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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1999
James E. Currie, Dover Plains, NY (US);
Michael Jones, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas J. Grebinski, Boise, ID (US);
Advanced Technology & Materials Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A planarization composition is set forth in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The composition comprises spherical silica particles having a weight average particle diameter which falls within the range from about 0.03&mgr; to about 2&mgr; and is monodisperse in that at least about 90 weight percent of the particles have a variation in particle diameter from the average particle diameter of no more than about ±20%. A liquid carrier comprising up to 20 weight percent ROH, and an amine hydroxide which is NR,OH or NR,NR,OH, where each R is HCH,, CH,CH,, C,H,or C,H,, in the amount of 0.1 to 10 weight percent; an oxidizer which is in the amount from about 0.5% to 15% weight percent; an acid stabilizer for adjusting the pH to fall within a range from about 7.0 to about 0.5; and the remainder is water. The invention also relates to a thinning, polishing and planarizing apparatus and to a method for carrying out the thinning, polishing and planarizing operation.