TY - GEN
T1 - Diluted low dielectric constant materials as bottom antireflective coating layers for both KrF and ArF lithography
AU - Chen, H. L.
AU - Chao, W. C.
AU - Ko, Fu-Hsiang
AU - Chu, T. C.
AU - Cheng, H. C.
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - For reduction interconnect signal delay, low dielectric constant (K) materials are being introduced to replace conventional dielectrics in next generation IC technologies. In the advanced lithography processes, a bottom antireflective coating (BARC) layer for patterning low-K materials is essential. Nitride-based (silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride) films have been demonstrated to have suitable optical characteristics for both KrF and ArF lithography BARC applications. However, dielectric constants of nitride films are about 4∼8. Therefore, the nitride films should be removed after pattering low-K materials. Here we demonstrate low-K materials for both KrF and ArF lithography BARC applications. The antireflective layer is composed of diluted low-K materials, such as BCB, FLARE, and SiLK.
AB - For reduction interconnect signal delay, low dielectric constant (K) materials are being introduced to replace conventional dielectrics in next generation IC technologies. In the advanced lithography processes, a bottom antireflective coating (BARC) layer for patterning low-K materials is essential. Nitride-based (silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride) films have been demonstrated to have suitable optical characteristics for both KrF and ArF lithography BARC applications. However, dielectric constants of nitride films are about 4∼8. Therefore, the nitride films should be removed after pattering low-K materials. Here we demonstrate low-K materials for both KrF and ArF lithography BARC applications. The antireflective layer is composed of diluted low-K materials, such as BCB, FLARE, and SiLK.
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U2 - 10.1109/IMNC.2002.1178637
DO - 10.1109/IMNC.2002.1178637
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84960412870
T3 - 2002 International Microprocesses and Nanotechnology Conference, MNC 2002
SP - 250
EP - 251
BT - 2002 International Microprocesses and Nanotechnology Conference, MNC 2002
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - International Microprocesses and Nanotechnology Conference, MNC 2002
Y2 - 6 November 2002 through 8 November 2002
ER -