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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2006
Terence M. Thomas, Newark, DE (US);
Qianqiu YE, Newark, DE (US);
Terence M. Thomas, Newark, DE (US);
Qianqiu Ye, Newark, DE (US);
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Holdings, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The aqueous slurry is useful for chemical mechanical polishing semiconductor substrates having copper interconnects. The aqueous slurry includes by weight percent, 0.01 to 25 oxidizing agent, 0.1 to 50 abrasive particles, 0.001 to 3 polyvinyl pyrrolidone, 0.01 to 10 inhibitor for decreasing static etch of the copper interconnects, 0.001 to 5 phosphorus-containing compound for increasing removal rate of the copper interconnects, 0.001 to 10 complexing agent formed during polishing and balance water; and the aqueous slurry has a pH of at least 8.