IP Library Granted Patent US 9,328,261
Granted Patent B2
US 9,328,261 · App. 14/566,928 · Granted May 3, 2016

Polishing agent, polishing method, and manufacturing method of semiconductor integrated circuit device

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Patent No.
US 9,328,261
App. No.
14/566,928
Granted
May 3, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A first polishing agent contains: cerium oxide particles; and water, wherein, in IR spectrum of the cerium oxide particle, a value A found by a formula below from a ratio (I/I′) between a value I of an absorbance of 3566 cm −1 and a value I′ of an absorbance of 3695 cm −1 , and a crystallite diameter XS, is 0.08 or less. A =( I/I ′)/ XS A second polishing agent contains: cerium oxide particles; and water, wherein, in the cerium oxide particle, a deviation B of a lattice constant found by a formula below from a theoretical lattice constant (a′) and a lattice constant (a) measured by powder X-ray diffraction, is −0.16% or more. B (%)=(1− a/a ′)×100

Claims (26)

1. A polishing agent comprising:

cerium oxide particles; and

water,

wherein, in said cerium oxide particle, a value A found by a formula below from a ratio (I/I′) between a value I of an absorbance of 3566 cm −1 and a value I′ of an absorbance of 3695 cm −1 , with an absorbance of 3900 cm −1 of an infrared absorption spectrum as a criterion, and a crystallite diameter XS measured by X-ray diffraction is 0.08 or less

A =( I/I ′)/ XS.

2. The polishing agent according to claim 1 ,

wherein the crystallite diameter XS of said cerium oxide particle is 20 nm or more to 60 nm or less.

3. The polishing agent according to claim 1 ,

wherein in said cerium oxide particle, a ratio (XS/D) between the crystallite diameter XS and an average primary particle diameter D obtained by a scanning electron microscope is 0.4 or more to 1.0 or less.

4. The polishing agent according to claim 3 ,

wherein the average primary particle diameter D of said cerium oxide particles is 30 nm or more to 100 nm or less.

5. A polishing agent comprising:

cerium oxide particles; and

water,

wherein, in said cerium oxide particle, a deviation B of a lattice constant found by a formula below from a theoretical lattice constant (a′) and a lattice constant (a) measured by powder X-ray diffraction is −0.16% or more, and an average secondary particle diameter D′ of said cerium oxide particles is 90 nm or more to 500 nm or less

B (%)=(1 −a/a ′)×100.

6. The polishing agent according to claim 5 ,

wherein the average secondary particle diameter D′ of said cerium oxide particles is 95 nm or more to 250 nm or less.

7. The polishing agent according to claim 5 ,

wherein the average secondary particle diameter D′ of said cerium oxide particles is 95 nm or more to 200 nm or less.

8. A polishing method comprising polishing by a relative motion between a surface to be polished and a polishing pad which are brought into contact with each other while a polishing agent is supplied to the polishing pad,

wherein the polishing agent according to claim 1 is supplied to the polishing pad.

9. A polishing method comprising polishing by a relative motion between a surface to be polished and a polishing pad which are brought into contact with each other while a polishing agent is supplied to the polishing pad,

wherein the polishing agent according to claim 5 is supplied to the polishing pad.

10. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor integrated circuit device, comprising a step of polishing the surface to be polished by the polishing method according to claim 8 .

11. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor integrated circuit device, comprising a step of polishing the surface to be polished by the polishing method according to claim 9 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: AGC INC.
Reel/Frame 046730/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2014
From: YOSHIDA, YUIKO; YOSHIDA, IORI; ANZAI, JUNKO
To: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 034477/0766 →