IP Library Granted Patent US 11,999,875
Granted Patent B2
US 11,999,875 · App. 17/438,808 · Granted Jun 4, 2024

Polishing solution and polishing method

Inventors: Yuya Otsuka (Tokyo, JP); Hisataka Minami (Tokyo, JP); Shingo Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP); Mayumi Komine (Tokyo, JP); Hisato Takahashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: RESONAC CORPORATION
C09G1/02H01L21/31053
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Patent No.
US 11,999,875
App. No.
17/438,808
Granted
Jun 4, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A polishing liquid containing: abrasive grains containing a metal oxide; at least one hydroxy acid compound selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy acid having a structure represented by General Formula (A1) below and a salt thereof; and water: [In the formula, R 11 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group, R 12 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group, n11 represents an integer of 0 or more, and n12 represents an integer of 0 or more; however, a case where both of R 11 and R 12 are a hydrogen atom is excluded.]

Claims (21)

1. A polishing liquid comprising: abrasive grains containing a metal oxide; at least one hydroxy acid compound selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy acid having a structure represented by General Formula (A1) below and a salt thereof; and water:

wherein in the formula, R 11 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy group, R 12 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group, n11 represents an integer of 0 or more, and n12 represents an integer of 0 or more; however, a case where both of R 11 and R 12 are a hydrogen atom is excluded and a case where R 11 is a hydrogen atom, R 12 is a methyl group, n11 is 0, and n12 is 0 is excluded, and

a ratio of a content of the hydroxy acid compound with respect to a content of the abrasive grains is 0.01 to 0.50.

2. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the n11 in the General Formula (A1) is 0 or 1.

3. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the n12 in the General Formula (A1) is 1.

4. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the hydroxy acid compound contains at least one selected from the group consisting of glyceric acid, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)butyric acid, and hydroxyisobutyric acid.

5. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the hydroxy acid compound is 0.01 to 1.0% by mass.

6. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the metal oxide contains cerium oxide.

7. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the abrasive grains is 0.10 to 3.0% by mass.

8. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , further comprising an amino acid component.

9. The polishing liquid according to claim 8 , wherein the amino acid component contains glycine.

10. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein a pH is 1.0 to 7.0.

11. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein a pH is 3.0 to 5.0.

12. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , further comprising an alkali component.

13. The polishing liquid according to claim 12 , wherein the alkali component contains aminothiazole.

14. The polishing liquid according to claim 12 , wherein the alkali component contains dimethylpyrazole.

15. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the hydroxy acid compound contains at least one selected from the group consisting of glyceric acid, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)butyric acid, mandelic acid, and hydroxyisobutyric acid.

16. A polishing method comprising a step of polishing a material to be polished by using the polishing liquid according to claim 1 .

17. The polishing method according to claim 16 , wherein the material to be polished contains silicon oxide.

18. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the hydroxy acid compound contains hydroxyisobutyric acid.

19. The polishing liquid according to claim 1 , wherein the hydroxy acid compound contains mandelic acid.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066547/0677 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 8, 2023
From: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062992/0805 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2021
From: OTSUKA, YUYA; MINAMI, HISATAKA; KOBAYASHI, SHINGO; KOMINE, MAYUMI; TAKAHASHI, HISATO
To: SHOWA DENKO MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058316/0522 →