Slurry for chemical mechanical polishing of cobalt

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9944828
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14919526

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The invention provides a chemical-mechanical polishing composition including (a) an abrasive comprising alumina particles, silica particles, or a combination thereof, (b) a rate accelerator comprising a phosphonic acid, an N-heterocyclic compound, or a combination thereof, (c) a corrosion inhibitor comprising an amphoteric surfactant, a sulfonate, a phosphonate, a carboxylate, a fatty acid amino acid, an amine, an amide, or a combination thereof, (d) an oxidizing agent, and (e) an aqueous carrier. The invention also provides a method of polishing a substrate, especially a substrate comprising a cobalt layer, with the polishing composition.

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CMC MATERIALS LLC1209 ORANGE STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Cross, Jeffrey Batavia, US 4 49
Paw, Witold Aurora, US 16 160
Petro, Benjamin Aurora, US 10 26
Sikma, Elise Bartlett, US 2 26
Whitener, Glenn Batavia, US 16 123

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