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Granted Patent B2
US 11,390,829 · App. 16/962,260 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Treatment liquid for semiconductor wafers, which contains hypochlorite ions

Inventors: Takafumi Shimoda (Yamaguchi, JP); Takayuki Negishi (Yamaguchi, JP); Yuki Kikkawa (Yamaguchi, JP); Seiji Tono (Yamaguchi, JP)
Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
C11D7/3209C11D7/5004C11D11/0047H01L21/0209H01L21/02087
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Patent No.
US 11,390,829
App. No.
16/962,260
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A treatment liquid for cleaning a semiconductor wafer is a treatment liquid contains (A) a hypochlorite ion and (C) a solvent, in which pH at 25° C. is more than 7 and less than 12.0. A method for removing ruthenium and tungsten from a semiconductor wafer and cleaning the semiconductor wafer includes bringing the treatment liquid into contact with the semiconductor wafer containing ruthenium or tungsten is provided.

Claims (27)

1. A treatment liquid for cleaning a semiconductor wafer, comprising:

(A) a hypochlorite ion;

(B1) an alkyl ammonium ion; and

(C) a solvent, wherein

a concentration of the (A) hypochlorite ion is 0.05 mass % to 6 mass %, and pH at 25° C. is more than 7 and less than 12.0.

2. The treatment liquid according to claim 1 , wherein a concentration of the (A) hypochlorite ion is 0.1 mass % to 6 mass %.

3. The treatment liquid according to claim 2 , wherein a concentration of the (A) hypochlorite ion is 0.3 mass % to 6 mass %.

4. A treatment liquid for cleaning a semiconductor wafer, comprising:

(A) a hypochlorite ion;

(B1) an alkyl ammonium ion; and

(C) a solvent, wherein

the solvent (C) contains an organic solvent, and pH at 25° C. is 8 or more and less than 12.0.

5. The treatment liquid according to claim 4 , wherein a concentration of the (A) hypochlorite ion is 0.05 mass % to 20.0 mass %.

6. The treatment liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the (B1) alkyl ammonium ion is a quaternary alkyl ammonium ion.

7. The treatment liquid according to claim 4 , wherein the (B1) alkyl ammonium ion is a quaternary alkyl ammonium ion.

8. A method for cleaning a semiconductor wafer, wherein the treatment liquid according to claim 1 is brought into contact with the semiconductor wafer.

9. A method for cleaning a semiconductor wafer, wherein the treatment liquid according to claim 4 is brought into contact with the semiconductor wafer.

10. The method for cleaning a semiconductor wafer according to claim 8 , wherein the semiconductor wafer has at least one metal selected from the group consisting of ruthenium and tungsten on a surface thereof, and the method includes a step of removing the metal.

11. The method for cleaning a semiconductor wafer according to claim 9 , wherein the semiconductor wafer has at least one metal selected from the group consisting of ruthenium and tungsten on a surface thereof, and the method includes a step of removing the metal.

12. A method for manufacturing the treatment liquid according to claim 1 , comprising:

(a) preparing an ion exchange resin to which alkyl ammonium is added; and

(b) bringing the ion exchange resin to which the alkyl ammonium is added into contact with an aqueous solution containing a hypochlorite ion.

13. A method for manufacturing the treatment liquid according to claim 4 , comprising:

(a) preparing an ion exchange resin to which alkyl ammonium is added; and

(b) bringing the ion exchange resin to which the alkyl ammonium is added into contact with an aqueous solution containing a hypochlorite ion.

14. The method for manufacturing the treatment liquid according to claim 12 , comprising (c) adjusting pH after (b).

15. The method for manufacturing the treatment liquid according to claim 13 , comprising (c) adjusting pH after (b).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2020
From: SHIMODA, TAKAFUMI; NEGISHI, TAKAYUKI; KIKKAWA, YUKI; TONO, SEIJI
To: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053466/0501 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP JP2018-005201 · Jan 16, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-005202 · Jan 16, 2018 · national
JP JP2018-199949 · Oct 24, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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