Reflow process stabilization by chemical characteristics and process conditions

Myoung-Soo Kim; Jeong-Hyun Park; Hak-Joon Kim; Il-Hyung Kim; Jae-Ha Jeon; Myung-Goon Gil; Bong-Ho Kim

doi:10.1117/12.474277

24 July 2002 Reflow process stabilization by chemical characteristics and process conditions

Myoung-Soo Kim, Jeong-Hyun Park, Hak-Joon Kim, Il-Hyung Kim, Jae-Ha Jeon, Myung-Goon Gil, Bong-Ho Kim

Proceedings Volume 4690, Advances in Resist Technology and Processing XIX; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474277
Event: SPIE's 27th Annual International Symposium on Microlithography, 2002, Santa Clara, California, United States

Abstract

With the shrunken device rule below 130nm, the patterning of smaller contact hole with enough process margin is required for mass production. Therefore, shrinking technology using thermal reflow process has been applied for smaller contact hole formation. In this paper, we have investigated the effects of chemical characteristics such as molecular weight, blocking ratio of resin, cross-linker amount and solvent type with its composition to reflow process of resist and found the optimized chemical composition for reflow process applicable condition. And several process conditions like resist coating thickness and multi-step thermal reflow method have been also evaluated to stabilize the pattern profile and improve CD uniformity after reflow process. From the experiment results, it was confirmed that the effect of crosslinker in resist to reflow properties such as reflow temperature and reflow rate were very critical and it controlled the pattern profile during reflow processing. And also, it showed stable CD uniformity and improved resist properties for top loss, film shrinkage and etch selectivity. The application of lower coating thickness of resist induced symmetric pattern profile even at edge with wider process margin. The introduction of two-step baking method for reflow process showed uniform CD value, also. It is believed that the application of resist containing crosslinker and optimized process conditions for smaller contact hole patterning is necessary for the mass production with a design rule below 130nm.

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Myoung-Soo Kim, Jeong-Hyun Park, Hak-Joon Kim, Il-Hyung Kim, Jae-Ha Jeon, Myung-Goon Gil, and Bong-Ho Kim "Reflow process stabilization by chemical characteristics and process conditions", Proc. SPIE 4690, Advances in Resist Technology and Processing XIX, (24 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474277

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