IP Library Granted Patent US 9,303,188
Granted Patent B2
US 9,303,188 · App. 14/203,647 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Composition for tungsten CMP

Inventors: Steven Grumbine (Aurora, IL); Jeffrey Dysard (St. Charles, IL); Lin Fu (Naperville, IL); William Ward (Glen Ellyn, IL); Glenn Whitener (Batavia, IL)
Assignee: Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
C09G1/02H01L21/30625H01L21/3212
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Patent No.
US 9,303,188
App. No.
14/203,647
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chemical mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate having a tungsten layer includes a water based liquid carrier, a colloidal silica abrasive dispersed in the liquid carrier and having a permanent positive charge of at least 6 mV, and a polycationic amine compound in solution in the liquid carrier. A method for chemical mechanical polishing a substrate including a tungsten layer includes contacting the substrate with the above described polishing composition, moving the polishing composition relative to the substrate, and abrading the substrate to remove a portion of the tungsten from the substrate and thereby polish the substrate.

Claims (31)

1. A chemical mechanical polishing composition comprising:

a water based liquid carrier;

a colloidal silica abrasive dispersed in the liquid carrier, the colloidal silica abrasive having a permanent positive charge of at least 6 mV; and

a polycationic amine compound in solution in the liquid carrier.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the colloidal silica has a permanent positive charge of at least 15 mV.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the colloidal silica is treated with an aminosilane compound.

4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein the aminosilane compound is selected from the group consisting of such as bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-aminopropyl trialkoxysilane, diethylaminomethyltrialkoxysilane, (N,N-diethyl-3-aminopropyl)trialkoxysilane), 3-(N-styrylmethyl-2-aminoethylaminopropyl trialkoxysilane, aminopropyl trialkoxysilane, (2-N-benzylaminoethyl)-3-aminopropyl trialkoxysilane), trialkoxysilyl propyl-N,N,N-trimethyl ammonium chloride, N-(trialkoxysilylethyl)benzyl-N,N,N-trimethyl ammonium chloride, (bis(methyldialkoxysilylpropyl)-N-methyl amine, bis(trialkoxysilylpropyl)urea, bis(3-(trialkoxysilyl)propyl)-ethylenediamine, bis(trialkoxysilylpropyl)amine, bis(trialkoxysilylpropyl)amine, and mixtures thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising an iron containing accelerator.

6. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the iron containing accelerator comprises a soluble iron containing catalyst.

7. The composition of claim 6 , further comprising a stabilizer bound to the soluble iron containing catalyst, the stabilizer being selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid, phthalic acid, citric acid, adipic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, aspartic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, maleic acid, glutaconic acid, muconic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, propylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and mixtures thereof.

8. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising a hydrogen peroxide oxidizer.

9. The composition of claim 1 , having a pH in a range from about 2.0 to about 3.5.

10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polycationic amine compound is a polyquaternary amine compound.

11. The composition of claim 10 , wherein the polyquaternary amine compound is a diquaternary amine compound.

12. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the diquaternary amine is selected from the group consisting of N,N′-methylenebis(dimethyltetradecylammonium bromide), 1,1,4,4-tetrabutylpiperazinediium dibromide, N,N,N′,N′,N′-pentamethyl-N-tallow-1,3-propane-diammonium dichloride, N,N′-hexamethylenebis(tributylammonium hydroxide), didodecyl-tetramethyl-1,4-butanediaminium diiodide, 1,5-dimethyl-1,5-diazoniabicyclo(3.2.2)nonane dibromide, and N(1),N(6)-didodecyl-N(1),N(1),N(6),N(6)-tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediaminium diiodide, and mixtures thereof.

13. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the diquaternary amine comprises an alkyl group having 10 or more carbon atoms.

14. A method of chemical mechanical polishing a substrate including a tungsten layer, the method comprising:

(a) contacting the substrate with a polishing composition comprising:

(i) a water based liquid carrier;

(ii) a colloidal silica abrasive dispersed in the liquid carrier, the colloidal silica abrasive having a permanent positive charge of at least 6 mV; and

(iii) a polycationic amine compound in solution in the liquid carrier;

(b) moving the polishing composition relative to the substrate; and

(c) abrading the substrate to remove a portion of the tungsten from the substrate and thereby polish the substrate.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the colloidal silica has a permanent positive charge of at least 15 mV.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the colloidal silica is treated with an aminosilane compound selected from the group consisting of such as bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-aminopropyl trialkoxysilane, diethylaminomethyltrialkoxysilane, (N,N-diethyl-3-aminopropyl)trialkoxysilane), 3-(N-styrylmethyl-2-aminoethylaminopropyl trialkoxysilane, aminopropyl trialkoxysilane, (2-N-benzylaminoethyl)-3-aminopropyl trialkoxysilane), trialkoxysilyl propyl-N,N,N-trimethyl ammonium chloride, N-(trialkoxysilylethyl)benzyl-N,N,N-trimethyl ammonium chloride, (bis(methyldialkoxysilylpropyl)-N-methyl amine, bis(trialkoxysilylpropyl)urea, bis(3-(trialkoxysilyl)propyl)-ethylenediamine, bis(trialkoxysilylpropyl)amine, bis(trialkoxysilylpropyl)amine, and mixtures thereof.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the polishing composition further comprises:

a soluble iron containing catalyst; and

a stabilizer bound to the soluble iron containing catalyst, the stabilizer being selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid, phthalic acid, citric acid, adipic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, aspartic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, maleic acid, glutaconic acid, muconic acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, propylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and mixtures thereof.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the polishing composition further comprises a hydrogen peroxide oxidizer.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the polycationic amine compound is a diquaternary amine compound selected from the group consisting of N,N′-methylenebis(dimethyltetradecylammonium bromide), 1,1,4,4-tetrabutylpiperazinediium dibromide, N,N,N′,N′,N′-pentamethyl-N-tallow-1,3-propane-diammonium dichloride, N,N′-hexamethylenebis(tributylammonium hydroxide), didodecyl-tetramethyl-1,4-butanediaminium diiodide, 1,5-dimethyl-1,5-diazoniabicyclo(3.2.2)nonane dibromide, and N(1),N(6)-didodecyl-N(1),N(1),N(6),N(6)-tetramethyl-1,6-hexanediaminium diiodide, and mixtures thereof.

20. The composition of claim 14 , wherein the polycationic amine compound comprises a diquaternary amine compound having an alkyl group with 10 or more carbon atoms.

Assignments (8)
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: CMC MATERIALS, INC.; INTERNATIONAL TEST SOLUTIONS, LLC; QED TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 060615/0001 →
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 →
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2014
From: GRUMBINE, STEVEN; DYSARD, JEFFREY; FU, LIN; WARD, WILLIAM; WHITENER, GLENN
To: CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033735/0631 →
Continuity (1)
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