IP Library Granted Patent US 8,480,920
Granted Patent B2
US 8,480,920 · App. 12/749,934 · Granted Jul 9, 2013

Chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion, method of preparing the same, chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion preparation kit, and chemical mechanical polishing method

Inventors: Hirotaka Shida (Yokkaichi, JP); Akihiro Takemura (Yokkaichi, JP); Taichi Abe (Yokkaichi, JP)
Assignee: JSR Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,480,920
App. No.
12/749,934
Granted
Jul 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion that is used to polish a polishing target that includes a wiring layer that contains tungsten, the chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion including: (A) a cationic water-soluble polymer; (B) an iron (III) compound; and (C) colloidal silica having an average particle diameter calculated from a specific surface area determined by the BET method of 10 to 60 nm, the content (M A ) (mass %) of the cationic water-soluble polymer (A) and the content (M C ) (mass %) of the colloidal silica (C) satisfying the relationship “M A /M C =0.0001 to 0.003”, and the chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion having a pH of 1 to 3.

Claims (23)

1. A chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion that is used to polish a polishing target that includes a wiring layer that contains tungsten, the chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion comprising:

(A) a cationic water-soluble polymer;

(B) an iron (III) compound; and

(C) colloidal silica having an average particle diameter calculated from a specific surface area determined by the BET method of 10 to 60 nm,

wherein the cationic water-soluble polymer (A) is present in a content (M A ) (mass %) of 0.001 to 0.01 mass %, and the colloidal silica (C) is present in a content (M c ) (mass %) of 1 to 30 mass %,

the content (M A ) (mass %) of the cationic water-soluble polymer (A) and the content (Mc) (mass %) of the colloidal silica (C) satisfying the relationship “M A /M c =0.0001 to 0.003”, and the chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion having a pH of 1 to 2.

2. The chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion according to claim 1 , wherein the cationic water-soluble polymer (A) is a polyethylenimine.

3. The chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion according to claim 1 , wherein the cationic water-soluble polymer (A) has a number average molecular weight of 200 to 1,000,000.

4. The chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion according to claim 1 , wherein the iron (III) compound (B) is ferric nitrate.

5. The chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion according to claim 1 , wherein the content (M B ) (mass %) of the iron (III) compound (B) is 0.01 to 40 mass %.

6. The chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion according to claim 1 , wherein the polishing target includes an insulating film having a via-hole, and a tungsten film formed on the insulating film through a barrier metal film.

7. A chemical mechanical polishing method comprising polishing a polishing target that includes a wiring layer that contains tungsten using the chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion according to claim 1 .

8. A kit for preparing the chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion according to claim 1 , the kit comprising:

a first composition that has a pH of 8 to 11, and includes at least (C) colloidal silica having an average particle diameter calculated from a specific surface area measured by the BET method of 10 to 60 nm, and (E) a basic compound;

a second composition that has a pH of 1 to 3, and includes at least (A) a cationic water-soluble polymer and (D) an acidic compound; and

a third composition that includes at least (B) an iron (III) compound and water.

9. The kit according to claim 8 , wherein the basic compound (E) is potassium hydroxide or ammonia.

10. The kit according to claim 8 , wherein the acidic compound (D) is an organic acid.

11. The kit according to claim 10 , wherein the organic acid is maleic acid or malonic acid.

12. The kit according to claim 8 , wherein the cationic water-soluble polymer (A) is a polyethylenimine.

13. The kit according to claim 8 , wherein the cationic water-soluble polymer (A) has a number average molecular weight of 200 to 1,000,000.

14. The kit according to claim 8 , wherein the iron (III) compound (B) is ferric nitrate.

15. A method of preparing the chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion according to claim 1 , the method comprising mixing a first composition that has a pH of 8 to 11, and includes at least (C) colloidal silica having an average particle diameter calculated from a specific surface area measured by the BET method of 10 to 60 nm, and (E) a basic compound, a second composition that has a pH of 1 to 3, and includes at least (A) a cationic water-soluble polymer and (D) an acidic compound, and a third composition that includes at least (B) an iron (III) compound and water.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2010
From: SHIDA, HIROTAKA; TAKEMURA, AKIHIRO; ABE, TAICHI
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024500/0734 →
Priority Claims (3)
JP 2009-89885 · Apr 2, 2009 · national
JP 2009-89886 · Apr 2, 2009 · national
JP 2009-89887 · Apr 2, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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