IP Library Granted Patent US 12,528,973
Granted Patent B2
US 12,528,973 · App. 17/077,295 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Composition and method for silicon oxide and carbon doped silicon oxide CMP

Inventors: Steven Kraft (Elgin, IL); Fernando Hung Low (Naperville, IL); Sudeep Pallikkara Kuttiatoor (Naperville, IL); Sarah Brosnan (St. Charles, IL); Brian Reiss (Woodridge, IL); Sajo Naik (Naperville, IL)
Assignee: CMC Materials LLC
C09G1/02B24B37/044C09K3/1409
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Patent No.
US 12,528,973
App. No.
17/077,295
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chemical mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate having a silicon oxygen material includes a liquid carrier, cubiform ceria abrasive particles dispersed in the liquid carrier, and an organic diacid.

Claims (22)

1 . A chemical mechanical polishing composition comprising:

a liquid carrier;

about 0.05 to about 0.5 weight percent of cubiform ceria abrasive particles dispersed in the liquid carrier; and

an organic diacid.

2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the cubiform ceria abrasive particles comprise a mixture of cerium oxide and lanthanum oxide.

3 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the cubiform ceria abrasive particles have a molar ratio of lanthanum to lanthanum plus cerium in a range from about 1 to about 15 percent.

4 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the cubiform ceria abrasive particles have a BET surface area in a range from about 3 m 2 /g to about 14 m 2 /g.

5 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the cubiform ceria abrasive particles have an average particle size in a range from about 50 to about 500 nm.

6 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the organic diacid is a linear saturated dicarboxylic acid, an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, a substituted dicarboxylic acid, or an aromatic dicarboxylic acid.

7 . The composition of claim 6 , wherein the organic diacid comprises a linear saturated dicarboxylic acid.

8 . The composition of claim 7 , wherein the organic diacid comprises glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, or a combination thereof.

9 . The composition of claim 7 , wherein the organic diacid comprises pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, or a combination thereof.

10 . The composition of claim 7 , wherein the organic diacid is suberic acid.

11 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the organic diacid comprises a polyethylene glycol diacid.

12 . The composition of claim 11 , wherein the polyethylene glycol diacid has a molecular weight in a range from about 100 to about 1200 g/mol.

13 . The composition of claim 1 , having a pH in a range from about 3 to about 5.

14 . The composition of claim 1 , comprising at least 1 mM of the organic diacid at point of use.

15 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein:

the cubiform ceria abrasive particles comprise a mixture of cerium oxide and lanthanum oxide and have an average particle size in a range from about 50 to about 500 nm;

the organic diacid is a polyethylene glycol diacid; the composition further comprises picolinic acid and crotonic acid; and

the composition has a pH in a range from about 3 to about 5.

16 . The composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a cationic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, a net neutral surfactant, a cationic polymer, an anionic polymer, a nonionic polymer, and a biocide.

Assignments (6)
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: 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 →
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 →
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 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 2, 2021
From: CMC MATERIALS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 056752/0645 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2021
From: KRAFT, STEVEN; HUNG LOW, FERNANDO; PALLIKKARA KUTTIATOOR, SUDEEP; BROSNAN, SARAH; REISS, BRIAN; NAIK, SAJO
To: CMC MATERIALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055237/0738 →