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Paper Abstract
The stacked-mask process (S-MAP) is a tri-level resist process by lithography and dry etching, which consists of thin
resist, spin-on-glass (SOG), and spun-on carbon (SOC). However, as design rules progress below 60nm, two problems
arise in the conventional S-MAP: 1) the deformation of SOC line pattern during SiO2 reactive ion etching (RIE), 2) the
degradation of lithography performance due to high reflectivity at the interface between resist and SOG in high NA. In
this study, we clarified the origin of the above problems and improved S-MAP materials and processes. Firstly, we
found that the pattern deformation is induced by the inner stress due to volume expansion by fluorination during RIE,
and that the deformation is suppressed by decreasing hydrogen content of SOC. Secondly, we developed new carbon-containing
SOG that coexists with low reflectivity and acceptable etching performance. Using the above SOG and SOC,
we developed a new S-MAP that shows an excellent lithography / etching performance in sub-45nm device fabrication.
Paper Details
Date Published: 26 March 2008
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 6923, Advances in Resist Materials and Processing Technology XXV, 69232O (26 March 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.771840
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6923:
Advances in Resist Materials and Processing Technology XXV
Clifford L. Henderson, Editor(s)
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 6923, Advances in Resist Materials and Processing Technology XXV, 69232O (26 March 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.771840
Show Author Affiliations
Yuriko Seino, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Katsutoshi Kobayashi, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Koutaro Sho, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Hirokazu Kato, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Seiro Miyoshi, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Keisuke Kikutani, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Katsutoshi Kobayashi, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Koutaro Sho, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Hirokazu Kato, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Seiro Miyoshi, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Keisuke Kikutani, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Junko Abe, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Hisataka Hayashi, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Tokuhisa Ohiwa, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Yasunobu Oonishi, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Shinichi Ito, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Hisataka Hayashi, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Tokuhisa Ohiwa, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Yasunobu Oonishi, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Shinichi Ito, Toshiba Corp. (Japan)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6923:
Advances in Resist Materials and Processing Technology XXV
Clifford L. Henderson, Editor(s)
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