Abstract: An aqueous composition including (a) metal ions including tin ions and silver ions and (b) at least one complexing agent of formula C11 RC12-XC11-RC11 ??(C11) and their salts, where XC11 is selected from (a) a divalent 5 or 6 membered aromatic N-heterocyclic group; (b) a divalent 6 membered aromatic carbocyclic group; and (c) a divalent 5 or 6 membered aliphatic N-heterocyclic group including one N atom and optionally a second heteroatom selected from N and O; ?all of which may be unsubstituted or substituted by one or more OH or one or more RC14; RC11 is selected from ?; and RC12 is selected from RC11, XC11-RC11, H, OH, NRC142, C1 to C10 alkyl, and C1 to C10 alkoxy

Abstract: Described herein is an aqueous composition including tin ions and at least one compound of formula I wherein X1 is selected from a linear or branched C1-C12 alkanediyl, which may optionally be interrupted by O or S or a C5 to C12 aromatic moiety, R11 is a copolymer of ethylene oxide and a further C3 to C6 alkylene oxide, wherein the content of ethylene oxide is from 5 to 30% by weight, R11 is selected from H, R11, R40, R13, R14 are (a) independently selected from H, R11, R40, or (b) may together form a divalent group X13; X13 is selected from a linear or branched C1-C12 alkanediyl, which may optionally be interrupted by O, S or NR43; R40 is H or a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, R43 is selected from H, R11 and a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl.

Abstract: Described herein is an acidic aqueous composition for copper electroplating including (a) copper ions; (b) bromide ions; and (c) at least one additive of formula S1 where XS1 is selected from the group consisting of a linear, branched or cyclic C1-C12 alkanediyl; RS1 is a monovalent (a) poly(oxy(C3 to C6)alkylene)-block-poly(oxyethylene) group, or (b) a poly(oxyethylene)-block-poly(oxy(C3 to C6)alkylene)-block-poly(oxyethylene) group; RS2, RS3, RS4 (a) are selected from the group consisting of H, RS1, RS40, or (b) RS3 and an adjacent group RS4 or, if n>2, two adjacent groups RS4 may together form a divalent group XS3; RS40 is selected from the group consisting of (a) linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, and (b) linear or branched C1-C20 alkenyl; XS3 is selected from the group consisting of a linear, branched or cyclic C1-C12 alkanediyl; and n is an integer of from 1 to 6.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a A polyalkanolamine including the structure of formula L1 A L n B L m wherein AL is BL is - O-X L21 o -, XL1, XL2, XL3 are independently selected from a C1 to C6 alkanediyl; ArL is a 5 or 6 membered N-heteroaromatic ring system including from 1 to 4 N atoms, which may be unsubstituted or substituted by C1 to C6 alkyl; n is an integer of from 2 to 350; m is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 600; o is 1 or an integer of from 2 to 25; BL1 is a continuation of the backbone BL by branching; XL11, XL12, XL13 are independently selected from a C1 to C6 alkanediyl; XL21 is a C1 to C6 alkanediyl; and derivatives thereof obtainable by N-protonation, N-quaternization, substitution, or polyalkoxylation.

Abstract: Described herein is a composition for depositing copper on a semiconductor substrate, the composition including (a) copper ions; (b) an additive of formula S1 (c) a complexing agent; and (d) optionally a buffer or base capable of adjusting the pH to a pH of from 7 to 13; where the variables are as defined herein; and where the pH of the composition is from 7 to 13 and where the composition is free of any cyanide.

Abstract: Described herein is a composition for depositing copper on a semiconductor substrate, the composition including (a) copper ions; (b) a grain refiner of formula G1 or salts thereof (c) a complexing agent; and (d) optionally a buffer or a base capable of adjusting the pH to a pH of from 7 to 13; where the variables are as defined herein; and where the pH of the composition is from 7 to 13.

Abstract: Described herein is a composition including copper ions, an acid, and at least one polyaminoamide including, a group of formula L1 [A-B-A?-Z]n[Y—Z]m??(L1) where B is a diacid fragment of formula L2 A, A? are amine fragments independently selected from the group consisting of formula L3a and formula L3b Y is a co-monomer fragment; Z is a coupling fragment of formula L4 n is an integer of from 1 to 400; and m is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 400.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition including copper ions and at least one additive including a polyalkyleneimine backbone including N-hydrogen atoms, where (a) the polyalkyleneimine backbone has a mass average molecular weight MW of from 600 g/mol to 100 000 g/mol, (b) the N-hydrogen atoms are each substituted by a polyoxyalkylene group including an oxyethylene and a C3 to C6 oxyalkylene unit, and (c) the average number of oxyalkylene units in the polyoxyalkylene groups is of from more than 10 to less than 30 per N-hydrogen atom in the polyalkyleneimine.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition for copper bump electrodeposition including copper ions and at least one additive including a polyalkyleneimine backbone including N-hydrogen atoms, where (a) the polyalkyleneimine backbone has a mass average molecular weight Mw of from 900 g/mol to 100 000 g/mol, (b) the N-hydrogen atoms are each substituted by a C2 to C6 polyoxyalkylene group, and (c) the average number of oxyalkylene units in the polyoxyalkylene group is from more than 10 to less than 30 per N-hydrogen atoms in the polyalkyleneimine.

Abstract: Described herein is an aqueous composition including tin ions and at least one compound of formula I where X1, X2 are independently selected from a linear or branched C1-C12 alkanediyl, R11 is a monovalent group of formula —(O—CH2—CHR41)m—OR42, R12, R13, R14 are independently selected from H, R11, and R40; R15 is selected from H, R11, R40 and —X4—N(R21)2, X4 is a divalent group selected from (a) a linear or branched C1 to C12 alkanediyl, and (b) formula —(O—CH2—CHR41)o—, R21 is selected from R11 and R40, R40 is a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, R41 is selected from H and a linear or branched C1 to C5 alkyl, R42 is selected from H and a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, n is an integer of from 1 to 6, m is an integer of from 2 to 250, and o is an integer of from 1 to 250.

Abstract: Described herein is a cobalt electrodeposition composition including cobalt ions, and particular leveling agents including X1—CO—O—R11, X1—SO2—O—R11, X1—PO(OR11)2, X1—SO—O—R11 functional groups, where X1 is a divalent group selected from (i) a chemical bond (ii) aryl, (iii) C1 to C12 alkandiyl, which may be interrupted by O atoms, (iv) an arylalkyl group —X11—X12—, (v) an alkylaryl group —X12—X11— and (vi) —(O—C2H3R12)mO—, R11 is selected from H and C1 to C4 alkyl. R12 is selected from H and C1 to C4 alkyl, X12 is a divalent aryl group, and X11 is a divalent C1 to C15 alkandiyl group.

Abstract: A cobalt electrodeposition composition comprising cobalt ions, and particular leveling agents comprising X1—CO—O—R11, X1—SO2—O—R11, X1—PO(OR11)2, X1—SO—O—R11 functional groups, wherein X1 is a divalent group selected from (i) a chemical bond (ii) aryl, (iii) C1 to C12 alkandiyl, which may be interrupted by O atoms, (iv) an arylalkyl group —X11—X12—, (v) an alkylaryl group —X12—X11—, and (vi) —(O—C2H3R12)mO—, R11 is selected from H and C1 to C4 alkyl. R12 is selected from H and C1 to C4 alkyl, X12 is a divalent aryl group, X11 is a divalent C1 to C15 alkandiyl group.

Abstract: Described herein is a cationic surfactant. Also described herein is a method of using the cationic surfactant, the method including using the cationic surfactant in laundry detergent compositions (for example in combination with an anionic surfactant, nonionic surfactant and/or enzyme).

Abstract: Described herein is an aqueous composition including tin ions and at least one compound of formula I wherein X1 is selected from a linear or branched C1-C12 alkanediyl, which may optionally be interrupted by O or S or a C5 to C12 aromatic moiety, R11 is a copolymer of ethylene oxide and a further C3 to C6 alkylene oxide, wherein the content of ethylene oxide is from 5 to 30% by weight, R11 is selected from H, R11, R40, R13, R14 are (a) independently selected from H, R11, R40, or (b) may together form a divalent group X13; X13 is selected from a linear or branched C1-C12 alkanediyl, which may optionally be interrupted by O, S or NR43; R40 is H or a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, R43 is selected from H, R11 and a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous composition comprising tin ions and at least one compound of formula I wherein X1 is selected from a linear or branched C1-C12 alkanediyl, which may optionally be interrupted by O or S or a C5 to C12 aromatic moiety, R11 is a copolymer of ethylene oxide and a further C3 to C6 alkylene oxide, wherein the content of ethylene oxide is from 5 to 30% by weight, R12 is selected from H, R11, R40, R13, R14, are (a) independently selected from H, R11, R40, or (b) may together form a divalent group X13; X13 is selected from a linear or branched C1-C12 alkanediyl, which may optionally be interrupted by O, S or NR43; R40 is H or a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, R43 is selected from H, R11 and a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl.

Abstract: Described herein is a composition including metal ions consisting essentially of cobalt ions, and a specific monomeric and polymeric suppressing agent including a carboxylic, sulfonic, sulfinic, phosphonic, or phosphinic acid functional groups which show a suppressing effect that is required for void-free bottom-up filling of nanometer-sized recessed features.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous composition comprising tin ions and at least one compound of formula I wherein X1 is selected from a linear or branched C1-C12 alkanediyl, which may optionally be interrupted by O or S or a C5 to C12 aromatic moiety, R11 is a copolymer of ethylene oxide and a further C3 to C6 alkylene oxide, wherein the content of ethylene oxide is from 5 to 30% by weight, R12 is selected from H, R11, R40, R13, R14, are (a) independently selected from H, R11, R40, or (b) may together form a divalent group X13; X13 is selected from a linear or branched C1-C12 alkanediyl, which may optionally be interrupted by O, S or NR43; R40 is H or a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, R43 is selected from H, R11 and a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl.

Abstract: Described herein is an aqueous composition including tin ions and at least one compound of formula I where X1, X2 are independently selected from a linear or branched C1-C12 alkanediyl, R11 is a monovalent group of formula —(O—CH2—CHR41)m—OR42, R12, R13, R14 are independently selected from H, R11, and R40; R15 is selected from H, R11, R40 and —X4—N(R21)2, X4 is a divalent group selected from (a) a linear or branched C1 to C12 alkanediyl, and (b) formula —(O—CH2—CHR41)o—, R21 is selected from R11 and R40, R40 is a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, R41 is selected from H and a linear or branched C1 to C5 alkyl, R42 is selected from H and a linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, n is an integer of from 1 to 6, m is an integer of from 2 to 250, and o is an integer of from 1 to 250.

Abstract: A cobalt electrodeposition composition comprising cobalt ions, and particular leveling agents comprising X1—CO—O—R11, X1—SO2—O—R11, X1—PO(OR11)2, X1—SO—O—R11 functional groups, wherein X1 is a divalent group selected from (i) a chemical bond (ii) aryl, (iii) C1 to C12 alkandiyl, which may be interrupted by O atoms, (iv) an arylalkyl group —X11—X12—, (v) an alkylaryl group —X12—X11—, and (vi) —(O—C2H3R12)mO—, R11 is selected from H and C1 to C4 alkyl. R12 is selected from H and C1 to C4 alkyl, X12 is a divalent aryl group, X11 is a divalent C1 to C15 alkandiyl group.