Title : 
Completely planarized W plugs using MnO2 CMP
         
        
            Author : 
Kishii, Sadahiro ; Suzuki, Rintaro ; Ohishi, Akiyoshi ; Arimoto, Yoshihiro
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
In tungsten (W) polishing, MnO2 has been used as an abrasive to form plugs without etching holes in seams during CMP. We found that MnO2 polishes 1.5 times faster than the standard Al2O3 abrasive, and can be completely removed during the cleaning process
         
        
            Keywords : 
abrasion; integrated circuit metallisation; manganese compounds; polishing; surface cleaning; tungsten; MnO2; MnO2 CMP; MnO2 slurry; W; W plug planarization; W polishing; abrasive; chemical mechanical polishing; cleaning process; Abrasives; Cleaning; Contamination; Etching; Hafnium; Plugs; Scanning electron microscopy; Slurries; Tin; Tungsten;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electron Devices Meeting, 1995. IEDM '95., International
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Washington, DC
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-2700-4
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/IEDM.1995.499239