Basf Se Corporation

Te Yu Wei

Michael Lauter

Haci Osman Guevenc

Julian Proelss

Max Siebert

Reza M Golzarian

Leonardus Leunissen

Christian Daeschlein

Wei Lan Chiu

Andreas Klipp

Yongqing Lan

Sheik Ansar Usman Ibrahim

Roelf-Peter Baumann

Robert Reichardt

Peter Przybylski

Piotr Przybylski

Leonardos Leunissen

Christian DÄSCHLEIN

The presently claimed invention relates to compositions and methods for inhibition of etching. The presently claimed invention particularly relates to a composition and methods for inhibition of tungsten etching.

Compositions for tungsten etching inhibition

The presently claimed invention relates to a chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) composition and chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) methods. The presently claimed invention particularly relates to a composition and process for chemical-mechanical polishing of substrates containing copper and ruthenium, specifically, semiconductor substrates containing copper and ruthenium.

Chemical mechanical polishing of substrates containing copper and ruthenium

The presently claimed subject matter is directed to a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) composition comprising inorganic particles, at least one organic compound comprising an amino group and/or at least one acid group (Y), potassium persulfate, at least one corrosion inhibitor and an aqueous medium for polishing substrates of the semiconductor industry comprising cobalt and/or a cobalt alloy and TiN and/or TaN.

Chemical mechanical polishing composition

Use of a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) composition (Q) for chemical mechanical polishing of a substrate (S) comprising (i) cobalt and/or (ii) a cobalt alloy and (iii) Ti N and/or TaN, wherein the CMP composition (Q) comprises (E) Inorganic particles (F) at least one organic compound comprising an amino-group and an acid group (Y), wherein said compound comprises n amino groups and at least n+1 acidic protons, wherein n is a integer&#x2265;1. (G) at least one oxidizer in an amount of from 0.2 to 2.5 wt.-% based on the total weight of the respective CMP composition, (H) an aqueous medium wherein the CMP composition (Q) has a pH of more than 6 and less than 9.

Use of a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) composition for polishing of cobalt comprising substrates

A post chemical-mechanical-polishing (post-CMP) cleaning composition including:

Composition for post chemical-mechanical-polishing cleaning

Described is a post chemical-mechanical-polishing (post-CMP) cleaning composition comprising or consisting of: (A) one or more nonionic polymers selected from the group consisting of poly-acrylamides, polyhydroxyethyl(meth)acrylates (PHE(M)A), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polymers of formula (I), and mixtures thereof, wherein R1 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, or sec-butyl, R2 is hydrogen or methyl, and n is an integer, (B) poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) or acrylic acid-maleic acid copolymer with a mass average molar mass (Mw) of up to 10,000 g/mol, and (C) water, wherein the pH of the composition is in the range of from 7.0 to 10.5. 

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