Method and composition for removing resist, etch residue, and copper oxide from substrates having copper, metal hardmask and low-k dielectric material

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PATENT NO 9257270
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13765480

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A semiconductor processing composition and method for removing photoresist, polymeric materials, etching residues and copper oxide from a substrate comprising copper, low-k dielectric material and TiN, TiNxOy or W wherein the composition includes water, at least one halide anion selected from Cl or Br, and, where the metal hard mask comprises only TiN or TiNxOy, optionally at least one hydroxide source.

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EKC TECHNOLOGY INC2520 BARRINGTON COURT HAYWARD CA 94545

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Cui, Hua Castro Valley, US 31 434

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