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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1999
Applicants:
Kenro Nakamura, Kamakura, JP;
Takeo Kubota, Kawasaki, JP;
Gaku Minamihaba, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/302 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for polishing a surface of a substrate containing Ru or a Ru compound in a surface region, said method comprising a polishing step with a polishing liquid containing tetravalent cerium ions. The polishing liquid is prepared by adding a compound having a tetravalent cerium ion or its solution to a solvent in or immediately before the polishing step of the substrate.