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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2024
Cmc Materials Llc, Aurora, IL (US);
Chih-Hsien Chien, Kaohsiung, TW;
Yi-Hong Chiu, Linluo Township, TW;
Hung-Tsung Huang, Tainan, TW;
Ming-Chih Yeh, Linkou Township, TW;
CMC Materials LLC, Aurora, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition comprising (a) abrasive particles, b) a removal rate inhibitor selected from (I) a surfactant comprising a polyoxyalkylene functional group and a sulfonate functional group, (II) a surfactant comprising a polyoxyalkylene functional group and a sulfate functional group, (III) a first surfactant comprising a polyoxyalkylene functional group and a second surfactant comprising a sulfonate functional group, and (IV) a first surfactant comprising a polyoxyalkylene functional group and a second surfactant comprising a sulfate functional group, and (c) an aqueous carrier. The invention also provides a method of chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate comprising TiN and SiN with the inventive chemical-mechanical polishing composition.