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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/683 (2006.01); G03F 7/42 (2006.01); H01L 21/48 (2006.01); H01L 21/56 (2006.01); H01L 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 23/31 (2006.01); H01L 23/538 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 7/426 (2013.01); H01L 21/4853 (2013.01); H01L 21/4857 (2013.01); H01L 21/4864 (2013.01); H01L 21/565 (2013.01); H01L 21/568 (2013.01); H01L 21/6835 (2013.01); H01L 23/3128 (2013.01); H01L 23/5383 (2013.01); H01L 23/5386 (2013.01); H01L 23/5389 (2013.01); H01L 24/19 (2013.01); H01L 24/20 (2013.01); H01L 2221/68372 (2013.01); H01L 2224/214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for removing a resist layer including the following steps is provided. A patterned resist layer on a material layer is formed. A stripping solution is applied to the patterned resist layer to dissolve the patterned resist layer without dissolving the material layer, wherein the stripping solution comprises a non-dimethyl sulfoxide solvent and an alkaline compound, the non-dimethyl sulfoxide solvent comprises an aprotic solvent and a protic solvent.