US4339340A
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Surface-treating agent adapted for intermediate products of a semiconductor device
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1980-12-05
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Granted: 1982-07-13
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Expires: 2000-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A surface-treating agent formed of an aqueous solution containing 0.01 to 20% by weight of trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl) ammonium hydroxide. The treating agent is adapted to be used for the effective removal of organic and inorganic contaminants deposited on the surface of intermediate semiconductor products obtained in the respective steps of manufacturing a semiconductor device and the efficient etching of a metal layer used as wiring. Further, it can be used for the elimination of those portions of a positive working photoresist film coated on the surface of the intermediate semiconductor products which are and are not exposed to a light by controlling its concentration.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisashi Muraoka
- 👤 Masafumi Asano
- 👤 Taizo Ohashi
- 👤 Yuzo Shimazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:24
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P70/00; H10P70/10; H10P70/15; C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/26; C11D3/30; C23; C23G; C23G1/00; C23G1/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A surface-treating agent adapted for intermediate products obtained in the manufacture of a semiconductor device, which comprises an aqueous solution containing 0.01 to 20% by weight of at least one trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide expressed by the formula: ##STR4## where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are alkyl groups each having one to four carbons atoms, and R 4 is an alkylene group having two to four carbon atoms, and at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, at least one complexing agent capable of forming a water-soluble complex with metals, at least one nonionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A surface-treating agent adapted for intermediate products obtained in the manufacture of a semiconductor device, which comprises an aqueous solution containing 0.01 to 20% by weight of at least one trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide expressed by the formula: ##STR4## where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are alkyl groups each having one to four carbons atoms, and R 4 is an alkylene group having two to four carbon atoms, and at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, at least one complexing agent capable of forming a water-soluble complex with metals, at least one nonionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution contains 0.1 to 5% by weight of the trialkyl(hydroxylalkyl)ammonium hydroxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution contains 1 to 3% by weight of the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 2, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triprophyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tributyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, dimethylethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(4-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 2, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl) ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 3, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution contains 1 to 10% by weight of the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 7, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tripropyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tributyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, dimethyletyhl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(4-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 7, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxylethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution contains more than 10 up to 20% by weight of the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 10, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tripropyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tributyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, dimethylethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(4-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 10, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution contains 5 to 20% by weight of the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution contains 5 to 10% by weight of the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 13, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tripropyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tributyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, dimethylethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(4-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 14, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1, comprising 0.003 to 30 parts by weight of hydrogen peroxide based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous solution.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 17, wherein the amount of hydrogen peroxide is 0.06 to 3 parts by weight.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 17, wherein the amount of hydrogen peroxide is 0.06 to 1.5 parts by weight.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 17, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tripropyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tributyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, dimethylethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(4-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 18, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
40 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1 or 17, comprising 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous solution, of at least one complexing agent capable of forming a water-soluble complex with metals.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 22, wherein the complexing agent is sodium cyanide, potassium cyanide, ammonium cyanide, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, potassium ethylenediaminetetraacetate, triethanolamine, ethylenediamine, cuproin, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 23, wherein the amount of the complexing agent is 0.1 to 3 parts by weight.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 23, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl(ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tripropyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tributyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, dimethylethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(4-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 24, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1 or 17, comprising 0.001 to 5 parts by weight of at least one nonionic surfactant based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous solution.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 27, wherein the amount of the nonionic surfactant is 0.01 to 2 parts by weight.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
59 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 27, wherein the nonionic surfactant is at least one polyoxyethylene type compound expressed by the formulae: ##STR5## where R and R" are alkyl groups each having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, R' is an alkyl group having 8 to 9 carbon atoms, m is 8 to 15, and n is 5 to 30.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
15 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 29, wherein the nonionic surfactant is polyoxyethylene nonylphenol ether.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
32 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 27, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tripropyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, tributyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, dimethylethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(4-hydroxybutyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 29, wherein the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide is trimethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, triethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium hydroxide, trimethyl(3-hydroxypropyl)ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
65 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1 comprising 0.003 to 30 parts by weight of hydrogen peroxide, 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of at least one complexing agent capable of forming a water-soluble complex with metals, and 0.001 to 5 parts by weight of at least one nonionic surfactant, said parts by weights being based on 100 parts by weight of the aqueous solution.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surface-treating agent according to claim 1 wherein the aqueous solution contains less than 5% by weight of the trialkyl(hydroxyalkyl)ammonium hydroxide.
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