Post chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) cleaning composition
US6492308B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D2111/22
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cleaning solution for cleaning microelectronic substrates, particularly for post-CMP or via formation cleaning. The cleaning solution comprises a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, an organic amine, a corrosion inhibitor, and water. A preferred cleaning solution comprises tetramethylammonium hydroxide, monoethylanolamine, ascorbic acid, and water with the alkalinity of the cleaning solution greater than 0.073 milliequivalents base per gram of solution.
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