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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2006
Applicant:
Shoutian LI, Naperville, IL (US);
Inventor:
Shoutian Li, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, Auora, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 3/02 (2006.01); C09C 1/68 (2006.01); C09K 3/14 (2006.01); C09G 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A composition suitable for tantalum chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) comprises about 0.1 to about 10 percent by weight of a zirconia or fumed alumina abrasive, about 0.1 to about 10 percent by weight of an alkali metal iodate salt and an aqueous carrier. The composition has a pH of at least about 10. The composition is utilized to polish a surface of a tantalum-containing substrate.