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Semiconductor lithography methods using an ARC of organic material

US5126289A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 20, 1990
Grant dateJun 30, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2010

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/952
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An antireflection coating (16) for use with a photolithographic process comprises a layer of organic material that planarizes the surface upon which a photoresist layer (21) is deposited, is highly absorptive of deep ultraviolet actinic light, and can be plasma etched along with an underlying metal layer (11), thereby obviating the need for a separate step to remove the exposed antireflection coating prior to metal etch.

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