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Process for chemical-mechanical polishing of metal substrates

US7077727B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2003
Grant dateJul 18, 2006
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC23F3/00
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Abrasive composition for the chemical-mechanical polishing in one stage of substrates used in the microelectronics semiconductors industry containing at least one metal layer and one insulator layer, comprising an acid aqueous suspension of individualized particles of colloidal silica, not linked to each other by siloxane bonds, having a mean particle diameter of between 5 and 20 nm and an oxidizing agent, and chemical-mechanical polishing process using such a composition.

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