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Abstract COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE SELECTIVE REMOVAL OFSILICON NITRIDECompositions useful for the selective removal of silicon nitride materials relative to poly-silicon, silicon oxide materials and/or silicide materials from a microelectronic device having same thereon. The removal compositions include fluorosilicic acid, silicic acid, and at least one organic solvent. Typical process temperatures are less than about 100°C and typical selectivity for nitride versus oxide etch is about 200:1 to about 2000:1. Under typical process conditions, nickel-based silicides as well as titanium and tantalum nitrides are largely unaffected, and polysilicon etch rates are less than about 1 A min -1Figure 1
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REMOVAL OF HIGH-DOSE ION-IMPLANTED PHOTORESIST USING SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS IN SOLVENT SYSTEMS A method and self-assembled monolayer (SAM)-containing compositions for removing bulk and hardened photoresist material from microelectronic devices have been developed. The SAM-containing composition includes at least one solvent, at least one catalyst, at least one SAM component, and optionally a surfactant. The SAM-containing compositions effectively remove the hardened photoresist material while simultaneously passivating the underlying silicon- containing layer(s) in a one step process.
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A composition and process for removing photoresist and/or sacrificial anti- reflective coating (SARC) materials from a substrate having such material(s) thereon. The composition includes a base component, such as a quaternary ammonium base in combination with an alkali or alkaline earth base, or alternatively a strong base in combination with an oxidant. The composition may be utilized in aqueous medium, e.g., with chelator, surfactant, and/or c o- solvent species, to achieve high-efficiency removal of photoresist and/or SA RC materials in the manufacture of integrated circuitry, without adverse effect on metal species on the substrate, such as copper, aluminum and/or cobalt alloys, and without damage to SiOC-based dielectric materials employed in th e semiconductor architecture.
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A photoresist cleaning composition for removing photoresist and ion implanted photoresist from semiconductor substrates. The cleaning composition contains supercritical CO 2 (SCCO2) and alcohol for use in removing photoresist that is not ion-implanted. When the photoresist has been subjected to ion implantation, the cleaning composition additionally contains a fluorine ion source. Such cleaning composition overcomes the intrinsic deficiency of SCCO2 as a cleaning reagent, viz., the non-polar character of SCCO2 and its associated inability to solubilize species such as inorganic salts and polar organic compounds that are present in the photoresist and that must be removed from the semiconductor substrate for efficient cleaning. The cleaning composition enables damage-free, residue-free cleaning of substrates having photoresist or ion implanted photoresist thereon.
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Chemical formulations and methods for removing unwanted material, such as unexposed photoresist, metal oxides, CMP residue, and the like, from semiconductor wafers or other substrates. The formulations utilize a supercritical fluid-based cleaning composition, which may further include (I) co-solvent(s), (II) surfactant(s), (III) chelating agent(s), and/or (IV) chemical reactant(s).
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A method and composition for removing a bottom anti-reflection coating (BARC) layer from semiconductor substrates having such BARC layers is described. The removal composition includes a supercritical fluid, a co-solvent, an etchant and a surfactant. Such removal compositions overcome the intrinsic deficiency of SCCO2 as a removal reagent, viz., the non-polar character of SCCO2 and its associated inability to solubilize species such as inorganic salts and polar organic compounds that must be removed from the semiconductor substrate.