IP Library Granted Patent US 9,966,269
Granted Patent B2
US 9,966,269 · App. 15/314,692 · Granted May 8, 2018

Polishing liquid for CMP, polishing liquid set for CMP, and polishing method

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Patent No.
US 9,966,269
App. No.
15/314,692
Granted
May 8, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a polishing liquid for CMP containing cerium oxide particles and water, wherein the half-value width of the main peak appearing within a range from 2θ=27.000 to 29.980° in a powder X-ray diffraction chart of the cerium oxide particles is from 0.26 to 0.36°, the average particle size of the cerium oxide particles is at least 130 nm but less than 175 nm, and the number of cerium oxide particles having a particle size of 1.15 μm or greater is 5000×10 3 /mL or less.

Claims (12)

1. A polishing liquid for CMP comprising cerium oxide particles and water, wherein

a powder X-ray diffraction chart of the cerium oxide particles includes a main peak appearing within a range from 2θ=27.000 to 29.980°,

the main peak is a peak of cerium oxide,

a half-value width of the main peak is from 0.26 to 0.36°,

an average particle size of the cerium oxide particles is at least 130 nm but less than 175 nm, and

a number of cerium oxide particles having a particle size of 1.15 μm or greater is not more than 5,000×10 3 particles/mL.

2. The polishing liquid for CMP according to claim 1 , further comprising a water-soluble polymer.

3. A polishing liquid set for CMP that is used for obtaining the polishing liquid for CMP according to claim 2 ,

the polishing liquid set for CMP comprising a first liquid containing cerium oxide particles and water, and a second liquid containing a water-soluble polymer and water.

4. A method for polishing a substrate having an insulating material formed thereon, the method comprising removing an unnecessary portion of the insulating material using the polishing liquid for CMP according to claim 1 .

5. A method for polishing a substrate having an insulating material formed thereon, the method comprising removing an unnecessary portion of the insulating material using a polishing liquid for CMP obtained using the polishing liquid set for CMP according to claim 3 .

6. A method for polishing a substrate having an insulating material formed thereon, the method comprising removing an unnecessary portion of the insulating material using the polishing liquid for CMP according to claim 2 .

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 14, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066599/0037 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 3, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062946/0125 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 2, 2023
From: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
To: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062917/0865 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2016
From: YOSHIKAWA, SHIGERU; OOTA, MUNEHIRO; TANAKA, TAKAAKI; SHINODA, TAKASHI
To: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 040455/0382 →