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Pattern forming method

US5879863A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateJan 22, 1997
Grant dateMar 9, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/085
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of forming a pattern, comprising the steps of forming an underlying film on a semiconductor substrate, bringing a vapor of a neutralizer, which generates an acid upon exposure to light, into contact with the surface of the underlying film so as to form a primer layer, coating the primer layer with a chemical amplification resist, and selectively exposing the resist layer to light, followed by developing to form a resist pattern.

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