摘要:
Lithographic imaging of 50 nm (or less) half-pitch features in chemically amplified resists (commonly used in the manufacture of integrated circuits) is enabled by the use of reduced temperature post-exposure processing and low activation energy chemically amplified resists. The post-exposure processing preferably involves ambient to moderately elevated temperature and the presence of a deprotection reaction-dependent co-reactant (e.g., water).
摘要:
Antireflective compositions characterized by the presence of an SiO-containing polymer having chromophore moieties and transparent moieties are useful antireflective hardmask compositions in lithographic processes. These compositions provide outstanding optical, mechanical and etch selectivity properties while being applicable using spin-on application techniques. The compositions of the invention are advantageously useful with shorter wavelength lithographic processes and/or have minimal residual acid content.
摘要:
A chemically amplified resist composition comprises an aqueous base soluble polymer or copolymer having one or more polar functional groups, wherein at least one of the functional groups is protected with a cycloaliphatic silyl ketal group but may also include other protecting groups as well as unprotected acidic functionalities. A ratio of protected to unprotected acidic functionalities is preferably selected to most effectively modulate a solubility of the resist composition in an aqueous base or other developer. The resist composition further comprises an acid generator, preferably a photoacid generator (PAG), and a casting solvent, and may also include other components, such as, a base additive and/or surfactant.
摘要:
Resist compositions having good footing properties even on difficult substrates are obtained by using a combination of base additives including a room temperature solid base, and a liquid low vapor pressure base. The compositions are especially useful on metal substrates such as chromium-containing layers commonly used in mask-making.
摘要:
A barrier layer for fabricating at least one of a device and a mask includes a polymeric photoacid generator formed between a substrate and a resist layer. The barrier layer may be used, for example, in forming a resist image, and forming a patterned material feature on a substrate.
摘要:
A chemically amplified (CA) photoresist system wherein a terpolymer containing ketal/phenolic/silicon based sidechains is provided. Among other things, the terpolymers provide for improved bake technologies. In another aspect a process for lithographic treatment of a substrate by means of ketal/phenolic/silicon based compositions and corresponding processes for the production of an object, particularly an electronic component are provided.
摘要:
The invention provides improved resist compositions and lithographic methods using the resist compositions of the invention. The resist compositions of the invention are acid-catalyzed resists which are characterized by the presence of an SiO-containing polymer. The invention also encompasses methods of forming patterned material layers (especially conductive, semiconductive, or magnetic material structures) using the combination of the SiO-containing resist and a halogen compound-containing pattern transfer etchant where the halogen is Cl, Br or I.
摘要:
Compositions comprising a polymer having silicon, germanium and/or tin; and a protecting group grafted onto a polymeric backbone are useful as resists and are sensitive to imaging irradiation while exhibiting enhanced resistance to reactive ion etching.
摘要:
Resist compositions having good footing properties even on difficult substrates are obtained by using a combination of base additives including a room temperature solid base, and a liquid low vapor pressure base. The compositions are especially useful on metal substrates such as chromium-containing layers commonly used in mask-making.
摘要:
The resist compositions having an acid sensitive imaging polymer and a radiation sensitive acid generator component comprising: (i) a first radiation sensitive acid generator selected from the group consisting of dissolution-inhibiting acid generators, and (ii) a second radiation sensitive acid generator selected from the group consisting of unprotected acidic group-functionalized acid generators and acid labile group-protected acidic group-functionalized radiation sensitive acid generators; enables formation of high sensitivity resists suitable for use in EPL, EUV, soft x-ray, and other low energy intensity lithographic imaging applications. The resist compositions may be useful in other lithographic processes as well.