Abstract:
A photosensitive material for use in semiconductor manufacture comprises a copolymer that includes a plurality of photoresist chains and a plurality of hydrophobic chains, each hydrophobic chain attached to the end of one of the photoresist chains. The copolymer in response to externally applied energy will self-assemble to a photoresist layer and a hydrophobic layer.
Abstract:
A method is described for reducing the space width of holes in a first resist pattern and simultaneously removing unwanted holes to change the pattern density in the resulting second pattern. This technique provides holes with a uniform space width as small as 100 nm or less that is independent of pattern density in the second pattern. A positive resist is patterned to form holes with a first pattern density and first space width. A water soluble negative resist is coated over the first resist and selectively exposed to form a second patterned layer consisting of water insoluble plugs in unwanted holes in the first pattern and a thin water insoluble layer on the first resist pattern in unexposed portions. The plugs may form dense and isolated hole arrays while the thin insoluble layer reduces space width to the same extent in remaining holes in the second pattern.
Abstract:
A photosensitive material for use in semiconductor manufacture comprises a copolymer that includes a plurality of photoresist chains and a plurality of hydrophobic chains, each hydrophobic chain attached to the end of one of the photoresist chains. The copolymer in response to externally applied energy will self-assemble to a photoresist layer and a hydrophobic layer.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating semiconductor devices using dual damascene processes to form plugs in the via holes composed of various high etch materials and bottom anti-reflection coating (BARC) materials. After via hole etch, a layer of high etch rate plug material is spin coated to fill the via holes. Next, a layer of photoresist is applied. The photoresist is then exposed through a mask and developed to form an etch opening. Using the remaining photoresist as an etch mask and with a bottom anti-reflection coating (BARC) as protection, the oxide or low k layer is etched to form subsequent wiring. The etch step is known as a damascene etch step. The remaining photoresist is removed and the trench/via openings are filled with metal forming inlaid metal interconnect wiring and contact vias.
Abstract:
A method is described for reducing the space width of holes in a first resist pattern and simultaneously removing unwanted holes to change the pattern density in the resulting second pattern. This technique provides holes with a uniform space width as small as 100 nm or less that is independent of pattern density in the second pattern. A positive resist is patterned to form holes with a first pattern density and first space width. A water soluble negative resist is coated over the first resist and selectively exposed to form a second patterned layer consisting of water insoluble plugs in unwanted holes in the first pattern and a thin water insoluble layer on the first resist pattern in unexposed portions. The plugs may form dense and isolated hole arrays while the thin insoluble layer reduces space width to the same extent in remaining holes in the second pattern.
Abstract:
An apparatus for fault detection and classification (FDC) specification management including a storage device and a process module. The storage device stores a specification management record and a chart profile record. The specification management record stores statistical algorithm settings of a parameter and the chart profile record stores chart frame and alarm condition information. The process module, which resides in a memory, receives a manipulation message corresponding to the specification management record, and accordingly manipulates the chart profile record.
Abstract:
A composition of matter including a polymeric material which is either a plastic having carbon to carbon linkages or a binary blend of the plastic and starch, in which the plastic is at least 25% by weight of the binary blend; and an organic peracid compound dispersed in the polymeric material, the quantity of the peracid compound being 0.1 to 10% by weight of the polymeric material.