IP Library Granted Patent US 12,522,748
Granted Patent B2
US 12,522,748 · App. 18/246,798 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Slurry, polishing method, and method for producing semiconductor component

Inventors: Satoshi Furukawa (Tokyo, JP); Tomohiro Iwano (Tokyo, JP); Shigeki Kubota (Tokyo, JP); Atsuko Ueda (Tokyo, JP); Koichi Kagesawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Resonac Corporation
C09G1/02B24B37/044C09K3/14H01L21/31053
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Patent No.
US 12,522,748
App. No.
18/246,798
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A slurry containing: abrasive grains; a compound X having 3 or more carbon atoms; and water, in which the abrasive grains contain cerium oxide, and a dispersion term dD in Hansen solubility parameters of the compound X is 18.0 MPa 1/2 or less. A polishing method including polishing a surface to be polished by using this slurry.

Claims (25)

1 . A slurry comprising: abrasive grains; a compound X having 3 or more carbon atoms; and water, wherein

the abrasive grains contain cerium oxide,

a dispersion term dD in Hansen solubility parameters of the compound X is 18.0 MPa 1/2 or less, and

a parameter Y as calculated by the following formula in a dispersion liquid obtained by adjusting a content of the abrasive grains in the slurry to 5.0% by mass is 0.110 g/m 2 or more,

Y={(Inverse number of an NMR relaxation time of the dispersion liquid)/(Inverse number of an NMR relaxation time in a state where the abrasive grains are excluded from the dispersion liquid)−1}/Total surface area S of the abrasive grains.

2 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein the abrasive grains are in a colloidal form.

3 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the cerium oxide is 99% by mass or more on the basis of the entire abrasive grains contained in the slurry.

4 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein the compound X contains cyclodextrin.

5 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein the compound X contains polyglycerol.

6 . The slurry according to claim 5 , wherein a weight average molecular weight of the polyglycerol is 500 to 1000.

7 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein the slurry does not comprise a polyol.

8 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein the compound X contains hydroxyisobutyric acid.

9 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein the compound X contains 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) butyric acid.

10 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein the compound X contains 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) propionic acid.

11 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the compound X is 0.50% by mass or less on the basis of the total mass of the slurry.

12 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein a pH is 3.0 to 6.0.

13 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein the compound X contains trimethylolethane.

14 . The slurry according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the compound X is 0.050% by mass or less on the basis of the total mass of the slurry.

15 . A polishing method comprising polishing a surface to be polished by using the slurry according to claim 1 .

16 . The polishing method according to claim 15 , wherein the surface to be polished contains silicon oxide.

17 . A method for manufacturing a semiconductor component, the method comprising individually dividing a member having a polished surface polished by the polishing method according to claim 15 to obtain a semiconductor component.

18 . A slurry comprising: abrasive grains; a compound X having 3 or more carbon atoms; and water, wherein

the slurry does not comprise a polyol and a compound having a weight average molecular weight of 3000 or more and having at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxy group and an amide group,

the abrasive grains contain cerium oxide, and

a dispersion term dD in Hansen solubility parameters of the compound X is 18.0 MPa 1/2 or less.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 9, 2024
From: RESONAC CORPORATION
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066547/0677 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2023
From: FURUKAWA, SATOSHI; IWANO, TOMOHIRO; KUBOTA, SHIGEKI; UEDA, ATSUKO; KAGESAWA, KOICHI
To: RESONAC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065537/0645 →