Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080227297 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING METHOD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A chemically mechanically polishing method is provided, which includes slide-contacting a polishing film with a polishing pad while feeding a first chemical liquid and a second chemical liquid to the polishing pad. The first chemical liquid contains an electrolyte and bubbles having a diameter ranging from 10 nm to 1000 μm, and the second chemical liquid contains abrasive particles. | 09-18-2008 |
20090068841 | Chemical mechanical polishing method of organic film and method of manufacturing semiconductor device - There is disclosed a chemical mechanical polishing method of an organic film comprising forming the organic film above a semiconductor substrate, contacting the organic film formed above the semiconductor substrate with a polishing pad attached to a turntable, and dropping a slurry onto the polishing pad to polish the organic film, the slurry being selected from the group consisting of a first slurry and a second slurry, the first slurry comprising a resin particle having a functional group selected from the group consisting of an anionic functional group, a cationic functional group, an amphoteric functional group and a nonionic functional group, and having a primary particle diameter ranging from 0.05 to 5 μm, the first slurry having a pH ranging from 2 to 8, and the second slurry comprising a resin particle having a primary particle diameter ranging from 0.05 to 5 μm, and a surfactant having a hydrophilic moiety. | 03-12-2009 |
20090075487 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which includes forming an insulating film above a semiconductor substrate having a recess and stopper film formed above the semiconductor substrate excluding the recess, thereby filling the recess with the insulating film, performing a first polishing by polishing the insulating film by means of a chemical mechanical polishing method using a first polishing liquid containing cerium oxide and first anionic surfactant, thereby obtaining a flattened surface, and performing a second polishing by polishing the flattened insulating film using a second polishing liquid containing cerium oxide and a second anionic surfactant having a smaller molecular weight than that of the first anionic surfactant under a polishing condition which differs from that of the first polishing, thereby exposing the stopper film. | 03-19-2009 |
20090124076 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided, the method includes forming a coated film by coating a solution containing a solvent and an organic component above an insulating film located above a semiconductor substrate and having a recess, baking the coated film at a first temperature which does not accomplish cross-linking of the organic component to obtain an organic film precursor, polishing the organic film precursor using a slurry containing resin particles to leave the organic film precursor in the recess, baking the left organic film precursor at a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature to remove the solvent to obtain a first organic film embedded in the recess, forming a second organic film on the insulating film, thereby obtaining an underlying film, forming an intermediate layer and a resist film successively above the underlying film, and subjecting the resist film to patterning exposure. | 05-14-2009 |
20090156000 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided, which includes forming a coated film by coating a solution containing a solvent and an organic component above an insulating film located above a semiconductor substrate and having a recess, baking the coated film at a first temperature which does not accomplish cross-linking of the organic component to obtain an organic film precursor, polishing the organic film precursor using a first slurry containing first resin particles and a water-soluble polymer to planarize a surface of the organic film precursor, and polishing the organic film precursor where the surface is planarized using a second slurry containing second resin particles and a water-soluble polymer to leave the organic film precursor in the recess, thereby exposing the insulating film, an average particle diameter of the second resin particles being smaller than that of the first resin particles. | 06-18-2009 |
20090239373 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A chemical mechanical polishing method comprises polishing an organic film using a slurry including polymer particles having a surface functional group and a water-soluble polymer. | 09-24-2009 |
20110081832 | POLISHING DEVICE AND POLISHING METHOD - In one embodiment, a polishing device includes: a rotatable turntable, a holding unit, a separation wall, a slurry supply tube, and a cooling medium supply tube. On an upper surface of the rotatable turntable, a polishing pad is attached. The holding unit rotatably holds an object to be polished and disposes a polished surface of the object to be polished in a manner to face the polishing pad. The separation wall abuts on the upper surface of the polishing pad and sections the polishing pad into a polished region in which the holding unit is provided and an unpolished region in which the holding unit is not provided. The slurry supply tube supplies a slurry to the upper surface of the polishing pad in a polished region side. The cooling medium supply tube supplies a cooling medium to the upper surface of the polishing pad in the unpolished region. | 04-07-2011 |
20110294291 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a switch element provided in a surface area of a semiconductor substrate, a contact plug with an upper surface and a lower surface, and a function element provided on the upper surface of the contact plug. The lower surface of the contact plug is connected to the switch element. The upper surface of the contact plug has a maximum roughness of 0.2 nm or less. | 12-01-2011 |
20120034846 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device manufacturing method is disclosed. The method can include polishing a film on a semiconductor substrate by pressing the film against a polishing pad. Polishing the film comprises performing first polishing in which an entrance temperature of the polishing pad is adjusted to 40° C. (inclusive) to 50° C. (inclusive), and an exit temperature of the polishing pad is adjusted to be higher by 5° C. or more than the entrance temperature. Polishing the film comprises performing second polishing in which the entrance temperature is adjusted to 30° C. or less, and the exit temperature is adjusted to be higher by 5° C. or more than the entrance temperature. | 02-09-2012 |
20120220195 | CMP APPARATUS, POLISHING PAD AND CMP METHOD - According to one embodiment, a CMP apparatus includes a supplying portion supplying a slurry to a surface portion of a polishing pad including water-soluble particles, a holding portion contacting an object to be polished with the surface portion of the polishing pad in a condition of holding the object, a temperature setting portion on the surface portion of the polishing pad, the temperature setting portion setting a temperature of the surface of the polishing pad. A control portion executes a first polishing step and a second polishing step after the first polishing step, the object is polished in a condition of setting the temperature of the surface of the polishing pad within a first temperature range in the first polishing step, and the object is polished in a condition of setting the temperature of the surface of the polishing pad within a second temperature range in the second polishing step. | 08-30-2012 |
20120258597 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes contacting a film formed on a semiconductor substrate with a rotating polishing pad which is supported on a turntable, and feeding polishing foam to a region of the polishing pad with which the film is contacted, thereby polishing the film. The polishing foam is obtained by turning the aqueous dispersion into a foamy body. The aqueous dispersion includes 0.01-20% by mass of abrasive grain and 0.01-1% by mass of foam forming and retaining agent, all based on a total mass of the aqueous dispersion. | 10-11-2012 |
20130040456 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. In the method, a groove is formed in a insulating film on a semiconductor substrate. An underlayer film is formed on the insulating film. A metal film is formed on the underlayer film. First polishing, in which the metal film is removed, is performed by supplying a first CMP slurry containing metal ions. The surfaces of the polishing pad and the semiconductor substrate are cleaned by supplying organic acid and pure water. Second polishing, in which the underlayer film is removed from the portion other than the groove, is performed by supplying a second CMP slurry different from the first CMP slurry. | 02-14-2013 |
20130045596 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND POLISHING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device manufacturing method is provided. In the semiconductor device manufacturing method, a process target film is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and the surface of the process target film is polished by a CMP method. The CMP method comprises heating a rotating polishing pad from a first temperature to a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and bringing the surface of the process target film into contact with the polishing pad heated to the second temperature. | 02-21-2013 |
20130078784 | CMP SLURRY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the CMP slurry includes abrasive particles made of colloidal silica in an amount of 0.5 to 3% by mass of a total mass of the CMP slurry, and a polycarboxylic acid having a weight average molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000, in an amount of 0.1 to 1% by mass of the total mass of the CMP slurry. 50 to 90% by mass of the abrasive particles each has a primary particle diameter of 3 to 10 nm. The CMP slurry has a pH within a range of 2.5 to 4.5. | 03-28-2013 |
20130095656 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a switch element provided in a surface area of a semiconductor substrate, a contact plug with an upper surface and a lower surface, and a function element provided on the upper surface of the contact plug. The lower surface of the contact plug is connected to the switch element. The upper surface of the contact plug has a maximum roughness of 0.2 nm or less. | 04-18-2013 |
20130095661 | CMP METHOD, CMP APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a CMP method includes starting a polishing of a silicon oxide film by using a slurry including a silicon oxide abrasive and a polishing stopper film including a silicon nitride film, and stopping the polishing when the polishing stopper is exposed. The slurry includes a first water-soluble polymer with a weight-average molecular weight of 50000 or more and 5000000 or less, and a second water-soluble polymer with a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 or more and 10000 or less. | 04-18-2013 |
20130115855 | POLISHING METHOD AND POLISHING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a polishing method comprises pressing a substrate being rotated against a polishing pad being rotated and supplying slurry on the polishing pad, measuring a surface temperature of the polishing pad, and when the surface temperature is not less than a predetermined temperature, jetting jet stream containing supercooled droplets from a nozzle having a narrow portion toward the polishing pad. | 05-09-2013 |
20130157464 | PLANARIZING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a planarizing method is proposed. In the planarizing method, a surface to be processed of an object to be processed including a silicon oxide film is planarized in a processing solution by bringing the surface to be processed into contact with or close proximity with the surface of a solid-state plate on which fluorine is adsorbed. The bonding energy between fluorine and the solid-state plate is lower than that between fluorine and silicon. | 06-20-2013 |
20130273817 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes contacting a film formed on a semiconductor substrate with a rotating polishing pad which is supported on a turntable, and feeding polishing foam to a region of the polishing pad with which the film is contacted, thereby polishing the film. The polishing foam is obtained by turning the aqueous dispersion into a foamy body. The aqueous dispersion includes 0.01-20% by mass of abrasive grain and 0.01-1% by mass of foam forming and retaining agent, all based on a total mass of the aqueous dispersion. | 10-17-2013 |