Copper polishing cleaning solution

摘要

A cleaning solution for removing copper complex residues from the surface of polishing pads and wafer substrates includes an amine pH-adjusting agent, which can be a unidentate or bidentate amine compound or a quartnary ammonium hydroxide compound or an amine including an alcohol group. The cleaning solution also includes an amino acid complexing agent and an inhibitor. In a preferred embodiment, the cleaning solution has a basic pH.