Evaluation of novel fluorinated resist matrices for 157-nm lithography

Francis M. Houlihan; Andrew R. Romano; David Rentkiewicz; Raj Sakamuri; Ralph R. Dammel; Will Conley; Georgia K. Rich; Daniel Miller; Larry F. Rhodes; Joseph M. McDaniels; Chun Chang

doi:10.1117/12.485195

12 June 2003 Evaluation of novel fluorinated resist matrices for 157-nm lithography

Francis M. Houlihan, Andrew R. Romano, David Rentkiewicz, Raj Sakamuri, Ralph R. Dammel, Will Conley, Georgia K. Rich, Daniel Miller, Larry F. Rhodes, Joseph M. McDaniels, Chun Chang

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Proceedings Volume 5039, Advances in Resist Technology and Processing XX; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.485195
Event: Microlithography 2003, 2003, Santa Clara, California, United States

Abstract

As part of a new generation of more transparent 157 nm resist platforms we are developing, a novel resist system is described that has higher transparency and contrast than AZ FX 1000P. Using a new protecting group strategy, encouraging results have been obtained with both poly(α,α-bis(trifluoromethyl)bicyclo(2.2.1)hept-5-ene-2-ethanol) and a more transparent perfluorinated resin (TFR). These new resist systems show absorbance values as low as 1 μm^-1 at 157 nm, have twice the contrast (i.e., 12 instead of 7) of AZ FX 1000P, and have neither significant dark erosion nor do they switch to negative tone behavior within the dose range studied. The dry etch resistance of the TPR platform is found to be superior to APEX-E DUV resist for polysilicon but somewhat lower for oxide etches. Features as small as 50 nm lines and spaces were resolved for slightly relaxed pitches (1:1.5 micron). By adjusting the base level it is possible to improve the photospeed by a factor of more than 10 while still maintaining a resolution of 70 nm L/S features.

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Francis M. Houlihan, Andrew R. Romano, David Rentkiewicz, Raj Sakamuri, Ralph R. Dammel, Will Conley, Georgia K. Rich, Daniel Miller, Larry F. Rhodes, Joseph M. McDaniels, and Chun Chang "Evaluation of novel fluorinated resist matrices for 157-nm lithography", Proc. SPIE 5039, Advances in Resist Technology and Processing XX, (12 June 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.485195

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