Method of forming resist pattern
US6872512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/0273
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of forming a resist pattern effectively controls the manner/style and the amount of modification of a resist pattern in its reflowing process, realizing a desired resist pattern with a desired accuracy even if the deformation amount of the resist pattern is increased in the reflowing process. A second layer is formed on a first layer and then, a first resist pattern is formed on the second layer. The second layer is selectively etched using the first resist pattern as a mask. Thereafter, wettability of at least part of an exposed area of the second or first layer from the first resist pattern is adjusted, thereby forming a wettability-adjusted part. The first resist pattern is modified in such a way as to extend to the wettability-adjusted area by reflowing the first resist pattern using an organic solvent, thereby forming a second resist pattern for selectively etching the first layer or the second layer.
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