IP Library Granted Patent US 12,104,087
Granted Patent B2
US 12,104,087 · App. 17/775,887 · Granted Oct 1, 2024

Composition for chemical-mechanical polishing and chemical-mechanical polishing method

Inventors: Yuuya Yamada (Tokyo, JP); Pengyu Wang (Tokyo, JP); Norihiko Sugie (Tokyo, JP); Yasutaka Kamei (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
C09G1/02C09K3/1436C09K13/00H01L21/3212H01L21/7684
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Patent No.
US 12,104,087
App. No.
17/775,887
Granted
Oct 1, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a chemical-mechanical polishing composition and a chemical-mechanical polishing method capable of polishing a semiconductor substrate containing a conductive metal such as tungsten or cobalt flatly and at high speed as well as reducing surface defects after polishing. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing contains (A) silica particles having a functional group represented by general formula (1) and (B) a silane compound. —COO-M+ . . . (1) (M+ represents a monovalent cation.)

Claims (39)

1. A composition for chemical-mechanical polishing comprising

(A) silica particles having a functional group represented by general formula (1) below, and

(B) a silane compound,

—COO − M +   (1)

wherein M + represents a monovalent cation,

a content of the component (B) is 0.0001% by mass or more and 0.02% by mass or less.

2. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 1 , further comprising an organic acid.

3. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 1 , further comprising an oxidizing agent.

4. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 1 , wherein a pH is 2 or more and 5 or less.

5. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according claim 1 , wherein the component (B) is at least one selected from compounds represented by the following general formulas (2), (3), and (4):

Si(OR 1 ) 4   (2)

SiR 2 m (OR 3 ) n (R 4 —NR 5 2 ) p   (3)

SiR 2 m (OR 3 ) n R 5 p   (4)

in Formula (2), each of a plurality of R 1 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group; in Formula (3), R 4 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group; in Formulas (3) and (4), each of R 2 and R 3 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group, R 5 represents hydrogen atoms or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms each independently containing or not containing heteroatoms, m is an integer of 0 to 2, n is an integer of 1 to 3, p is 1 or 2, and m+n+p=4.

6. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 5 , further comprising an organic acid.

7. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 1 , wherein the component (B) is at least one selected from tetramethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane, tetrapropoxysilane, tetraphenoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, aminopropyldimethylethoxysilane, aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, N-phenyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl succinic anhydride, 3-triethoxysilylpropyl succinic anhydride, 3-mercaptopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane.

8. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 7 , further comprising an organic acid.

9. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 1 , wherein the component (A) is silica particles in which the functional group represented by the general formula (1) is fixed on a surface thereof via a covalent bond.

10. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according claim 9 , wherein the component (B) is at least one selected from compounds represented by the following general formulas (2), (3), and (4):

Si(OR 1 ) 4   (2)

SiR 2 m (OR 3 ) n (R 4 —NR 5 2 ) p   (3)

SiR 2 m (OR 3 ) n R 5 p   (4)

in Formula (2), each of a plurality of R 1 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group; in Formula (3), R 4 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group; in Formulas (3) and (4), each of R 2 and R 3 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group, R 5 represents hydrogen atoms or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms each independently containing or not containing heteroatoms, m is an integer of 0 to 2, n is an integer of 1 to 3, p is 1 or 2, and m+n+p=4.

11. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 9 , wherein the component (B) is at least one selected from tetramethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane, tetrapropoxysilane, tetraphenoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, aminopropyldimethylethoxysilane, aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, N-phenyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl succinic anhydride, 3-triethoxysilylpropyl succinic anhydride, 3-mercaptopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane.

12. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 9 , further comprising an organic acid.

13. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 1 , wherein a total mass of the composition for chemical-mechanical polishing is 100% by mass,

a content of the component (A) is 0.1% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less.

14. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 13 , wherein the component (A) is silica particles in which the functional group represented by the general formula (1) is fixed on a surface thereof via a covalent bond.

15. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according claim 13 , wherein the component (B) is at least one selected from compounds represented by the following general formulas (2), (3), and (4):

Si(OR 1 ) 4   (2)

SiR 2 m (OR 3 ) n (R 4 —NR 5 2 ) p   (3)

SiR 2 m (OR 3 ) n R 5 p   (4)

in Formula (2), each of a plurality of R 1 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group; in Formula (3), R 4 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group; in Formulas (3) and (4), each of R 2 and R 3 independently represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group, R 5 represents hydrogen atoms or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms each independently containing or not containing heteroatoms, m is an integer of 0 to 2, n is an integer of 1 to 3, p is 1 or 2, and m+n+p=4.

16. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 13 , wherein the component (B) is at least one selected from tetramethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane, tetrapropoxysilane, tetraphenoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, aminopropyldimethylethoxysilane, aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, N-phenyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl succinic anhydride, 3-triethoxysilylpropyl succinic anhydride, 3-mercaptopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane.

17. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 13 , further comprising an organic acid.

18. The composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 13 , further comprising an oxidizing agent.

19. A chemical-mechanical polishing method comprising:

a step of polishing a semiconductor substrate using the composition for chemical-mechanical polishing according to claim 1 .

20. The chemical-mechanical polishing method according to claim 19 , wherein the semiconductor substrate has a part comprising at least one selected from a group consisting of silicon oxide and tungsten.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Mar 23, 2026
From: JSR CORPORATION
To: JICC-02, CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 075191/0149 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 23, 2026
From: JICC-02 CO., LTD
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075192/0023 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 18, 2025
From: JICC-02 CO., LTD.
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070537/0432 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2022
From: YAMADA, YUUYA; WANG, PENGYU; SUGIE, NORIHIKO; KAMEI, YASUTAKA
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059953/0948 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-206905 · Nov 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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