摘要:
A method for etching a feature in an etch layer is provided. A patterned photoresist mask is formed over the etch layer with photoresist features with sidewalls wherein the sidewalls of the photoresist features have striations forming peaks and valleys. The striations of the sidewalls of the photoresist features are reduced. The reducing the striations comprises at least one cycle, wherein each cycle comprises etching back peaks formed by the striations of the sidewalls of the photoresist features and depositing on the sidewalls of the photoresist features. Features are etched into the etch layer through the photoresist features. The photoresist mask is removed.
摘要:
A method for creating semiconductor devices is provided. A photoresist layer is provided on a wafer. The photoresist layer is patterned. Polymers in the patterned photoresist layer are chemically cross-linked by exposure to at least one reactive chemical. The pattern in the photoresist layer is transferred to the wafer. A reaction chamber for processing a wafer with a patterned layer of photoresist material, wherein the photoresist material was patterned by exposing the photoresist material using light of a wavelength less than 248 nm is provided. A chamber is provided with a central cavity. A wafer support for supporting the wafer in the central cavity is provided. A cross-linking reactive chemical source in fluid contact with the chamber and which provides a reactive chemical which causes cross-linking of the photoresist is provided.
摘要:
A method for etching features in an etch layer is provided. A patterned photoresist mask is formed over the etch layer with photoresist features with sidewalls wherein the sidewalls of the photoresist features have irregular profiles along depths of the photoresist features. The irregular profiles along the depths of the photoresist features of the sidewalls of the photoresist features are corrected comprising at least one cycle, where each cycle comprises a sidewall deposition phase and a profile shaping phase. Feature is etched into the etch layer through the photoresist features. The mask is removed.
摘要:
A confinement assembly for a semiconductor processing chamber is provided. The confinement assembly includes a plurality of confinement rings disposed over each other. Each of the plurality of confinement rings are separated by a space and each of the plurality of confinement rings have a plurality of holes defined therein. A plunger extending through aligned holes of corresponding confinement rings is provided. The plunger is moveable in a plane substantially orthogonal to the confinement rings. A proportional adjustment support is affixed to the plunger. The proportional adjustment support is configured to support the confinement rings, such that as the plunger moves in the plane, the space separating each of the plurality of confinement rings is proportionally adjusted. In one embodiment the proportional adjustment support is a bellows sleeve. A semiconductor processing chamber and a method for confining a plasma in an etch chamber having a plurality of confinement rings are provided.
摘要:
A method for forming a feature in an etch layer is provided. A photoresist layer is formed over the etch layer. The photoresist layer is patterned to form photoresist features with photoresist sidewalls. A control layer is formed over the photoresist layer and bottoms of the photoresist features. A conformal layer is deposited over the sidewalls of the photoresist features and control layer to reduce the critical dimensions of the photoresist features. Openings in the control layer are opened with a control layer breakthrough chemistry. Features are etched into the etch layer with an etch chemistry, which is different from the control layer break through chemistry, wherein the control layer is more etch resistant to the etch with the etch chemistry than the conformal layer.
摘要:
An etch layer underlying a patterned photoresist mask is provided. A plurality of sidewall forming processes are performed. Each sidewall forming process comprises depositing a protective layer on the patterned photoresist mask by performing multiple cyclical depositions. Each cyclical deposition involves at least a depositing phase for depositing a deposition layer over surfaces of the patterned photoresist mask and a profile shaping phase for shaping vertical surfaces in the deposition layer. Each sidewall forming process further comprises a breakthrough etch for selectively etching horizontal surfaces of the protective layer with respect to vertical surfaces of the protective layer. Afterwards, the etch layer is etched to form a feature having a critical dimension that is less than the critical dimension of the features in the patterned photoresist mask.
摘要:
A method for etching a feature in an etch layer is provided. A patterned photoresist mask is formed over the etch layer with photoresist features with sidewalls wherein the sidewalls of the photoresist features have striations forming peaks and valleys. The striations of the sidewalls of the photoresist features are reduced. The reducing the striations comprises at least one cycle, wherein each cycle comprises etching back peaks formed by the striations of the sidewalls of the photoresist features and depositing on the sidewalls of the photoresist features. Features are etched into the etch layer through the photoresist features. The photoresist mask is removed.
摘要:
The present inventions is a method of trench formation within a dielectric layer, comprising, first, etching a via within the dielectric layer. After the via is etched, an organic plug is used to fill a portion of the via. After the desired amount of organic plug has been etched from the via, a trench is etched with a first gas mixture to a first depth, and a second gas mixture is used to further etch the trench to the final desired trench depth. Preferably, the method is used for low-k dielectrics that do not have an intermediate etch stop layer. Additionally, it is preferable that the first gas mixture is a polymeric gas mixture and the second gas mixture is a non-polymeric gas mixture. As a result of using this method, an interconnect structure for a low-k dielectric without an intermediate etch stop layer having a trench with trench edges that are substantially orthogonal and a via with via edges that are substantially orthogonal is generated.