Directed self-assembly process implementation in a 300mm pilot line environment
2013
The patterning capability of the directed self-assembly (DSA) of a 42nm-pitch block copolymer on
an 84nm-pitch guiding pattern was investigated in a 300mm pilot line environment. The chemoepitaxy
guiding pattern was created by the IBM Almaden approach using brush materials in
combination with an optional chemical slimming of the resist lines. Critical dimension (CD)
uniformity, line-edge/line-width roughness (LER/LWR), and lithographic process window (PW) of
the DSA process were characterized. CD rectification and LWR reduction were observed. The
chemical slimming process was found to be effective in reducing pattern collapse, hence, slightly
improving the DSA PW under over-dose conditions. However, the overall PW was found to be
smaller than without using the slimming, due to a new failure mode at under-dose region.
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