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Method of forming a photoresist pattern using an anti-reflective

US5648202A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 1995
Grant dateJul 15, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S430/151
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of determining an optimum condition of an anti-reflective layer upon forming a resist pattern by exposure with a monochromatic light, forms the anti-reflective layer with these conditions and forms a resist pattern using a novel anti-reflective layer. The method comprises (I) forming an equi-contour line for the amount of absorbed light regarding a photoresist of an optional film thickness using the optical condition of the anti-reflective layer as a parameter, (II) conducting the same procedure as in (I) above for a plurality of resist film thicknesses, (III) finding a common region for the amount of absorbed light with respect to each of the traces obtained, thereby determining the optical condition for the anti-reflective layer, (IV) applying same procedures as described above while changing the condition of the anti-reflective layer, thereby determining the optical condition for the anti-reflective layer, and (V) determining the optimum optical condition such as the kind and the thickness of the anti-reflective layer under a certain condition of the anti-reflective layer.

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