IP Library Granted Patent US 8,425,276
Granted Patent B2
US 8,425,276 · App. 12/741,177 · Granted Apr 23, 2013

Polishing composition

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Patent No.
US 8,425,276
App. No.
12/741,177
Granted
Apr 23, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a polishing composition for polishing copper or copper alloy, comprising: an oxidizing agent (A); at least one acids (B) selected from amino acids, carboxylic acids of 8 or less carbon atoms, or inorganic acids; a sulfonic acid (C) having an alkyl group of 8 or more carbon atoms; a fatty acid (D) having an alkyl group of 8 or more carbon atoms; and an N-substituted imidazole (E) represented by the following general formula (1). (In the formula (1), Ra, Rb, and Rc represent H or an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and Rd represents a group selected from the group consisting of a benzyl group, a vinyl group, an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a group in which a portion of H of these groups has been substituted with OH or NH 2 .)

Claims (23)

1. A polishing composition for polishing copper or copper alloy, comprising:

an oxidizing agent (A);

at least one acids (B) selected from amino acids, carboxylic acids of 8 or less carbon atoms, or inorganic acids;

a sulfonic acid (C) having an alkyl group of 8 or more carbon atoms;

a fatty acid (D) having an alkyl group of 8 or more carbon atoms; and

an N-substituted imidazole (E) represented by the following general formula (1):

(in the formula (1), Ra, Rb, and Rc represent H or an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and Rd represents a group selected from the group consisting of a benzyl group, a vinyl group, an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and a group in which a portion of H of these groups has been substituted with OH or NH 2 ).

2. The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the N-substituted imidazole is at least one selected from N-vinylimidazole, N-methylimidazole, N-ethylimidazole, N-benzylimidazole, 1,2-dimethylimidazole, N-butylimidazole, or N-(3-aminopropyl)-imidazole.

3. The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the N-substituted imidazole is 0.005 to 3 mass %.

4. The polishing composition according to claim 1 , further comprising an abrasive.

5. The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein pH thereof is 9 to 11.

6. The polishing composition according to claim 1 , further comprising ammonia.

7. The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the oxidizing agent (A) is a persulfate.

8. The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one acid (B) selected from amino acids, carboxylic acids of 8 or less carbon atoms, or inorganic acids is oxalic acid.

9. The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the sulfonic acid (C) having an alkyl group of 8 or more carbon atoms is alkylbenzene sulfonic acid.

10. The polishing composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fatty acid (D) having an alkyl group of 8 or more carbon atoms is oleic acid or lauric acid.

11. The polishing composition according to claim 4 , wherein the abrasive is colloidal silica.

12. The polishing composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a nonionic water-soluble polymer.

13. A polishing method, wherein a metal film composed of copper or copper alloy embedded on an insulating layer which has concave portions and is provided on a substrate, so as to cover the concave portions, or a metal film composed of copper or copper alloy embedded, through a barrier metal film, on an insulating layer which has concave portions and is provided on a substrate, so as to cover the concave portions, is polished by using the polishing composition according to claim 1 .

14. The polishing method according to claim 13 , wherein the barrier metal film is composed of tantalum or tantalum alloy.

15. A composition providing the polishing composition according to claim 3 by dilution with water.

16. A kit comprising a plurality of types of compositions, which provide the polishing composition of claim 1 by mixing the plurality of types of compositions.

17. A method for producing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a wiring by the polishing method according to claim 13 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2014
From: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 034035/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2010
From: SATO, TAKASHI; TAKAHASHI, HIROSHI; SHIMAZU, YOSHITOMO; ITOH, YUJI
To: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
Reel/Frame 024326/0526 →