IP Library Granted Patent US 9,343,330
Granted Patent B2
US 9,343,330 · App. 11/634,576 · Granted May 17, 2016

Compositions for polishing aluminum/copper and titanium in damascene structures

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Patent No.
US 9,343,330
App. No.
11/634,576
Granted
May 17, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate. The polishing composition comprises an oxidizing agent, calcium ion, an organic carboxylic acid, and water, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 1.5 to about 7. The invention further provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate with the aforementioned polishing composition.

Claims (10)

1. A chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising:

(a) an abrasive, wherein the abrasive is polymer-treated alumina comprising alumina treated with a negatively-charged polymer, wherein the negatively-charged polymer is poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid),

(b) an oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of peroxides, persulfates, ferric salts, and combinations thereof,

(c) 50 to 200 ppm of calcium ion,

(d) about 1 wt. % to about 4 wt. % of an organic carboxylic acid, wherein the organic carboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of citric acid, malonic acid, succinic acid and tartaric acid, and

(e) water,

wherein the polishing composition has a pH of 2 to 6.

2. The polishing composition of claim 1 , wherein the polishing composition comprises 0.001 wt. % to 2 wt. % of abrasive.

3. The polishing composition of claim 1 , wherein the oxidizing agent is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, ammonium persulfate, ferric nitrate, and combinations thereof.

4. The polishing composition of claim 3 , wherein the polishing composition comprises 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % of oxidizing agent.

Assignments (10)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 22, 2023
From: CMC MATERIALS, INC.
To: CMC MATERIALS LLC
Reel/Frame 065663/0466 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 8, 2023
From: CMC MATERIALS, INC.
To: CMC MATERIALS LLC
Reel/Frame 065517/0783 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: ENTEGRIS, INC.; ENTEGRIS GP, INC.; POCO GRAPHITE, INC.; CMC MATERIALS, INC.; INTERNATIONAL TEST SOLUTIONS, LLC; QED TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: TRUIST BANK, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 060613/0072 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: CMC MATERIALS, INC.; INTERNATIONAL TEST SOLUTIONS, LLC; QED TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 060615/0001 →
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 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 13, 2021
From: CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: CMC MATERIALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 054980/0681 →
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 →
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 Feb 14, 2007
From: BRUSIC, VLASTA; ZHOU, RENJIE; FEENEY, PAUL; THOMPSON, CHRISTOPHER
To: CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018888/0032 →