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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2024
Applicant:
Entegris, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Inventors:
Rajiv K. Singh, Newberry, FL (US);
Aditya Dilip Verma, Gainesville, FL (US);
Sunny De, Oviedo, FL (US);
Assignee:
Entegris, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09G 1/02 (2006.01); B24B 1/00 (2006.01); B24B 37/04 (2012.01); C09G 1/00 (2006.01); C09G 1/04 (2006.01); C09G 1/06 (2006.01); C09K 3/14 (2006.01); C09K 13/06 (2006.01); H10P 52/40 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09G 1/02 (2013.01); B24B 1/00 (2013.01); B24B 37/044 (2013.01); C09G 1/00 (2013.01); C09G 1/04 (2013.01); C09G 1/06 (2013.01); C09K 3/1454 (2013.01); C09K 3/1463 (2013.01); C09K 13/06 (2013.01); H10P 52/402 (2026.01); H10P 52/403 (2026.01);
Abstract
A system for polishing a hardmask comprises a composition comprising a permanganate ion of a permanganate oxidizer; a substrate comprising a hardmask that comprises at least one of a non-carbon boron component, a boron-carbon component, a non-carbon silicon component, a non-carbon chromium component, a non-carbon zirconium component, or any combination thereof; and a chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) apparatus configured to bring the composition and the substrate into contact so as to remove at least a portion of the hardmask of the substrate.