate

Inventor: Ryota Mae (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: FUJIMI INCORPORATED
C09G1/02
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12692414
App. No.
18/370,486
Filed
Sep 20, 2023
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1716
USPC
252/79.1
Abstract

A polishing composition capable of increasing a polishing selectivity ratio of SiOC to silicon nitride, a production method of the polishing composition, a polishing method, and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor substrate are provided. The polishing composition contains abrasives having a zeta potential of −5 mV or less, a cationic surfactant, a phosphonic acid-based chelating agent, and a cationic compound having a molecular weight of 300 or less.

Claims (27)

1 . A polishing composition comprising:

abrasives having a zeta potential of −5 mV or less;

a cationic surfactant;

a phosphonic acid-based chelating agent; and

a cationic compound having a molecular weight of 300 or less.

2 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polishing composition contains the cationic compound as a selectivity improver for improving a polishing selectivity ratio of SiOC to silicon nitride.

3 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the cationic compound is 0.01 g/L or more and 5 g/L or less.

4 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the cationic compound includes an amine.

5 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the cationic compound includes a quaternary ammonium cation.

6 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the cationic compound includes tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBAH) or tetraethylammonium hydroxide (TEAH).

7 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein a zeta potential of the abrasives is −5 mV or less and −20 mV or more.

8 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the cationic surfactant includes an amine oxide.

9 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the cationic surfactant includes a dimethylamine oxide.

10 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the cationic surfactant includes a decyl dimethylamine oxide.

11 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the phosphonic acid-based chelating agent includes ethylenediamine tetramethylenephosphonic acid (EDTMP).

12 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein a pH is 6 or less.

13 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the abrasives include anion-modified silica.

14 . The polishing composition according to claim 13 , wherein the silica is silica having a surface on which an organic acid is immobilized.

15 . The polishing composition according to claim 13 , wherein the silica is colloidal silica.

16 . The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polishing composition is used for an application of polishing a SiOC-containing object to be polished.

17 . A production method of the polishing composition according to claim 1 , the production method comprising:

mixing abrasives having a zeta potential of −5 mV or less, a cationic surfactant, a phosphonic acid-based chelating agent, a cationic compound having a molecular weight of 300 or less, and a liquid medium.

18 . A polishing method comprising:

polishing a SiOC-containing object to be polished by using the polishing composition according to claim 1 .

19 . A manufacturing method of a semiconductor substrate, the manufacturing method comprising:

polishing SiOC formed into a film on a semiconductor substrate by using the polishing composition according to claim 1 .

20 . The polishing composition according to claim 2 , wherein a content of the cationic compound is 0.01 g/L or more and 5 g/L or less.