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Chemical mechanical polishing slurry useful for copper/tantalum substrate

US6063306A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 1998
Grant dateMay 16, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/3212
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is a first CMP slurry including an abrasive, an oxidizing agent, a complexing agent, a film forming agent and an organic amino compound, a second polishing slurry including an abrasive, an oxidizing agent, and acetic acid wherein the weight ratio of the oxidizing agent to acetic acid is at least 10 and a method for using the first and second polishing slurries sequentially to polish a substrate containing copper and containing tantalum or tantalum nitride or both tantalum and tantalum nitride.

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