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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Vlasta Brusic, Geneva, IL (US);
Christopher Thompson, St. Stephen's Church, VA (US);
Jeffrey Dysard, St. Charles, IL (US);
Vlasta Brusic, Geneva, IL (US);
Christopher Thompson, St. Stephen's Church, VA (US);
Jeffrey Dysard, St. Charles, IL (US);
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, Aurora, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention provides compositions and methods for planarizing or polishing a substrate. The composition comprises an abrasive consisting of alumina particles optionally treated with a polymer, an α-hydroxycarboxylic acid, an oxidizing agent that oxidizes at least one metal, polyacrylic acid, optionally, a calcium-containing compound, optionally, a biocide, optionally, a pH adjusting agent, and water. The method uses the composition to chemically-mechanically polish a substrate.