EP4073187A1 - Low oxide trench dishing shallow trench isolation chemical mechanical planarization polishing - Google Patents
Low oxide trench dishing shallow trench isolation chemical mechanical planarization polishingInfo
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- EP4073187A1 EP4073187A1 EP20898454.2A EP20898454A EP4073187A1 EP 4073187 A1 EP4073187 A1 EP 4073187A1 EP 20898454 A EP20898454 A EP 20898454A EP 4073187 A1 EP4073187 A1 EP 4073187A1
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Definitions
- This invention relates to Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) polishing compositions.
- STI Shallow Trench Isolation
- CMP chemical Mechanical Planarization
- the STI chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) polishing compositions use ceria-coated composite particles, such as ceria-coated silica particles as abrasives and poly (methacrylic acid) (PMAA), its derivatives, or its salts with molecular weight ranged from 1 ,000 to 1 ,000,000; or combinations thereof as chemical additive for achieving low oxide trenching dishing for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) process.
- CMP chemical Mechanical Planarization
- polishing especially surfaces for chemical-mechanical polishing for recovering a selected material and/or planarizing the structure.
- a SiN layer is deposited under a S1O2 layer to serve as a polish stop.
- the role of such polish stop is particularly important in Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) structures.
- Selectivity is characteristically expressed as the ratio of the oxide polish rate to the nitride polish rate.
- An example is an increased polishing selectivity rate of silicon dioxide (S1O2) as compared to silicon nitride (SiN).
- US Patent 5,876,490 discloses the polishing compositions containing abrasive particles and exhibiting normal stress effects.
- the slurry further contains non polishing particles resulting in reduced polishing rate at recesses, while the abrasive particles maintain high polish rates at elevations. This leads to improved planarization.
- the slurry comprises cerium oxide particles and polymeric electrolyte, and can be used for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) polishing applications.
- STI Shallow Trench Isolation
- US Patent 6,964,923 teaches the polishing compositions containing cerium oxide particles and polymeric electrolyte for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) polishing applications.
- Polymeric electrolyte being used includes the salts of polyacrylic acid, similar as those in US Patent 5,876,490.
- Ceria, alumina, silica & zirconia are used as abrasives.
- Molecular weight for such listed polyelectrolyte is from 300 to 20,000, but in overall, ⁇ 100,000.
- US Patent 6,616,514 discloses a chemical mechanical polishing slurry for use in removing a first substance from a surface of an article in preference to silicon nitride by chemical mechanical polishing.
- the chemical mechanical polishing slurry according to the invention includes an abrasive, an aqueous medium, and an organic polyol that does not dissociate protons, said organic polyol including a compound having at least three hydroxyl groups that are not dissociable in the aqueous medium, or a polymer formed from at least one monomer having at least three hydroxyl groups that are not dissociable in the aqueous medium.
- the present invention discloses Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) compositions that provide reduced oxide trench dishing and thus improved over polishing window stability for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) CMP applications at wide pH range including acidic, neutral and alkaline pH conditions.
- CMP Chemical mechanical polishing
- the CMP compositions also provide good oxide film removal rates, suppressed SiN film removal rates and tunable higher S1O2: SiN selectivity.
- CMP compositions for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) CMP applications have a unique combination of using ceria-coated inorganic oxide abrasive particles and an oxide trench dishing reducing additives including poly(methacrylic acids) (PMAA), its derivatives, its salts with molecular weight ranging from 1000 to 1,000,000; or combinations thereof .
- PMAA poly(methacrylic acids)
- a STI CMP polishing composition comprises: ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles; oxide trenching dishing reducer selected from the group consisting of organic polymer acid, its ester derivatives, its salts, and combinations thereof; water based solvent; and optionally biocide; and pH adjuster; wherein the composition has a pH of 2 to 12, 3 to 10, 3.5 to 9, or 4 to 7; and molecular weight of oxide trenching dishing reducer is from 1,000 to 1,000,000, preferably 1,200 to 100,000, more preferably 1,500 to 15,000.
- the ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles include, but are not limited to, ceria-coated colloidal silica, ceria-coated high purity colloidal silica, ceria-coated alumina, ceria-coated titania, ceria-coated zirconia, or any other ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles.
- the preferred ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles are ceria-coated colloidal silica.
- the water-soluble based solvent includes but is not limited to deionized (Dl) water, distilled water, and alcoholic organic water-based solvents.
- organic polymer acid, its ester derivatives, or its salts used as oxide trench dishing reducers have a general molecular structure as shown below:
- R1, R2, and R4 each can be selected independently from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups; R4 can also be metal ions or ammonium ions, such as Na+, K+ or NH4+; and R3 is selected from alkyl groups.
- the alkyl groups are C m H 2m+i m is from 1 to 10, 1 to 6, 1 to 4, or 1 to 2; such as methyl, ethyl groups.
- n is chosen to give the molecular weights of the oxide trenching dishing reducer in the range from 1,000 to 1,000,000; preferably 1,200 to 100,000; and more preferably 1,500 to 15,000.
- R1, R2, and R4 are hydrogen atoms and R3 is methyl group
- the molecular structure of poly(methacrylic acid) is shown below:
- R1 and R2 are hydrogen atoms, R3 is methyl group, and R4 is ammonium ion or a metal such as sodium ion, or potassium ion; then the molecular structure of poly (methacrylic acid) salts is shown below:
- the poly (methacrylic acid) salts include but are not limited to poly (methacrylic acid) ammonium salts, poly (methacrylic acid) sodium salts, poly (methacrylic acid) potassium salts, or combinations thereof.
- the preferred polyacrylic acid salt is poly (methacrylic acid) ammonium salt.
- R1 and R2 are hydrogen atoms
- R3 and R4 are methyl group
- PMMA poly (methyl methacrylate)
- CMP chemical mechanical polishing
- STI Shallow Trench Isolation
- the polished silicon oxide films can be Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), Plasma Enhance CVD (PECVD), High Density Deposition CVD(HDP), or spin on oxide films.
- the substrate disclosed above can further comprises a silicon nitride surface.
- the removal selectivity of S1O2: SiN is greater than 10, preferably greater than 15.
- This invention relates to the Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) compositions for Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) CMP applications generally using the ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles as abrasives and poly(methacrylic acids)(PMAA), its derivatives, its salts, and combinations thereof as the suitable chemical additives which provide the benefits of achieving high oxide film removal rates, low SiN film removal rates, high and tunable Oxide: SiN selectivity, and more importantly, significantly reducing oxide trench dishing and improving over polishing window stability.
- CMP Chemical mechanical polishing
- STI Shallow Trench Isolation
- a STI CMP polishing composition comprises: ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles; oxide trenching dishing reducer selected from organic polymer acid, its ester derivatives, its salts, and combinations thereof; water based solvent; and optionally biocide; and pH adjuster; wherein the composition has a pH of 2 to 12, 3 to 10, 3.5 to 9, or 4 to 8; the molecular weight of oxide trenching dishing reducer is in the ranges of 1,000 to
- the oxide trenching dishing reducer also includes 2-alkyl group substituted derivatives of the organic polymer acid, where 2-alkyl group includes methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or hexyl group.
- the ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles include, but are not limited to, ceria-coated colloidal silica, ceria-coated high purity colloidal silica, ceria-coated alumina, ceria-coated titania, ceria-coated zirconia, or any other ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles.
- the preferred ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles are ceria-coated colloidal silica particles.
- the particle sizes measured by a known method, such as Dynamic Light Scattering, of these ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles in the disclosed invention herein are ranged from 10nm to 1,000nm, the preferred mean particle sized are ranged from 20nm to 500nm, the more preferred mean particle sizes are ranged from 50nm to 250nm.
- concentrations of these ceria-coated inorganic oxide particles range from 0.01 wt.% to 20 wt.%, the preferred concentrations range from 0.05 wt.% to 10 wt.%, the more preferred concentrations range from 0.1 wt.% to 5 wt.%.
- the water-based solvent includes but is not limited to deionized (Dl) water, distilled water, and alcoholic organic water-based solvents.
- the preferred water-based solvent is Dl water.
- the STI CMP slurry may contain biocide ranging from 0.0001 wt.% to 0.05 wt.%; preferably from 0.0005 wt.% to 0.025 wt.%, and more preferably from 0.001 wt.% to 0.01 wt.%.
- the biocide includes, but is not limited to, KathonTM, KathonTM CG/ICP II, from Dupont/Dow Chemical Co. Bioban from Dupont/Dow Chemical Co. They have active ingredients of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin- 3-one.
- the STI CMP slurry may contain a pH adjustor.
- An acidic or basic pH adjustor can be used to adjust the STI polishing compositions to the optimized pH value.
- the acidic pH adjustors include, but are not limited to nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, other inorganic or organic acids, and mixtures thereof.
- pH adjustors also include the basic pH adjustors, such as sodium hydride, potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, tetraalkyl ammonium hydroxide, organic quaternary ammonium hydroxide compounds, organic amines, and other chemical reagents that can be used to adjust pH towards the more alkaline direction.
- basic pH adjustors such as sodium hydride, potassium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, tetraalkyl ammonium hydroxide, organic quaternary ammonium hydroxide compounds, organic amines, and other chemical reagents that can be used to adjust pH towards the more alkaline direction.
- the STI CMP slurry contains 0 wt.% to 1 wt.%; preferably 0.01 wt.% to 0.5 wt.%; more preferably 0.1 wt.% to 0.25 wt.% of a pH adjustor.
- the organic polymer acid, its ester derivatives, its 2-alkyl group substituted derivatives (2-alkyl group is selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or hexyl group), or its salts used as oxide trench dishing reducers have a general molecular structure as shown below:
- R1, R2, and R4 can be selected independently from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups; R4 can also be metal ions or ammonium ions, such as Na+, K+ or NH4+; and R3 is selected from alkyl groups.
- the alkyl groups are C m H 2m+i m is from 1 to 10, 1 to 6, 1 to 4, or 1 to 2; such as methyl, ethyl groups.
- n is chosen to give the molecular weights in the range from 1 ,000 to 1,000,000; preferably 1,200 to 100,000; and more preferably 1,500 to 15,000.
- R1, R2, and R4 are hydrogen atoms and R3 is methyl group
- molecular structure (a) of Poly(methacrylic acid) is shown below:
- the poly(methacrylic acid) salts include but are not limited to poly (methacrylic acid) ammonium salts, poly(methacrylic acid) sodium salts, poly (methacrylic acid) potassium salts, or combinations thereof.
- the preferred poly(methacrylic acid) salt is poly(methacrylic acid) ammonium salt.
- R1 and R2 are hydrogen atoms
- R3 and R4 are methyl group
- PMMA poly (methyl methacrylate)
- R1 and R2 are hydrogen atoms, R3 is methyl group, and R4 is ethyl group, the molecular structure of poly (ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA) is shown below:
- R1 and R4 are hydrogen atoms
- R2 and R3 are methyl group
- the molecular structure of 2-methyl-poly (methacrylic acid) is shown below:
- the STI CMP slurry contains 0.001 wt.% to 2.0% wt.%, preferably 0.005 wt.% to 0.75 wt.%, and preferable 0.01 wt.% to 0.5 wt.% of the oxide trenching dishing reducer.
- CMP chemical mechanical polishing
- CMP chemical mechanical polishing
- STI Shallow Trench Isolation
- PECVD Enhance CVD
- HDP High Density Deposition CVD
- spin on oxide films PECVD
- PECVD Enhance CVD
- HDP High Density Deposition CVD
- the substrate disclosed above can further comprises a silicon nitride surface.
- the removal selectivity of S1O2: SiN is greater than 10, preferably greater than 20, and more preferably greater than 30.
- CMP chemical mechanical polishing
- the polished oxide films can be CVD oxide, PECVD oxide, High density oxide, or Spin on oxide films.
- Ceria-coated Silica used as abrasive having a particle size of approximately 100 nanometers (nm); such ceria-coated silica particles can have a particle size of ranged from approximately 20 nanometers (nm) to 500 nanometers (nm).
- Ceria-coated Silica particles (with varied sizes) were supplied by JGC Inc. in Japan.
- TEOS tetraethyl orthosilicate
- Polishing Pad Polishing pad, IC1010 and other pads were used during
- a or A angstrom(s) - a unit of length
- BP back pressure, in psi units
- CS carrier speed
- PS platen rotational speed of polishing tool, in rpm (revolution(s) per minute)
- SF slurry flow, ml/min
- Wt. % weight percentage (of a listed component)
- TEOS SiN Selectivity: (removal rate of TEOS)/ (removal rate of SiN)
- HDP high density plasma deposited TEOS
- TEOS or HDP Removal Rates Measured TEOS or HDP removal rate at a given down pressure.
- the down pressure of the CMP tool was 2.0, 3.0 or 4.0 psi in the examples listed below.
- SiN Removal Rates Measured SiN removal rate at a given down pressure.
- the down pressure of the CMP tool was 3.0 psi in the examples listed.
- the CMP tool that was used is a 200mm Mirra, or 300mm Reflexion manufactured by Applied Materials, 3050 Boweres Avenue, Santa Clara, California, 95054.
- An IC1000 pad supplied by DOW, Inc, 451 Bellevue Rd., Newark, DE 19713 was used on platen 1 for blanket and pattern wafer studies.
- the IC1010 pad or other pad was broken in by conditioning the pad for 18 mins. At 7 lbs. down force on the conditioner. To qualify the tool settings and the pad break-in two tungsten monitors and two TEOS monitors were polished with Versum® STI2305 slurry, supplied by Versum Materials Inc. at baseline conditions.
- Polishing experiments were conducted using PECVD or LECVD or HD TEOS wafers. These blanket wafers were purchased from Silicon Valley Microelectronics, 2985 Kifer Rd., Santa Clara, CA 95051. Polishing Experiments
- TEOS SiN Selectivity: (removal rate of TEOS)/ (removal rate of SiN) obtained from the STI CMP polishing compositions were tunable.
- a STI polishing composition comprising 0.2 wt.% cerium-coated silica, a biocide ranging from 0.0001 wt.% to 0.05 wt.%, and deionized water was prepared as base or reference composition.
- the STI CMP polishing compositions comprised additional chemical additives, such poly (methacrylic acid) (PMAA) with structure (a) with different molecular weights and/or polyacrylic acid ammonium salt (PAAAS) with around 3000 molecular weights.
- PMAA poly (methacrylic acid)
- PAAAS polyacrylic acid ammonium salt
- pH of the compositions was adjusted by using nitric acid or ammonium hydroxide.
- Example 1 [0097] In Example 1, the polishing compositions were prepared as shown in Table 1. pH was around 5.35 for the compositions.
- Example 2 the polishing compositions were prepared as shown in Table 2.
- the CMP polishing compositions have pH values at 5.35.
- polishing compositions were prepared as shown in Table 3.
- 0.2 wt.% ceria-coated silica was used as abrasives in reference and all three tested samples. pH was around 5.35 for each of these compositions.
- the oxide trench dishing rates were reduced significantly when PMAA was used at 0.05 wt.% , 0.1 wt.% or 0.15 wt.% on 100pm and 200pm oxide trench features while comparing the dishing rates on these two oxide trench features obtained with the polishing composition only using 0.2 wt.% ceria- coated silica abrasive based polishing composition.
- Example 4 [00116] In example 4, the effects of pH conditions on film removal rates, oxide trenching loss rates, and oxide trench dishing rates were tested for compositions using 0.1 wt. % PMAA having 5,000 MW and 0.2 wt.% ceria-coated silica as abrasives.
- Example 5 [0003] In example 5, the tests were performed with PMAA having different MW: 5,000,
- compositions comprised 0.1 wt. % PMAA and 0.2 wt.% ceria- coated silica as abrasives. pH of the compositions was at 5.35.
- compositions comprised 0.2 wt.% ceria-coated silica as abrasives. pH of the compositions at 5.35 was used as reference sample.
- the polishing compositions using 0.05 wt.% or 0.1 wt.% PMAA as chemical additive salt significantly reduced the P200mm trench RR/Blanket HDP RR ratios than such ratios obtained from reference sample without using chemical additive or the polishing compositions using 0.01 wt.% or 0.1 wt.% PAAAS as chemical additives.
- Different sized oxide trench RR/Blanket oxide film RR ratio is a key parameter to judge on whether the oxide polishing composition can afford lower oxide dishing while used for oxide polishing CMP applications. In general, the smaller of such ratios are, the lower of oxide trench dishing are.
- polishing composition used PMAA as the chemical additive provided significant oxide trench dishing reduction than the polishing composition used PAAAS as chemical additive at same pH and same abrasive concentrations.
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