Abstract:
A method for forming a film with an annealing step and a deposition step is disclosed. The method comprises an annealing step for inducing self-assembly or alignment within a polymer. The method also comprises a selective deposition step in order to enable selective deposition on a polymer.
Abstract:
A method of forming a directed self-assembled (DSA) layer on a substrate by: providing a substrate; applying a layer comprising a self-assembly material on the substrate; and annealing of the self-assembly material of the layer to form a directed self-assembled layer by providing a controlled temperature and gas environment around the substrate. The controlled gas environment comprises molecules comprising an oxygen element with a partial pressure between 10 - 2000 Pa.
Abstract:
A method for forming a film with an annealing step and a deposition step is disclosed. The method comprises an annealing step for inducing self-assembly or alignment within a polymer. The method also comprises a selective deposition step in order to enable selective deposition on a polymer.
Abstract:
A method for patterning a substrate is described. In particular, the invention relates to a method for double patterning a substrate using dual tone development. Further, the invention relates to optimizing a dual tone development process.
Abstract:
Method for manufacturing pillar structures in a layer of a semiconductor device, the pillar structures being arranged at positions forming a hexagonal matrix configuration, the method comprising: - embedding alignment pillar structures in a backfill brush polymer layer, the backfill brush polymer layer having a thickness which is about equal to the height of the alignment pillar structures, the alignment pillar structures being at positions corresponding to a subset of the positions of the hexagonal matrix configuration; - providing a BCP layer on a substantially planar surface defined by an upper surface of the alignment pillar structures and the backfill brush polymer layer; - inducing polymer micro phase separation of the BCP polymer layer into pillar structures of a first component of the BCP polymer layer embedded in a second component of the BCP polymer layer, the pillar structures of the first component being arranged at positions forming the hexagonal matrix configuration; and such that on each alignment pillar structure a pillar structure of a first component of the BCP polymer layer is formed; and associated semiconductor structure.