Polishing agent used for polishing semiconductor silicon wafers and polishing method using the same

摘要

A semiconductor silicon wafer polishing agent and a polishing method using the same are provided for avoiding the need for an increased purity of a polishing agent which may cause a prohibitively high cost, while still preventing semiconductor wafers from being contaminated by metals, particularly by copper and nickel, in a polishing process. The semiconductor silicon wafer polishing agent comprises a silica containing polishing agent as a main component, and Cu and Ni respectively in concentration of 0.01 to 1 ppb with respect to the total amount of the polishing agent.