IP Library Granted Patent US 11,674,230
Granted Patent B2
US 11,674,230 · App. 17/261,387 · Granted Jun 13, 2023

Treatment liquid for semiconductor with ruthenium and method of producing the same

Inventors: Tomoaki Sato (Yamaguchi, JP); Yuki Kikkawa (Yamaguchi, JP); Takafumi Shimoda (Yamaguchi, JP); Takayuki Negishi (Yamaguchi, JP)
Assignee: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
C23F1/40H01L21/30604
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Patent No.
US 11,674,230
App. No.
17/261,387
Granted
Jun 13, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, containing a hypobromite ion. Also provided is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, containing at least a bromine-containing compound, an oxidizing agent, a basic compound, and water which are added and mixed, wherein the liquid has the bromine-containing compound added in an amount of 0.01 mass % or more and less than 2 mass % as a bromine element content with respect to the total mass of the liquid, has the oxidizing agent added in an amount of 0.1 mass % or more and 10 mass % or less with respect to the total mass, and has a pH of 8 or more and 14 or less. Further provided is a method of producing a treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, including a step of mixing a bromine-containing compound with a solution containing a hypochlorous acid compound and a basic compound.

Claims (14)

1. A treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium, being formed by mixing at least a bromine-containing compound, an oxidizing agent, a basic compound, and water,

wherein the treatment liquid has the bromine-containing compound added in an amount of 0.008 mass % or more and less than 2.0 mass % as a bromine element content with respect to the total mass of the treatment liquid, has the oxidizing agent added in an amount of 0.1 mass ppm or more and 10 mass % or less with respect to the total mass, and has a pH of 8 or more and 14 or less, and

wherein the treatment liquid contains a hypobromite ion and a concentration of the hypobromite ion is 0.001 mol/L or more and 0.20 mol/L or less as the amount of the bromine element.

2. The treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium according to claim 1 , having the bromine-containing compound added in an amount of 0.08 mass % or more and less than 2.0 mass % as a bromine element content.

3. The treatment liquid for a semiconductor with ruthenium according to claim 1 , having the bromine-containing compound added in an amount of 0.01 mass % or more and less than 2 mass % as a bromine element content, and having the oxidizing agent added in an amount of 0.1 mass % or more and 10 mass % or less.

4. The treatment liquid for a semiconductor according to claim 1 , wherein the oxidizing agent is a hypochlorous acid compound or ozone.

5. The treatment liquid for a semiconductor according to claim 1 , wherein the bromine-containing compound is a bromine salt or hydrogen bromide.

6. The treatment liquid for a semiconductor according to claim 5 , wherein the bromine salt is a tetraalkylammonium bromide.

7. The treatment liquid for a semiconductor according to claim 1 , wherein the basic compound is a tetramethylammonium hydroxide.

8. The treatment liquid for a semiconductor according to claim 1 , wherein the pH is 12 or more and 14 or less.

9. A method of producing the treatment liquid for a semiconductor according to claim 1 , comprising a step of mixing the bromine-containing compound and a solution containing both the oxidizing agent and the basic compound.

10. A method of treating a substrate, comprising the steps of: producing a treatment liquid for a semiconductor by the production method according to claim 9 ; and then using the treatment liquid for a semiconductor to etch a ruthenium metal film and/or a ruthenium alloy film deposited on the substrate.

11. A method of producing the treatment liquid for a semiconductor according to claim 9 , comprising a step of mixing the bromine-containing compound into an aqueous solution of both the oxidizing agent and the basic compound.

12. The treatment liquid for a semiconductor according to claim 1 , wherein the proportion of the hypobromite ion in 1 mol of bromine element contained in the treatment liquid for a semiconductor is more than 0.5 mol.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2021
From: SHIMODA, TAKAFUMI; SATO, TOMOAKI; KIKKAWA, YUKI; NEGISHI, TAKAYUKI
To: TOKUYAMA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 054955/0266 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP JP2019-176727 · Sep 27, 2019 · national
JP JP2019-193081 · Oct 23, 2019 · national
JP JP2019-211875 · Nov 22, 2019 · national
JP JP2020-045869 · Mar 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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