Abstract:
Methods for removing a photoresist from a metal-comprising material are provided. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises applying to the photoresist a substantially non-aqueous-based solvent having a pH no less than about 9 or no pH and subsequently applying to the metal-comprising material an aqueous-based fluid having a pH no less than about 9.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing three-dimensional objects, comprising producing a three-dimensional structure by sequential selective curing of layers of a composition curable with visible and/or ultraviolet light into a solid polymeric material by sequential exposure of the individual layers to UV and/or visible light, whereafter a three-dimensional object is produced by use of the three-dimensional structure thus formed, followed by removing the three-dimensional structure from or of the three-dimensional object, characterized in that removing the three-dimensional structure is accomplished by chemically cleaving the polymeric material as well as simultaneously or subsequently dissolving the material in a solvent or mixed solvent and/or melting the material.
Abstract:
In a method of forming a pattern using a composition for removing photoresist, a layer is formed on a substrate, and then a photoresist pattern is formed on the layer. A portion of the layer exposed by the photoresist pattern is etched using the photoresist pattern as an etching mask to form the pattern on the substrate. Then, the photoresist pattern is removed using the composition including hydroxylamine, an alkanolamine-based compound, a morpholine-based compound, a polar solvent, a corrosion preventing agent, and water. The composition may effectively remove a photoresist pattern and etched residues without damaging the substrate and/or the pattern including metal, nitride, oxide and/or metal nitride.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate includes forming a transistor thin layer pattern, forming a protecting layer, forming a photoresist film, forming a pixel electrode and a conductive layer that are separated from each other, stripping a photoresist pattern to remove the conductive layer using a stripping composition and dissolving the conductive layer. The method of manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate is capable of improving an efficiency of manufacturing process of the thin film transistor substrate. In addition, the stripping composition is recycled.
Abstract:
Photoresist strippers and cleaning compositions of this invention are provided by non-aqueous cleaning compositions that are essentially non-corrosive toward copper as well as aluminum and that comprise at least one polar organic solvent, at least one hydroxylated organic amine, and at least one corrosion inhibitor polymer having multiple hydroxyl- or amino-functional groups pendant from the polymer backbone.
Abstract:
A new remover chemistry based on a choline compound, such as choline hydroxide, is provided in order to address problems related to removal of residues, modified photoresists, photoresists, and polymers such as organic anti-reflective coatings and gap-fill and sacrificial polymers from surfaces involved in dual damascene structures without damaging the dielectrics and substrates involved therein. An etch stop inorganic layer at the bottom of a dual damascene structure may or may not be used to cover the underlying interconnect of copper. If not used, a process step of removing that protective layer can be avoided through a timed etch of the via in trench-first dual damascene processes.
Abstract:
A remover composition containing 1,3-propanediamine (a), 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (b) and water, wherein the remover composition contains the component (a) in an amount of from 0.2 to 30% by weight, the component (b) in an amount of from 0.05 to 10% by weight, and the water in an amount of from 60 to 99.75% by weight, and wherein the composition has a pH at 20° C. of from 9 to 13; and a remover composition containing an organic amine (A), an organic phosphonic acid (B), a linear sugar alcohol (C) and water, wherein the remover composition contains the component (A) in an amount of from 0.2 to 30% by weight, the component (B) in an amount of from 0.05 to 10% by weight, the component (C) in an amount of from 0.1 to 10% by weight, and the water in an amount of from 50 to 99.65% by weight, and wherein the composition has a pH at 20° C. of from 9 to 13.
Abstract:
A residue remover for removing polymeric material and etch residue includes 2-(2-aminoethylamino)-ethanol and optionally another two-carbon atom linkage alkanolamine compound, gallic acid or catechol, water, a polar organic solvent, and hydroxylamine. A process for removing photoresist or other residue from a substrate, such as an integrated circuit semiconductor wafer including titanium metallurgy, includes the steps of contacting the substrate with the above composition for a time and at a temperature sufficient to remove the photoresist or other residue from the substrate. Use of 2-(2-aminoethylamino)-ethanol in the composition and process provides superior residue removal without attacking titanium or other metallurgy on the substrate. The composition preferably has a flash point greater than about 130° C.
Abstract:
A composition for removing undesired matter from a substrate, the composition comprising hydroxylamine or a hydroxylamine derivative, a quaternary ammonium compound and at least one polar organic solvent. The composition is capable of removing photoresist from wafer level packaging and solder bumping applications.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to dilute fluoride solutions and methods for cleaning plasma etch residue from semiconductor substrates including such dilute solutions. The compositions and methods according to the invention can advantageously provide both cleaning efficiency and material compatibility.