IP Library Patent Application 11374238
Patent Application
App. No. 11/374,238

Composition and method to polish silicon nitride

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11/374,238
Abstract

The inventive chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprises an abrasive, a nitride accelerator, and water, and has a pH of about 1 to about 6. The inventive method of polishing a substrate involves the use of the aforesaid polishing composition and is particularly useful in polishing a substrate containing silicon nitride.

Claims (76)

1 . A chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising:

(a) an abrasive,

(b) about 0.1 mM to about 10 mM malonic acid,

(c) about 0.1 mM to about 100 mM of an aminocarboxylic acid,

(d) about 0.1 mM to about 100 mM sulfate ion, and

(e) water,

wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1 to about 6.

2 . The polishing composition of claim 1 , wherein the abrasive is condensation-polymerized silica.

3 . The polishing composition of claim 2 , wherein the condensation-polymerized silica is present in the amount of about 0.5 wt. % to about 10 wt. %.

4 . The polishing composition of claim 1 , wherein the aminocarboxylic acid is glycine.

5 . The polishing composition of claim 4 , wherein the glycine is present at a concentration of about 10 mM to about 30 mM.

6 . The polishing composition of claim 1 , wherein the sulfate ion is present at a concentration of about 2.5 mM to about 25 mM.

7 . The polishing composition of claim 1 , wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 2 to about 4.

8 . A chemical-mechanical polishing system comprising a polishing pad and the polishing composition of claim 1 .

9 . A chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising:

(a) an abrasive,

(b) about 0.1 mM to about 25 mM of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of aryldicarboxylic acids, phenylacetic acids, and combinations thereof, and

(c) water,

wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1 to about 6.

10 . The polishing composition of claim 9 , wherein the abrasive is condensation-polymerized silica.

11 . The polishing composition of claim 9 , wherein the aryldicarboxylic acid is phthalic acid.

12 . The polishing composition of claim 9 , wherein the phenylacetic acid is mandelic acid.

13 . The polishing composition of claim 9 , wherein the organic acid is a combination of phthalic acid and mandelic acid.

14 . The polishing composition of claim 9 , wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 2 to about 4.

15 . A chemical-mechanical polishing system comprising a polishing pad and the polishing composition of claim 9 .

16 . A chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising:

(a) an abrasive,

(b) about 0.001 mM to about 100 mM of potassium stannate, and

(c) water,

wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1 to about 6.

17 . The polishing composition of claim 16 , wherein the abrasive is condensation-polymerized silica.

18 . The polishing composition of claim 16 , wherein the potassium stannate is present at a concentration of about 0.1 mM to about 10 mM.

19 . The polishing composition of claim 16 , wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 2 to about 4.

20 . A chemical-mechanical polishing system comprising a polishing pad and the polishing composition of claim 16 .

21 . A chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising:

(a) an abrasive,

(b) about 0.001 wt. % to about 1 wt. % uric acid, and

(c) water,

wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1 to about 6.

22 . The polishing composition of claim 21 , wherein the abrasive is condensation-polymerized silica.

23 . The polishing composition of claim 21 , wherein the uric acid is present in an amount of about 0.01 wt. % to about 0.5 wt. %.

24 . The polishing composition of claim 21 , wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 2 to about 4.

25 . A chemical-mechanical polishing system comprising a polishing pad and the polishing composition of claim 21 .

26 . A method for chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate, which method comprises:

(i) contacting a substrate comprising silicon nitride and silicon oxide with a polishing pad and the polishing composition of claim 1 ,

(ii) moving the polishing pad relative to the substrate, and

(iii) abrading at least a portion of the substrate to polish the substrate.

27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the abrasive is condensation-polymerized silica.

28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the condensation-polymerized silica is present in the amount of about 0.5 wt. % to about 10 wt. %.

29 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the aminocarboxylic acid is glycine

30 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the glycine is present at a concentration of about 10 mM to about 30 mM.

31 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the sulfate ion is present at a concentration of about 2.5 mM to about 25 mM.

32 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 2 to about 4.

33 . A method for chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate, which method comprises:

(i) contacting a substrate comprising silicon nitride and silicon oxide with a polishing pad and the polishing composition of claim 9 ,

(ii) moving the polishing pad relative to the substrate, and

(iii) abrading at least a portion of the substrate to polish the substrate.

34 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the abrasive is condensation-polymerized silica.

35 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the aryldicarboxylic acid is phthalic acid.

36 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the phenylacetic acid is mandelic acid.

37 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the organic acid is a combination of phthalic acid and mandelic acid.

38 . The method of claim 33 , wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 2 to about 4.

39 . A method for chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate, which method comprises:

(i) contacting a substrate comprising silicon nitride and silicon oxide with a polishing pad and the polishing composition of claim 16 ,

(ii) moving the polishing pad relative to the substrate, and

(iii) abrading at least a portion of the substrate to polish the substrate.

40 . The method of claim 39 , wherein the abrasive is condensation-polymerized silica.

41 . The method of claim 39 , wherein the potassium stannate is present at a concentration of about 0.1 mM to about 10 mM.

42 . The method of claim 39 , wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 2 to about 4.

43 . A method for chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate, which method comprises:

(i) contacting a substrate comprising silicon nitride and silicon oxide with a polishing pad and the polishing composition of claim 21 ,

(ii) moving the polishing pad relative to the substrate, and

(iii) abrading at least a portion of the substrate to polish the substrate.

44 . The method of claim 43 , wherein the abrasive is condensation-polymerized silica.

45 . The method of claim 43 , wherein the uric acid is present in an amount of about 0.01 wt. % to about 0.5 wt. %.

46 . The method of claim 43 , wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 2 to about 4.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2018
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047587/0119 →
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2006
From: CHEN, ZHAN; VACASSY, ROBERT; CARTER, PHILLIP W.; DYSARD, JEFFREY M.
To: CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017557/0230 →