摘要:
In an imprint lithography process, a carbon overcoat (COC) layer has nitrogen introduced into an upper surface region thereof before application of an adhesion layer to the COC/substrate combination. This results in the formation of a thin layer of nitrogenated carbon at the surface of the COC layer that promotes covalent bonding with the functional groups of the adhesion layer and, thus, significantly improves resist adhesion upon imprint template removal. Thus, an embodiment of an imprint lithography method comprises introducing nitrogen into an upper surface region of the COC layer, forming an adhesion layer on the nitrogenated COC layer, forming resist on the adhesion layer, contacting the resist with an imprint template having patterned features formed therein such that the resist fills the patterned features of the imprint template, and separating the imprint template from the resist such that a negative image of the patterned features is formed in the resist. An embodiment of an imprint structure comprises a substrate, a COC layer formed on the substrate, the COC layer having a nitrogenated upper surface region formed therein, and adhesion layer formed on the COC layer, and resist formed on the adhesion layer.
摘要:
The embodiments disclose a method of surface tension control to reduce trapped gas bubbles in an imprint including modifying chemistry aspects of interfacial surfaces of an imprint template and a substrate to modify surface tensions, differentiating the interfacial surface tensions to control interfacial flow rates of a pre-cured liquid resist and controlling pre-cured liquid resist interfacial flow rates to reduce trapping gas and prevent trapped gas bubble defects in cured imprinted resist.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a patterned media Ni stamper comprising depositing a perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane release layer. The release layer eliminates bonding at the master-stamper interface. A permanent master for manufacturing a patterned media stamper is also provided.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a patterned magnetic layer comprises sequential steps of:(a) providing a workpiece comprising a non-magnetic substrate, a layer of magnetic material overlying a surface of the substrate, and a layer of a non-magnetic material overlying the layer of magnetic material;(b) forming a layer of a mask material on the layer of non-magnetic material;(c) forming a topographical pattern comprising a plurality of recesses in the layer of mask material;(d) selectively removing portions of the layer of non-magnetic material proximate lower portions of the recesses, thereby exposing selected portions of the layer of magnetic material;(e) treating the exposed portions of the layer of magnetic material with a liquid for reducing the magnetic properties thereof; and(f) removing the topographically patterned layer of mask material.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a stamper/imprinter for use in patterning of a recording medium comprises sequential steps of: (a) providing a substrate/workpiece comprising a topographically patterned surface including a plurality of projections and depressions corresponding to a pattern to be formed in a surface of the recording medium; (b) forming a thin release layer in conformal contact with the topographically patterned surface by means of a dry process; (c) forming a thicker layer of a material in conformal contact with the thin passivation layer on the topographically patterned surface; and (d) separating the thicker layer of material from the topographically patterned surface to form therefrom a stamper/imprinter including an imprinting surface having a negative image replica of the topographically patterned surface, separation of the thicker layer of material from the topographically patterned surface being facilitated by the thin release layer formed by the dry process.
摘要:
The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a patterned media Ni stamper comprising depositing a perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane release layer. The release layer eliminates bonding at the master-stamper interface. A permanent master for manufacturing a patterned media stamper is also provided.
摘要:
The embodiments disclose a method of surface tension control to reduce trapped gas bubbles in an imprint including modifying chemistry aspects of interfacial surfaces of an imprint template and a substrate to modify surface tensions, differentiating the interfacial surface tensions to control interfacial flow rates of a pre-cured liquid resist and controlling pre-cured liquid resist interfacial flow rates to reduce trapping gas and prevent trapped gas bubble defects in cured imprinted resist.
摘要:
A system and method for optical calibration discs includes dispensing a resist layer on a portion of a substrate. A surface of the substrate and a topographically patterned surface of predetermined objects of a template are contacted together, wherein the contacting causes the resist layer between the portion of the substrate and the template to conform to the topographically patterned surface, and the resist layer includes nano-scale voids. The nano-scale voids are reduced by longer spread time, thinner resist, and removal of the residual resist layer together with the voids by using a descum step. The resist layer is hardened into a negative image of the topographically patterned surface, wherein the negative image includes surfaces that are operable to be individually measured by an optical reader. The substrate and the template are separated, wherein the resist layer adheres to the surface of the substrate.
摘要:
The embodiments disclose a method for an electron curing reverse-tone process, including depositing an etch-resistant layer onto a patterned imprinted resist layer fabricated onto a hard mask layer deposited onto a substrate, curing the etch-resistant layer using an electron beam dose during etching processes of imprinted pattern features into the hard mask and into the substrate and using analytical processes to quantify reduced pattern feature placement drift errors and to quantify increased pattern feature size uniformity of imprinted pattern features etched.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a stamper/imprinter for use in patterning of a recording medium, comprising sequential steps of: (a) providing a permanent master comprising a body of a substantially rigid material having a surface with a topographical pattern formed therein comprising a patterned plurality of spaced-apart recesses with a plurality of non-recessed areas therebetween, the topographical pattern corresponding to a pattern to be formed in a recording medium; (b) forming a layer of a substantially rigid material over the surface of the permanent master with the topographical pattern formed therein; (c) separating the layer of a substantially rigid material from the master, the layer of a substantially rigid material having an imprinting surface with a topographical pattern formed therein replicating the topographical pattern of the permanent master; and (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) multiple times with the permanent master provided in step (a) to form a plurality of stampers/imprinters.