Development of 193-nm wet BARCs for implant applications

Jim Meador; Carol Beaman; Joyce Lowes; Carlton Washburn; Ramil Mercado; Mariya Nagatkina; Charlyn Stroud

doi:10.1117/12.657597

29 March 2006 Development of 193-nm wet BARCs for implant applications

Jim Meador, Carol Beaman, Joyce Lowes, Carlton Washburn, Ramil Mercado, Mariya Nagatkina, Charlyn Stroud

Proceedings Volume 6153, Advances in Resist Technology and Processing XXIII; 61532P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.657597
Event: SPIE 31st International Symposium on Advanced Lithography, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the chemistry and performance of a new family of wet-developable (wet) bottom anti-reflective coatings (BARCs) that have been developed for 193-nm implant layer applications. These BARCs, which are light sensitive and positive working, are imaged and developed in the same steps as the covering 193-nm photoresist. The BARCs are spin coated from organic solvents and then insolubilized during a hot plate bake step. The resulting cured films exhibit minimal solubility in numerous organic solvents. Resolution of a photoresist A and light-sensitive BARC I at optimum exposure (Eop) on a silicon substrate was 150-nm L/S (1:1), with good sidewall angle and no scumming. These best-case results utilize a first reflectivity minimum BARC thickness and meet the desired resolution goals for noncritical implant layers. BARC optical parameters can easily be adjusted by altering the polymeric binder. PROLITH^TM modeling shows that near zero reflectance can be achieved on a silicon substrate for both a first and a second reflectivity minimum BARC thickness. The light-sensitive, wet BARCs are both spin-bowl and solution compatible with most industry standard solvents. A selected BARC from this family of wet products was shown to be stable, providing reproducible film properties over several months of ambient storage conditions.

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Jim Meador, Carol Beaman, Joyce Lowes, Carlton Washburn, Ramil Mercado, Mariya Nagatkina, and Charlyn Stroud "Development of 193-nm wet BARCs for implant applications", Proc. SPIE 6153, Advances in Resist Technology and Processing XXIII, 61532P (29 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.657597

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