Abstract:
The invention provides a composition for a resist underlayer film, the composition for a resist underlayer film to form a resist underlayer film of a multilayer resist film used in lithography, wherein the composition comprises at least (A) a fullerene derivative that is a reaction product of a substance having a fullerene skeleton with a 1,3-diene compound derivative having an electron-withdrawing group and (B) an organic solvent. There can be a composition for a resist underlayer film for a multilayer resist film used in lithography, the composition giving a resist underlayer film having excellent high dry etching resistance, capable of suppressing wiggling during substrate etching with high effectiveness, and capable of avoiding a poisoning problem in upperlayer patterning that uses a chemical amplification resist; a process for forming a resist underlayer film; a patterning process; and a fullerene derivative.
Abstract:
A composition for forming a silicon-containing resist underlayer film that contains: a component (A) including at least one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a polymer having repeating units shown by the following general formulae (1-1a) and (1-1b) and being capable of generating a phenolic hydroxyl group, a hydrolysate of the polymer, and a hydrolysis-condensate of the polymer, and a component (B) which is a silicon-containing compound obtained by hydrolysis-condensation of a mixture containing, at least, one or more hydrolysable silicon compounds represented by the following general formula (2) and one or more hydrolysable silicon compounds represented by the following general formula (3). R11m11R12m12R13m13Si(OR14)(4−m11−m12−m13) (2) Si(OR15)4 (3)
Abstract:
A biphenyl derivative having formula (1) is provided wherein Ar1 and Ar2 denote a benzene or naphthalene ring, and x and z each are 0 or 1. A material comprising the biphenyl derivative or a polymer comprising recurring units of the biphenyl derivative is spin coated and heat treated to form a resist bottom layer having improved properties, optimum values of n and k, step coverage, etch resistance, heat resistance, solvent resistance, and minimized outgassing.
Abstract:
The invention provides a patterning process for forming a negative pattern by lithography, comprising at least the steps of: using a composition for forming silicon-containing film, containing specific silicon-containing compound (A) and an organic solvent (B), to form a silicon-containing film; using a silicon-free resist composition to form a photoresist film on the silicon-containing film; heat-treating the photoresist film, and subsequently exposing the photoresist film to a high energy beam; and using a developer comprising an organic solvent to dissolve an unexposed area of the photoresist film, thereby obtaining a negative pattern. There can be a patterning process, which is optimum as a patterning process of a negative resist to be formed by adopting organic solvent-based development, and a composition for forming silicon-containing film to be used in the process.
Abstract:
There is disclosed A resist underlayer film composition, wherein the composition contains a polymer obtained by condensation of, at least, one or more compounds represented by the following general formulae (1-1) and/or (1-2), one or more kinds of a compound represented by the following general formula (2), and one or more kinds of a compound, represented by the following general formula (3), and/or an equivalent body thereof. There can be provided an underlayer film composition, especially for a trilayer resist process, that can form an underlayer film having reduced reflectance, (namely, an underlayer film having optimum n-value and k-value as an antireflective film), excellent filling-up properties, high pattern-antibending properties, and not causing line fall or wiggling after etching especially in a high aspect line that is thinner than 60 nm, and a patterning process using the same.
Abstract:
A silicon-containing film is formed from a heat curable composition comprising (A) a silicon-containing compound obtained through hydrolytic condensation of a hydrolyzable silicon compound in the presence of an acid catalyst, (B) a hydroxide or organic acid salt of Li, Na, K, Rb or Ce, or a sulfonium, iodonium or ammonium compound, (C) an organic acid, (D) a cyclic ether-substituted alcohol, and (E) an organic solvent. The silicon-containing film ensures effective pattern formation, effective transfer of a photoresist pattern, and accurate processing of a substrate.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a resist underlayer film composition, wherein the composition contains a polymer obtained by condensation of, at least, one or more compounds represented by the following general formula (1-1) and/or general formula (1-2), and one or more kinds of compounds and/or equivalent bodies thereof represented by the following general formula (2). There can be provided an underlayer film composition, especially for a trilayer resist process, that can form an underlayer film having reduced reflectance, (namely, an underlayer film having optimum n-value and k-value), excellent filling-up properties, high pattern-antibending properties, and not causing line fall or wiggling after etching especially in a high aspect line that is thinner than 60 nm, and a patterning process using the same.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a method for forming a resist underlayer film of a multilayer resist film having at least three layers used in a lithography, comprising at least; a step of coating a composition for resist underlayer film containing a novolak resin represented by the following general formula (1) obtained by treating a compound having a bisnaphthol group on a substrate; and a step of curing the coated composition for the resist underlayer film by a heat treatment at a temperature above 300° C. and 600° C. or lower for 10 to 600 seconds. There can be provided a method for forming a resist underlayer film, and a patterning process using the method to form a resist underlayer film in a multilayer resist film having at least three layers used in a lithography, gives a resist underlayer film having a lowered reflectance, a high etching resistance, and a high heat and solvent resistances, especially without wiggling during substrate etching.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a production method of a resist composition for lithography, comprising, at least: a filtering step for filtering a resist composition for lithography by a filter therethrough, wherein in the filtering step, a colloidal, sol is passed through the filter from upstream thereof to adsorb colloidal particles to the filter, and then the resist composition for lithography is passed through the filter, thereby removing fine particles in the resist composition for lithography therefrom. There can be provided a resist composition for lithography capable of decreasing occurrences of defects such as coating defects and pattern defects.
Abstract:
A composition for forming a silicon-containing resist underlayer film that contains: a component (A) including at least one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a polymer having repeating units shown by the following general formulae (1-1a) and (1-1b) and being capable of generating a phenolic hydroxyl group, a hydrolysate of the polymer, and a hydrolysis-condensate of the polymer, and a component (B) which is a silicon-containing compound obtained by hydrolysis-condensation of a mixture containing, at least, one or more hydrolysable silicon compounds represented by the following general formula (2) and one or more hydrolysable silicon compounds represented by the following general formula (3). R11m11R12m12R13m13Si(OR14)(4-m11-m12-m13) (2) Si(OR15)4 (3)