摘要:
A structure and a method for forming the same. The method comprises providing a structure including (a) a hole layer, (b) a BARC (bottom antireflective coating) layer on the top of the hole layer, and (c) a patterned photoresist layer on top of the BARC layer and having a photoresist hole; etching the BARC layer through the photoresist hole to extend the photoresist hole to the hole layer; performing the chemical shrinking process to shrink the extended photoresist hole; and etching the hole layer through the shrunk, extended photoresist hole so as to form a hole in the hole layer.
摘要:
A lithographic structure consisting essentially of: an organic antireflective material disposed on a substrate; a vapor-deposited RCHX material, wherein R is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, B, Sn, Fe and Ti, and wherein X is not present or is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of O, N, S and F; and a photoresist material disposed on the RCHX material. The invention is also directed to methods of making the lithographic structure, and using the structure to pattern a substrate.
摘要:
A method of patterning a semiconductor substrate includes creating a first set of patterned features in a first inorganic layer; creating a second set of patterned features in one of the first inorganic layer and a second inorganic layer; and transferring, into an organic underlayer, both the first and second sets of patterned features, wherein the first and second sets of patterned features are combined into a composite set of patterned features that are transferable into the substrate by using the organic underlayer as a mask.
摘要:
A method and apparatus are provided for improving the focusing of a substrate such as a wafer during the photolithography imaging procedure of a semiconductor manufacturing process. The invention is particularly useful for step-and-scan system and the CD of two features in each exposure field are measured in fields exposed at varying focus to form at least two Bossung curves. Exposure focus instructions are calculated based on the intersection point of the curves and the wafer is then scanned and imaged based on the calculated exposure focus instructions. In another aspect of the invention, when multiple wafers are being processed operational variances may cause a drift in the focus. The focus drift can be easily corrected by measuring the critical dimension of each of the features and comparing the difference to determine if any focus offset is needed to return the focus to the original calculated focus value.
摘要:
Integrated circuits and methods of manufacture and design thereof are disclosed. For example, a method of manufacturing includes depositing a gate material over a semiconductor substrate, and depositing a first resist layer over the gate material. A first mask is used to pattern the first resist layer to form first and second resist features. The first resist features include pattern for gate lines of the semiconductor device and the second resist features include printing assist features. A second mask is used to form a resist template; the second mask removes the second resist features.
摘要:
Methods of forming line ends and a related memory cell including the line ends are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes forming a first device element and a second device element separated from the first device element by a space; and forming a first line extending from the first device element, the first line including a bulbous line end over the space and distanced from the first device element, and a second line extending from the second device element, the second line including a bulbous line end over the space and distanced from the second device element.
摘要:
A lithographic structure comprising: an organic antireflective material disposed on a substrate; and a silicon antireflective material disposed on the organic antireflective material. The silicon antireflective material comprises a crosslinked polymer with a SiOx backbone, a chromophore, and a transparent organic group that is substantially transparent to 193 nm or 157 nm radiation. In combination, the organic antireflective material and the silicon antireflective material provide an antireflective material suitable for deep ultraviolet lithography. The invention is also directed to a process of making the lithographic structure.
摘要:
A method of controlling one or more critical dimension (CD) features, dependent upon at least a first and a second processing parameter, with a single metrology step, while still enabling decoupled feedback to the first and the second processing parameter, includes an initial process characterization; producing a production piece; a single metrology step to determine the critical dimensions of the produced features; solving a system of equations simultaneously for individual feedback correction values for the first and second processing parameters; and applying the individual feedback correction values to their respective processing parameters.
摘要:
A lithographic structure consisting essentially of: an organic antireflective material disposed on a substrate; a vapor-deposited RCHX material, wherein R is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, B, Sn, Fe and Ti, and wherein X is not present or is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of O, N, S and F; and a photoresist material disposed on the RCHX material. The invention is also directed to methods of making the lithographic structure, and using the structure to pattern a substrate.
摘要:
A method of forming a photolithographic mask layout with Sub-Resolution Assist Feature (SRAF) elements on a mask for correcting for proximity effects for a pattern imaged comprising the steps of developing a layout of mask features for printing main pattern features. Provide a table of SRAF element data including spacing of main pattern features and SRAF elements, applying SRAF elements to the mask layout as a function of spacing of main pattern features and SRAF elements, legalizing the SRAF elements as a function of style options, and providing a target pattern comprising a modified layout for the mask, identifying problem edge segments of an SRAF element of the target pattern at risk of causing a printing defect, applying a selected bias to the problem edge segments to modify the pattern where there are areas of SRAF element loss, and providing an output of a modified pattern with modified SRAF elements removing the areas of SRAF element loss. The system can provide SRAF elements to the mask layout as a function of spacing of main pattern features and SRAF elements may be based on data from the SRAF table; or the system can applying model based OPC for exposure dose values based on data from the SRAF table.