ETCHANT FOR ETCHING A COBALT-CONTAINING MEMBER IN A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF ETCHING A COBALT-CONTAINING MEMBER IN A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE

A method of etching a cobalt-containing member in a semiconductor structure includes providing an etchant including a fluorine-free acid and an alkaline solution having a pH value between 8.5 and 13, and etching the cobalt-containing member in the semiconductor structure using the etchant, wherein a...

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Main Authors YEH, MING-HSI, LEE, LIN, CHEN, REN-KAI, LIN, SHUN WU, HUANG, KUO-BIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.07.2022
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Summary:A method of etching a cobalt-containing member in a semiconductor structure includes providing an etchant including a fluorine-free acid and an alkaline solution having a pH value between 8.5 and 13, and etching the cobalt-containing member in the semiconductor structure using the etchant, wherein a rate of etching the cobalt-containing member by the etchant is substantially greater than a rate of etching a nitride-containing member by the etchant. An etchant for etching a cobalt-containing member in a semiconductor structure includes a fluorine-free acid, and an alkaline solution having a pH value between 8.5 and 13; wherein a rate of etching a cobalt-containing member by the etchant is substantially greater than a rate of etching a nitride-containing member by the etchant, and a level of dissolved oxygen of the etchant is substantially less than or equal to 100 ppb.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117141882