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Silica-based slurry

US6656241B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 2001
Grant dateDec 2, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

This invention relates to a slurry composition and a method of its preparation. In particular, the slurry composition of the present invention includes a silica wherein the silica comprises a surface modification. The silica-based slurry of the present invention is suitable for polishing articles and especially useful for chemical-mechanical planarization (“CMP”) of semiconductor and other microelectronic substrates.

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