Topography based patterning
US8114573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/3088
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mask having features formed by self-organizing material, such as diblock copolymers, is formed on a partially fabricated integrated circuit. Initially, a copolymer template, or seed layer, is formed on the surface of the partially fabricated integrated circuit. To form the seed layer, diblock copolymers, composed of two immiscible blocks, are deposited in the space between copolymer alignment guides. The copolymers are made to self-organize, with the guides guiding the self-organization and with each block aggregating with other blocks of the same type, thereby forming the seed layer. Next, additional, supplemental diblock copolymers are deposited over the seed layer. The copolymers in the seed layer guide self-organization of the supplemental copolymers, thereby vertically extending the pattern formed by the copolymers in the seed layer. Block species are subsequently selectively removed to form a pattern of voids defined by the remaining block species, which form a mask that can be used to pattern an underlying substrate. The supplemental copolymers augment the height of the copolymers in the seed layer, thereby facilitating the use of the copolymers for patterning the underlyi…
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