Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radiation-sensitive resin composition having high transparency to a radiation, excellent in basic physical properties as a resist, such as sensitivity, resolution and pattern shape, and useful particularly as a chemically amplified resist excellent in focus latitude. SOLUTION: The radiation-sensitive resin composition comprises (A) a mixture of alkali-insoluble or slightly alkali-soluble resins having separate repeating units protected with acid-dissociating protective groups and typified by repeating units derived from 2-methyl-2-adamantyl (meth)acrylate, 1-ethylcyclohexyl (meth)acrylate, etc., wherein the acid-dissociating protective group of at least one of the resins is different from that of the other, and (B) a radiation-sensitive acid generator. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
A negative developable bottom antireflective coating (NDBARC) material includes a polymer containing an aliphatic alcohol moiety, an aromatic moiety, and a carboxylic acid moiety. The NDBARC composition is insoluble in a typical resist solvent such as propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (PGMEA) after coating and baking. The NDBARC material also includes a photoacid generator, and optionally a crosslinking compound. In the NDBARC material, the carboxylic acid provides the developer solubility, while the alcohol alone, the carboxylic acid alone, or their combination provides the PGMEA resistance. The NDBARC material has resistance to the resist solvent, and thus, intermixing does not occur between NDBARC and resist during resist coating over NDBARC. After exposure and bake, the lithographically exposed portions of both the negative photoresist (30E) and the NDBARC layer (20E) become insoluble in developer due to the chemically amplified crosslinking of the polymers in negative resist and NDBARC layer in the lithographically exposed portions.
Abstract:
A resist polymer (22) that has nano-scale patterns of sub-lithographic openings (26) located therein that are oriented substantially perpendicular to its major surfaces is provided. Such a resist polymer having the nano-scale patterns is used as an etch mask transferring nano-scale patterns to an underlying substrate such as, for example, dielectric material (12). After the transferring of the nano-scale patterns into the substrate, nano-scale openings having a width of less than 50 nm are created in the substrate. The presence of the nano-scale voids in a dielectric material lowers the dielectric constant, k, of the original dielectric material. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, the inventive resist polymer comprises a copolymer that includes a first monomer unit (A) that contains a Si-containing component, and a second monomer unit (B) that contains an organic component, wherein said two monomer units (A and B) have different etch rates.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a developable bottom antireflective coating (BARC) composition and a pattern forming method using the BARC composition. The BARC composition includes a first polymer having a first carboxylic acid moiety, a hydroxy-containing alicyclic moiety, and a first chromophore moiety; a second polymer having a second carboxylic acid moiety, a hydroxy-containing acyclic moiety, and a second chromophore moiety; a crosslinking agent; and a radiation sensitive acid generator. The first and second chromophore moieties each absorb light at a wavelength from 100 nm to 400 nm. In the patterning forming method, a photoresist layer is formed over a BARC layer of the BARC composition. After exposure, unexposed regions of the photoresist layer and the BARC layer are selectively removed by a developer to form a patterned structure in the photoresist layer. The BARC composition and the pattern forming method are especially useful for implanting levels.
Abstract:
Coating compositions include a polymer including (I) wherein R1 is a silicon containing moiety, R2 is an acid stable lactone functionality, and R3 is an acid labile lactone functionality; X1, X2, X3 are independently H or CH3; and m and o are non-zero positive integers and n is zero or a positive integer representing the number of repeat units; a photoacid generator; and a solvent. Also disclosed are methods for forming a pattern in the coating composition containing the same.
Abstract:
Beschichtungszusammensetzung, umfassend: ein Polymer, umfassendwobei R1 eine Silicium-enthaltende Einheit ist, R2 eine säurestabile Lactonfunktionalität ist und R3 eine säurelabile Lactonfunktionalität ist; X1, X2, X3 unabhängig H oder CH3 sind; und m, n und o von null verschiedene positive ganze Zahlen sind, die die Anzahl von Wiederholungseinheiten darstellen; und wobei die Silicium enthaltende Einheit (m) 20 bis 40 mol-Prozent, die säurestabile Lactonfunktionalität (n) 10 bis 40 mol-Prozent und die säurelabile Lactonfunktionalität (o) 20 bis 70 mol-Prozent des Polymers bildet; einen Fotosäuregenerator; und ein Lösungsmittel.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a developable bottom antireflective coating (BARC) composition and a pattern forming method using the BARC composition. The BARC composition includes a first polymer having a first carboxylic acid moiety, a hydroxy-containing alicyclic moiety, and a first chromophore moiety; a second polymer having a second carboxylic acid moiety, a hydroxy-containing acyclic moiety, and a second chromophore moiety; a crosslinking agent; and a radiation sensitive acid generator. The first and second chromophore moieties each absorb light at a wavelength from 100 nm to 400 nm. In the patterning forming method, a photoresist layer is formed over a BARC layer of the BARC composition. After exposure, unexposed regions of the photoresist layer and the BARC layer are selectively removed by a developer to form a patterned structure in the photoresist layer. The BARC composition and the pattern forming method are especially useful for implanting levels.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Fotoresist-Zusammensetzung, die für die Negativentwicklung geeignet ist, und ein diese Fotoresist-Zusammensetzung verwendendes Strukturierungsverfahren. Die Fotoresist-Zusammensetzung weist ein Abbildungspolymer und einen strahlungsempfindlichen Säuregenerator auf. Das Abbildungspolymer weist eine erste Monomereinheit mit einer anhängenden säurelabilen Gruppe und eine zweite Monomereinheit auf, die eine reaktive Ethergruppe, eine Isocyanidgruppe oder eine Isocyanatgruppe enthält. Das Strukturierungsverfahren verwendet ein organisches Lösungsmittel als Entwickler, um unbelichtete Regionen einer Fotoresistschicht aus der Fotoresist-Zusammensetzung selektiv zu entfernen und in der Fotoresistschicht eine strukturierte Struktur zu bilden. Die Fotoresist-Zusammensetzung und das Strukturierungsverfahren sind besonders nützlich, um mithilfe der 193-nm-(ArF)-Lithografie auf einem Halbleitersubstrat Materialstrukturen zu bilden.
Abstract:
Beschichtungszusammensetzungen umfassen ein Polymer, umfassend (I), wobei R1 eine Silicium-enthaltende Einheit ist, R2 eine säurestabile Lactonfunktionalität ist und R3 eine säurelabile Lactonfunktionalität ist; X1, X2, X3 unabhängig H oder CH3 sind; und m und o von null verschiedene positive ganze Zahlen sind und n null oder eine positive ganze Zahl ist, die die Anzahl von Wiederholungseinheiten darstellen; einen Fotosäuregenerator; und ein Lösungsmittel. Ferner werden Verfahren zum Herstellen eines Musters in der Beschichtungszusammensetzung, welche dieses enthält, offenbart.