摘要:
The invention relates to lithography for etching very high-density patterns on a substrate, for example for producing microelectronic integrated circuits. A high-density pattern is etched using a combination of a plurality of less-dense partial patterns; a sacrificial film is formed on a substrate (10) and the sacrificial film is etched in a first partial pattern; spacers are formed on the edges of the elements of the sacrificial film thus etched, the spacers defining a second partial pattern; and then the sacrificial film is removed so as to leave in place only the spacers (16). Next, a film (22) sensitive to an electron beam is deposited between the spacers with a thickness that is smaller than or equal to the height of the spacers; and this sensitive film is exposed, by means of an electron beam, in a third partial pattern such that there remains on the substrate a final pattern of regions containing no spacers and no sensitive film, this pattern resulting from the combination of the second and third partial patterns and having a higher density than each of the partial patterns.
摘要:
The invention relates, in particular, to a method for producing subsequent patterns in an underlying layer (120), the method comprising at least a step of producing previous patterns in a printable layer (110) overlying the underlying layer (120), the production of the previous patterns comprising the nanoimprinting of the printable layer (110) and leaving in place a continuous layer formed by the printable layer (110) and covering the underlying layer (120), characterised in that it comprises the following step: at least one step of modifying the underlying layer (120) by ion implantation (421) in the underlying layer (120), the implantation (421) being carried out through the printable layer (110) comprising the subsequent patterns, the implantation (421) parameters being chosen so as to form, in the underlying layer (120), implanted areas (122) and non-implanted areas, the non-implanted areas defining the subsequent patterns and having a geometry that is dependent on the previous patterns.
摘要:
The invention pertains to the field of lithography for making two networks of conductors connected by vias in microelectronic integrated circuits. The method includes, after forming a first network of conductors buried (102) under an insulation layer (108): depositing and etching a sacrificial layer on a substrate; forming spacers along all the edges of the members of the sacrificial layer thus etched and subsequently removing said layer; and etching a masking layer. The method further comprises carrying out two consecutive etchings of the insulation layer at two consecutive depths, one being the depth of the conductors of the second network and the other being an additional depth necessary at the target locations of the vias. One of the etchings is determined by the masking layer (110) and corresponds to the location of the conductors of the second network, while the other is determined both by the spacers and by openings in a layer etched by lithography and corresponds to the locations of the vias. The sequence of the etchings is not essential. After completion of the two etchings, the regions etched in the insulation material of the substrate are filled with a conductive material (130) that simultaneously forms the conductors and the vias.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method for etching a layer (20) of assembled block copolymer comprising first and second polymer phases (20A-20B), the etching method including a first step of etching by a first plasma formed from carbon monoxide or a first gas mixture comprising a fluorocarbon gas and a depolymerising gas, the first etching step being carried out so as to partially etch the first polymer phase (20A) and to deposit a carbon layer (23) on the second polymer phase (20B), and a second step (S2) of etching by a second plasma formed from a second gas mixture comprising a depolymerising gas and a gas selected among the carbon oxides and the fluorocarbon gases, the second etching step being carried out so as to etch the first polymer phase (20A) and the carbon layer (23) on the second polymer phase (20B).