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Mechanism for manufacturing semiconductor device

US10510555B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2018
Grant dateDec 17, 2019
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10D64/017
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a gate electrode over a substrate; forming a hard mask over the gate electrode, in which the hard mask comprises a metal oxide; forming an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer over the hard mask; forming a contact hole in the ILD layer, wherein the contact hole exposes a source/drain; filling the contact hole with a conductive material; and applying a chemical mechanical polish process to the ILD layer and the conductive material, wherein the chemical mechanical polish process stops at the hard mask, the chemical mechanical polish process uses a slurry containing a boric acid or its derivative, the chemical mechanical polish process has a first removal rate of the ILD layer and a second removal rate of the hard mask, and a first ratio of the first removal rate to the second removal rate is greater than about 5.

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