Abstract:
The silicon-containing resist compositions which have low silicon outgassing and high resolution lithographic performance, especially in bilayer or multilayer lithographic applications using 193 nm or shorter wavelength imaging radiation are enabled by the presence of an imaging polymer having silicon-containing, non-acid-labile pendant groups. The resist compositions of the invention are preferably further characterized by the substantial absence of silicon-containing acid-labile moieties.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lithographic imaging method for use in the manufacture of an integrated circuit composed of patterned structure or other similarly patterned structures of very high resolution, the patterned structure having especially a feature with a half pitch of about 50 nm or less. SOLUTION: Lithographic imaging of a 50 nm (or less) half-pitch feature in a chemically amplified resist (usually used in the manufacture of an integrated circuit) is made possible by the use of reduced temperature post-exposure processing and a low activation energy chemically amplified resist. The post-exposure processing preferably involves ambient to moderately elevated temperature and the presence of a deprotection reaction-dependent co-reactant (e.g. water). COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
The silicon-containing resist compositions which have low silicon outgassing and high resolution lithographic performance, especially in bilayer or multilayer lithographic applications using 193 nm or shorter wavelength imaging radiation are enabled by the presence of an imaging polymer having silicon-containing, non-acid-labile pendant groups. The resist compositions of the invention are preferably further characterized by the substantial absence of silicon-containing acid-labile moieties.