Bilayer silylation process for 193-nm lithography

Isao Satou; Koichi Kuhara; Masayuki Endo; Hiroaki Morimoto

doi:10.1117/12.350208

11 June 1999 Bilayer silylation process for 193-nm lithography

Isao Satou, Koichi Kuhara, Masayuki Endo, Hiroaki Morimoto

Proceedings Volume 3678, Advances in Resist Technology and Processing XVI; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350208
Event: Microlithography '99, 1999, Santa Clara, CA, United States

Abstract

Top surface imaging (TSI) techniques have been studied in order to enlarge the process window for fine pattern fabrication. We have been evaluating the silylation process for 193 nm lithography as one of the TSI techniques, and in this paper, we would like to focus on the effect of the silylation resist thickness of the process window. We found that a very thin silylation resists was effective in widening the fine pattern fabricating margin, and we tried to use a thin silylation resist as the top layer of the bi- layer resist system for practical applications. In order to fully realize the ability of this bi-layer silylation process, we optimized the dry-development conditions and resist structures before evaluation of the lithographic performance. A negative tone resist was used in our bi-layer silylation process, and positive tone patterns were generated after the dry-development. In this process, the depth of the silylated area was controlled, and the excess swelling caused by too many silylation reactions was restricted. Moreover, the profile of the silylated area was formed into an almost rectangular shape which was good and appropriate for precise critical dimension control. The process window was significantly enlarged, and the 0.11 micrometers L/S patterns were successfully fabricated without using any resolution enhancement techniques. We confirmed that the bi-layer silylation process is one of the best approaches to improve the lithographic performance of the silylation process.

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Isao Satou, Koichi Kuhara, Masayuki Endo, and Hiroaki Morimoto "Bilayer silylation process for 193-nm lithography", Proc. SPIE 3678, Advances in Resist Technology and Processing XVI, (11 June 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350208

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