摘要:
A composition and method comprising same for selectively removing residues such as, for example, ashed photoresist and/or processing residues are disclosed herein. In one aspect, there is provided a composition for removing residue wherein the composition has a pH ranging from about 2 to about 9 comprising: a buffer solution comprising an organic acid and a conjugate base of the organic acid in a molar ratio of acid to base ranging from 10:1 to 1:10; a fluoride, and water, provided that the composition is substantially free of an added organic solvent. In another aspect, the composition may further comprise a corrosion inhibitor and/or a surfactant.
摘要:
A residue cleaning composition includes: (a) water; (b) a fluoride; (c) a pH buffer system including an organic acid and a base. The organic acid can be an aminoalkylsulfonic acid and/or an aminoalkylcarboxylic acid. The base can be an amine and/or a quaternary alkylammonium hydroxide. The composition is substantially free of an added organic solvent and has a pH ranging from about 5 to about 12. A method of removing residue from a substrate includes contacting the residue with the cleaning composition. A method for defining a pattern includes etching the pattern through a photoresist into a substrate, heating the patterned substrate to a temperature sufficient to ash the photoresist and provide a residue, and removing the residue by contacting the residue with the cleaning composition.
摘要:
A composition and method comprising same for selectively removing residues such as, for example, ashed photoresist and/or processing residues are disclosed herein. In one aspect, there is provided a composition for removing residue wherein the composition has a pH ranging from about 2 to about 9 comprising: a buffer solution comprising an organic acid and a conjugate base of the organic acid in a molar ratio of acid to base ranging from 10:1 to 1:10; a fluoride, and water, provided that the composition is substantially free of an added organic solvent. In another aspect, the composition may further comprise a corrosion inhibitor.
摘要:
A composition and method for removing residues such as, without limitation, post etched and/or post ashed photoresist, plasma etching, ashing, and mixtures thereof from a substrate is described herein. In one aspect, there is provided a method for removing residues from a substrate comprising: contacting the substrate with a composition comprising: water; a quaternary ammonium hydroxide compound; a fluoride containing compound; and optionally a corrosion inhibitor wherein the composition is free of an added organic solvent and wherein the composition has a pH greater than 9.
摘要:
An aqueous-based composition and method comprising same for removing residues such as without limitation post-ashed and/or post-etched photoresist from a substrate is described herein. In one aspect, there is provided a composition for removing residues comprising: water; at least one selected from a hydroxylamine, a hydroxylamine salt compound, and mixtures thereof; and a corrosion inhibitor wherein the composition is substantially free of an added organic solvent and provided that the corrosion inhibitor does not contain a water soluble organic acid.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a semi-aqueous cleaning composition used to remove unwanted organic and inorganic residues and contaminants from semiconductor substrates. The cleaning composition comprises a buffering system comprising a polyprotic acid having at least three carboxylic acid groups with a pKa value of about 5 to about 7. The composition also comprises a polyhydric solvent, such as glycerol. A fluoride ion source is also included in the cleaning compositions of the present invention and is principally responsible for removing inorganic residues from the substrate. The cleaning compositions of the present invention have a low toxicity and are environmentally acceptable.
摘要:
A residue cleaning composition includes: (a) water; (b) a fluoride; (c) a pH buffer system including an organic acid and a base. The organic acid can be an aminoalkylsulfonic acid and/or an aminoalkylcarboxylic acid. The base can be an amine and/or a quaternary alkylammonium hydroxide. The composition is substantially free of an added organic solvent and has a pH ranging from about 5 to about 12. A method of removing residue from a substrate includes contacting the residue with the cleaning composition. A method for defining a pattern includes etching the pattern through a photoresist into a substrate, heating the patterned substrate to a temperature sufficient to ash the photoresist and provide a residue, and removing the residue by contacting the residue with the cleaning composition.
摘要:
A composition for removing residues and method using same are described herein. In one aspect, the composition comprises: an organic polar solvent; water; a quaternary ammonium compound; and a mercapto-containing corrosion inhibitor selected from a compound having the following formulas (I), (II), 2-mercaptothiazoline, 3-mercaptopropyl-trimethoxysilane, and mixtures thereof: wherein X, Y, and Z are each independently selected from C, N, O, S, and P; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are each independently an alkyl group having a formula CnH2n+1; R7 is one selected from H, —OH, —COOH, and —NH2; and R8 is selected from an alkyl group having a formula CnH2n+1, or an alkanol group having a formula CnH2nOH; n ranges from 0 to 20; and the composition is substantially free of a water soluble amine. In another aspect, the composition comprises hydroxylamine wherein the mass ratio of hydroxylamine to quarternary ammonium compound is less than 3.
摘要翻译:本文描述了用于除去残余物的组合物和使用其的方法。 一方面,组合物包含:有机极性溶剂; 水; 季铵化合物; 和选自具有下式(I),(II),2-巯基噻唑啉,3-巯基丙基三甲氧基硅烷及其混合物的化合物的含巯基腐蚀抑制剂:其中X,Y和Z各自独立地选自C ,N,O,S和P; R 1,R 2,R 3,R 4,R 5, 和R 6各自独立地是具有式C n H 2n + 1的烷基; R 7是选自H,-OH,-COOH和-NH 2的一个; 和R 8选自具有式C n H 2n + 1的烷基或具有式C n H 2n OH; n的范围为0〜20; 并且组合物基本上不含水溶性胺。 在另一方面,组合物包含羟胺,其中羟胺与季铵化合物的质量比小于3。
摘要:
The present invention is a composition for removal of multi-layer photoresist layers on an electronic device substrate for rework of the photoresist on the substrate, comprising; (i) a solvent blend of at least three discrete solvents, (ii) at least one organic sulfonic acid, and (iii) at least one corrosion inhibitor. The present invention is also a method for using the composition. This composition and method succeed in removing such multi-layer photoresist at temperatures less than 65° C. and in contact times under three minutes, allowing high throughput on single wafer tools.
摘要:
The present invention is a formulation for wet clean removal of post etch and ash residue from a semiconductor substrate having a CoWP feature, comprising; Deionized water; Organic acid; Amine and/or quaternary ammonium hydroxide; wherein the formulation is compatible with the CoWP feature and either (a) the molar ratio of amine and/or quaternary ammonium hydroxide to organic acid provides a pH in the range of 7-14; or (b) the formulation includes a corrosion inhibitor. A method of using the formulation is also described.