IP Library Granted Patent US 6,840,971
Granted Patent B2
US 6,840,971 · App. 10/324,634 · Granted Jan 11, 2005

Chemical mechanical polishing systems and methods for their use

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Patent No.
US 6,840,971
App. No.
10/324,634
Granted
Jan 11, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

Alpha-amino acid containing chemical mechanical polishing compositions and slurries that are useful for polishing substrates including multiple layers of metals, or metals and dielectrics.

Claims (15)

1. A chemical mechanical polishing system comprising:

at least one oxidizing agent;

at least one passivation film forming agent;

at least one stopping compound that is selected from the group of compounds consisting of N 4 -amine (N,N′-bis-[3-aminopropyl]ethylene diamine), 4,7,10-trioxitridecane-1,13-diamine, 3,3-dimethyl-4,4-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, 2-phenylethylamine, polyetheramines, etheramines, N,N-dimethyldipropylenetriamine, 3-[2-methoxyethoxy]propylamine, dimethylaminopropylamine, 1,4-bis(3-amino propyl)piperazine and mixtures thereof; and alanine wherein the polishing system pH ranges from 4.8 to 7.7.

2. The chemical mechanical polishing composition of claim 1 including from about 0.5 to about 10.0 wt % of oxidizing agent.

3. The chemical mechanical polishing system of claim 1 wherein the at least one oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide.

4. The chemical mechanical polishing composition of claim 1 wherein the composition includes at least one passivation film forming agent that includes at least one organic heterocycle having from 5 to 6 member heterocycle rings as the active functional group wherein at least one ring includes a nitrogen atom.

5. The chemical mechanical polishing composition of claim 4 wherein the passivation film forming agent is selected from benzotriazole, triazole, benzimidizole and mixtures thereof.

6. The chemical mechanical polishing system of claim 1 wherein the at least one passivation film forming agent is at least one organic heterocycle having from 5 to 6 member heterocycle rings as the active functional group wherein at least one ring includes a nitrogen atom.

7. The chemical mechanical polishing system of claim 1 further including at least one metal oxide abrasive.

8. The chemical mechanical polishing composition of claim 7 including from about 0.1 to about 30.0 wt % of alumina.

9. The chemical mechanical polishing system of claim 7 wherein the metal oxide abrasive is from about 0.1 to about 30.0 wt % of alumina.

10. The chemical mechanical polishing system of claim 1 further including a polishing pad.

11. The chemical mechanical polishing composition of claim 10 including from about 0.1 to about 30.0 wt % of at least one abrasive.

12. The chemical mechanical polishing composition of claim 1 including from about 0.1 to about 17.0 wt % of oxidizing agent.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2022
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION; QED TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; FLOWCHEM LLC; KMG ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS, INC.; KMG-BERNUTH, INC.; MPOWER SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LLC; SEALWELD (USA), INC.; INTERNATIONAL TEST SOLUTIONS, LLC; CMC MATERIALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 060592/0260 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2018
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047587/0119 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 16, 2018
From: CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION; QED TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; FLOWCHEM LLC; KMG ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS, INC.; MPOWER SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 047588/0263 →
NOTICE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 16, 2012
From: CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 027727/0275 →