Fujifilm Corporation

Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.s.a., Inc.

Tomonori Takahashi

William A Wojtczak

Bing Du

Thomas Dory

Emil A Kneer

Atsushi Mizutani

Tetsuya Kamimura

Kazutaka Takahashi

Hiroyuki Seki

Nobuaki Sugimura

Hideo Fushimi

Tadashi Inaba

Yasuo Sugishima

Tomoo Kato

Frank Gonzalez

Keeyoung Park

Kohei Hayashi

A treatment liquid for a semiconductor device includes an alkanolamine; a hydroxylamine; an organic solvent; Ca; Fe; and Na, wherein the content of the alkanolamine in the treatment liquid is 0.1% to 5% by mass, the content of the hydroxylamine in the treatment liquid is 0.1% to 30% by mass, and each of the mass ratio of Ca, Fe, and Na with respect to the content of the alkanolamine and the hydroxylamine in the treatment liquid is 10to 10.

Treatment liquid, method for washing substrate, and method for removing resist

A treatment liquid for a semiconductor device contains water, a removing agent, and a copolymer. The copolymer has a first repeating unit having at least one group selected from a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a tertiary amino group, and a quaternary ammonium cation, and a second repeating unit different from the first repeating unit. A substrate treatment method using the treatment liquid is also provided.

Treatment liquid and substrate treatment method

A treatment liquid is a treatment liquid including water; a cationic compound; an anionic compound selected from the group consisting of a resin having a carboxy group or a salt thereof, a resin having a sulfo group or a salt thereof, a resin having a phosphorous acid group or a salt thereof, and a resin having a phosphoric acid group or a salt thereof; and an oxidizing agent, in which the treatment liquid has a pH of 7.0 or less, and the treatment liquid is substantially free of abrasive grains.

Treatment liquid

A chemical solution, which demonstrates excellent etching performance for transition metal-containing substances and has excellent defect inhibition performance, a method for manufacturing the chemical solution, and a method for treating a substrate. The chemical solution according to an embodiment includes one or more kinds of periodic acids selected from the group consisting of a periodic acid and a salt thereof, one or more kinds of first metal components selected from the group consisting of Ti and Zr, and water. In a case where the chemical solution includes one kind of first metal component, a content of the one kind of first metal component is 1 ppt by mass to 100 ppm by mass with respect to a total mass of the periodic acids. In a case where the chemical solution includes two kinds of first metal components, a content of both the two kinds of first metal components is equal to or smaller than 100 ppm by mass with respect to the total mass of the periodic acids, and a content of at least one of the two kinds of first metal components is equal to or greater than 1 ppt by mass with respect to the total mass of the periodic acids.

Chemical solution, method for manufacturing chemical solution, and method for treating substrate

The present disclosure is directed to etching compositions that are useful, e.g., for selectively removing tungsten (W) and/or titanium nitride (TiN) from a semiconductor substrate as an intermediate step in a multistep semiconductor manufacturing process.

Etching compositions

The present invention provides a chemical liquid that causes a small variation in a dissolving amount of a first metal-containing substance in a case where the chemical liquid is applied to an object to be treated containing the first metal-containing substance. The present invention also provides a method for treating an object to be treated. The chemical liquid according to an embodiment of the present invention contains water, a hydroxylamine compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxylamine and a hydroxylamine salt, and a specific compound represented by Formula (1).

Chemical liquid and method for treating object to be treated

The present invention provides a chemical solution, which demonstrates excellent etching performance for transition metal-containing substances and has excellent defect inhibition performance, a method for manufacturing the chemical solution, and a method for treating a substrate. The chemical solution according to an embodiment of the present invention includes one or more kinds of periodic acids selected from the group consisting of a periodic acid and a salt thereof, one or more kinds of first metal components selected from the group consisting of Ti and Zr, and water. In a case where the chemical solution includes one kind of first metal component, a content of the one kind of first metal component is 1 ppt by mass to 100 ppm by mass with respect to a total mass of the periodic acids. In a case where the chemical solution includes two kinds of first metal components, a content of both the two kinds of first metal components is equal to or smaller than 100 ppm by mass with respect to the total mass of the periodic acids, and a content of at least one of the two kinds of first metal components is equal to or greater than 1 ppt by mass with respect to the total mass of the periodic acids.

This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) hydroxylamine; 2) a chelating agent; 3) an alkylene glycol; 4) water. This disclosure also relates to a method of using the above composition for cleaning a semiconductor substrate.

Cleaning formulation for removing residues on surfaces

This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) hydroxylamine; 2) a chelating agent; 3) an alkylene glycol; and 4) water. This disclosure also relates to a method of using the above composition for cleaning a semiconductor substrate.

The present invention provides a chemical solution which has an excellent dissolving ability for a transition metal-containing substance and can realize excellent smoothness of a portion to be treated. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method of treating a substrate. The chemical solution according to an embodiment of the present invention is used for removing a transition metal-containing substance on a substrate. The chemical solution contains one or more kinds of specific hypochlorous acids selected from the group consisting of hypochlorous acid and a salt thereof and contains one or more kinds of specific anions selected from the group consisting of ClOand Cl. In a case where the chemical solution contains one kind of the specific anion, the content of one kind of the specific anion is 5 ppb by mass to 1% by mass with respect to a total mass of the chemical solution. In a case where the chemical solution contains two kinds of the specific anions, a content of each of two kinds of the specific anions is equal to or lower than 1% by mass with respect to the total mass of the chemical solution, and a content of at least one of two kinds of the specific anions is equal to or higher than 5 ppb by mass with respect to the total mass of the chemical solution.

Chemical solution and method for treating substrate

This disclosure relates to etching compositions containing 1) at least one oxidizing agent; 2) at least one chelating agent; 3) at least one organic solvent; 4) at least one amine compound; and 5) water.

Etching composition

The present invention provides a chemical solution having excellent storage stability and excellent defect inhibition performance. The present invention also provides a method for treating a substrate. The chemical solution according to an embodiment of the present invention is a chemical solution used for removing a transition metal-containing substance on a substrate. The chemical solution contains one or more kinds of halogen oxoacids selected from the group consisting of a halogen oxoacid and a salt thereof and one or more kinds of specific anions selected from the group consisting of SO, NO, PO, and BO. In a case where the chemical solution contains one kind of the specific anion, a content of one kind of the specific anion is 5 ppb by mass to 1% by mass with respect to a total mass of the chemical solution. In a case where the chemical solution contains two or more kinds of the specific anions, a content of each of two or more kinds of the specific anions is equal to or lower than 1% by mass with respect to the total mass of the chemical solution, and a content of at least one of two or more kinds of the specific anions is equal to or higher than 5 ppb by mass with respect to the total mass of the chemical solution.

The present invention provides a treatment liquid for a semiconductor device, which has excellent temporal stability of residue removal performance as well as excellent anticorrosion performance for an object to be treated. The treatment liquid of an aspect of the present invention is a treatment liquid for a semiconductor device contains one or more hydroxylamine compounds selected from the group consisting of hydroxylamine and a hydroxylamine salt, an organic basic compound, an alcohol-based solvent, and a surfactant, in which a content of the alcohol-based solvent with respect to a total mass of the treatment liquid is 40% to 85% by mass, and a pH is 8 or higher.

This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one first chelating agent, the first chelating agent being a polyaminopolycarboxylic acid; 3) at least one metal corrosion inhibitor, the metal corrosion inhibitor being a substituted or unsubstituted benzotriazole; 4) at least one pH adjusting agent, the pH adjusting agent being a base free of a metal ion; and 5) water. This disclosure also relates to a method of using the above composition for cleaning a semiconductor substrate.

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Tomonori Takahashi