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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1999
Robert L Rhoades, Matthews, NC (US);
Robert C Roberts, Mint Hill, NC (US);
Paul J Yancey, Charlotte, NC (US);
Rodel Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a chemical mechanical polishing method for the planarization of shallow trench isolation structure and other integrated circuit structures. The method of the invention comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a plurality of patterned regions and polishing the substrate with a chemical mechanical polishing slurry comprising small abrasive particles having a mean diameter of between about 2 and 30 nm and large abrasive particles having a mean diameter of between 2 and 10 times larger than the mean diameter of the small abrasive particles. The chemical mechanical polishing slurries can also include viscosity additives and etchants for use in the invention.