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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Joseph K. SO, Newark, DE (US);
Terence M. Thomas, Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Joseph K. So, Newark, DE (US);
Terence M. Thomas, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Holdings, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02 (2006.01); C11D 7/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cleaning solution for removing copper complex residues from the surface of polishing pads and wafer substrates includes an amine pH-adjusting agent, which can be a unidentate or bidentate amine compound or a quartnary ammonium hydroxide compound or an amine including an alcohol group. The cleaning solution also includes an amino acid complexing agent and an inhibitor. In a preferred embodiment, the cleaning solution has a basic pH.