Microelectronics, Volume. 53, Issue 3, 483(2023)
Research Progress of Citric Acid in CMP and Post Cleaning of Cobalt Based Copper Interconnects
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DU Haoyu, TAN Baimei, WANG Xiaolong, WANG Fangyuan, WANG Ge. Research Progress of Citric Acid in CMP and Post Cleaning of Cobalt Based Copper Interconnects[J]. Microelectronics, 2023, 53(3): 483
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