WO2009053832A2 - Bottom antireflective coating compositions - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to aqueous developable coating compositions useful as coating layers in multilayer systems and new compounds for use therein.
- Acid-curable resin compositions contain at least one component capable of acid- catalyzed polycondensation. These materials are familiar to those skilled in the art; they are produced industrially in large quantities with modifications to their material properties as appropriate for a great number of applications.
- Acid- curable resin compositions can contain, for example, alkyd resins, melamine resins, urea resins, guanamine resins, phenolic resins, polyester resins, (meth)acrylic resins, polyvinyl resins, vinyl ethers, vinyl esters, styrene/substituted styrene resins, polyimide resins, epoxide resins, urethane resins, and mixtures thereof.
- mixtures include, but are not limited to, melamine/(meth)acrylic resins, melamine/polyester resins, melamine/alkyd resins, vinyl ether/(meth)acrylic resins, vinyl ether/substituted styrene resins, and the like.
- melamine/(meth)acrylic resins examples include, but are not limited to, melamine/(meth)acrylic resins, melamine/polyester resins, melamine/alkyd resins, vinyl ether/(meth)acrylic resins, vinyl ether/substituted styrene resins, and the like.
- multilayer systems is the microlithography or photolithography industry.
- Photoresist compositions are used in microlithography processes for making miniaturized electronic components such as in the fabrication of computer chips and integrated circuits.
- a thin coating of a film of a photoresist composition is first applied to a substrate material, such as silicon wafers used for making integrated circuits.
- the coated substrate is then baked to evaporate any solvent in the photoresist composition and to fix the coating onto the substrate.
- the baked and coated surface of the substrate is next subjected to an image-wise exposure to radiation.
- the radiation exposure causes a chemical transformation in the exposed areas of the coated surface. Visible light, ultraviolet (UV) light, electron beam and X-ray radiant energy are radiation types commonly used today in microlithographic processes.
- the coated substrate is treated with a developer solution to dissolve and remove either the radiation-exposed or the unexposed areas of the photoresist.
- photoresist compositions there are two types of photoresist compositions, negative-working and positive-working.
- positive-working photoresist compositions When positive-working photoresist compositions are exposed image-wise to radiation, the areas of the photoresist composition exposed to the radiation become soluble in a developer solution while the unexposed areas of the photoresist coating remain relatively insoluble to such a solution.
- treatment of an exposed positive-working photoresist with a developer causes removal of the exposed areas of the photoresist coating and the formation of a positive image in the coating, thereby uncovering a desired portion of the underlying substrate surface on which the photoresist composition was deposited.
- a negative-working photoresist the developer removes the portions that are not exposed.
- a developable bottom antireflective coating is applied on the substrate and then a layer of photoresist is applied on top of the antireflective coating. The photoresist is exposed imagewise and developed.
- the developable bottom antireflective coating is also developable with the same aqueous alkaline developing solution as that used to typically develop the photoresist.
- barrier coatings or top antireflective coatings or immersion protection coatings are also used in multilayer systems.
- the formulations used in the coatings industries are baked at temperatures above room temperature.
- the baking temperatures can vary, depending upon the type of coating applied and its desired use.
- having a coating which contains a thermal acid generator with a low decomposition temperature, which in turn relates to a low baking temperature is beneficial.
- a multilayer system having at least a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer contains a photoacid generator that is substantially insoluble in a solvent of the second layer is disclosed.
- the multilayer system can optionally have a third layer present under the first layer where the photoacid generator of the first layer is substantially insoluble in a solvent of the third layer.
- a positive bottom photoimageable antireflective coating composition which is capable of being developed with an aqueous alkali developer and which is coated below a positive photoresist, wherein the antireflective coating composition comprises a polymer, and a photoacid generator comprising a cation having a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms and an anion, where the photoacid generator is substantially insoluble in a solvent of the photoresist is disclosed.
- a negative bottom photoimageable antireflective coating composition which is capable of being developed with an aqueous alkali developer and which is coated below a negative photoresist, wherein the anti reflective coating composition comprises a photoacid generator comprising a cation having a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms and an anion, a crosslinking agent and a polymer.
- the negative bottom photoimageable antireflective coating can comprise a photoacid generator comprising a cation having a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms and an anion, a crosslinking agent and an alkali soluble polymer comprising at least one unit with an absorbing chromophore; or the negative bottom photoimageable antireflective coating can comprise a photoacid generator comprising a cation having a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms and an anion, a crosslinking agent, a dye and an alkali soluble polymer, the absorbing chromophore present within the polymer or as an additive in the composition; or the negative bottom photoimageable antireflective coating composition consists of a photoacid generator comprising a cation having a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms and an anion and a polymer that changes polarity or functionality in the presence of the photolyzed photoactive compound such that its solubility
- thermo acid generators for use in heat activated acid-curable resin compositions, which are useful in the multilayer systems as described herein.
- the heat activated acid- curable resin compositions can be those which form irreversible crosslinked systems, for example paints and non-developable antireflective coatings (both carbon based and silicon based), for example, paints and coatings, as well as those which form reversible crosslinked systems, for example developable antireflective coatings and photoresist coatings.
- Y is selected from a direct bond and a connecting group; and A is an unsubstituted or substituted amine compound.
- a heat activated acid-curable resin composition comprising at least one resin capable of acid- catalyzed polycondensation and a compound of formula (I).
- the connecting group Y can be selected from CrC 8 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene chain optionally containing one or more hetero atoms (for example, O, S, SO, SO 2 , -
- CrC 8 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene chain optionally containing one or more hetero atoms even still, CrC 8 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene chain optionally containing one or more O atoms, and yet even still CrC 8 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene chain, CrC 3 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene chain, or even C 1 -C 3 alkylene chain substituted with hydroxyl and/or alkyl.
- the amine compound can be selected such that it volatizes at a temperature at which compositions which contain the compound of formula (I) are thermally cured.
- Examples of the amine compound include a compound selected from the group consisting of
- R 20 , R 22 , R 24 , and R 26 are individually selected from hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aryl, and unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl; and R 2 ⁇ is selected from C 3 -C 7 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene or Ft ⁇ together with the atoms to which it is bound forms a C6-C12 unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aryl.
- Further examples include ammonia, unsubstituted and substituted trialkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted dialkylamines, and unsubstituted and substituted monoalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted tricycloalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted dicycloalkylamines, and unsubstituted and substituted monocycloalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted monocylcoalkyldialkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted dicycloalkylmonoalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted monoaryldialkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted diarylmonoalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted triarylamines, unsubstituted and substituted diarylamines, and unsubstituted and substituted monoarylamines, unsubstituted and substituted triaralkylamines,
- Further examples include trimethylamine, dimethylethylamine, dimethylpropylamine, dimethylbutylamine, methyldiethylamine, methyldipropylamine, methyldibutylamine, methylethylpropylamine, methylethylbutylamine, methylpropylbutylamine, triethylamine, ethyldipropylamine, ethyldibutylamine, diethylpropylamine, diethylbutylamine, ethylpropylbutylamine, tripropylamine, dipropylbutylamine, propyldibutylamine, tributylamine, pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine, cyclohexyl amine, and the like.
- a coated substrate comprising a substrate having thereon; a layer of the antireflective coating composition of the present invention; and a layer of a photoresist composition above the anti reflective coating composition.
- a process for forming an image comprising a) forming a coating of the bottom photoimageable anti reflective coating composition of the present invention on a substrate; b) baking the anti reflective coating, c) providing a coating of a top photoresist layer over the anti reflective coating; d) imagewise exposing the photoresist and antireflective coating layers to actinic radiation of same wavelength; e) post-exposure baking the photoresist and antireflective coating layers on the substrate; and, f) developing the photoresist and antireflective coating layers with an aqueous alkaline solution.
- the coating composition of the present invention can also be used as a barrier layer when the resin system that is used is transparent (not absorbing) at the wavelength where the composition would be used.
- a barrier layer it is placed between a photoresist and a substrate to prevent contamination and defects (e.g., scumming, footing, etc) from occurring.
- a multilayer system having at least a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer contains a photoacid generator that is substantially insoluble in a solvent of the second layer is disclosed.
- the multilayer system can optionally have a third layer present under the first layer where the photoacid generator of the first layer is substantially insoluble in a solvent of the third layer.
- a positive bottom photoimageable antireflective coating composition which is capable of being developed with an aqueous alkali developer and which is coated below a positive photoresist, wherein the antireflective coating composition comprises a polymer, and a photoacid generator comprising a cation having a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms and an anion, where the photoacid generator is substantially insoluble in a solvent of the photoresist is disclosed.
- a negative bottom photoimageable anti reflective coating composition which is capable of being developed with an aqueous alkali developer and which is coated below a negative photoresist, wherein the antireflective coating composition comprises a photoacid generator comprising a cation having a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms and an anion, a crosslinking agent and a polymer where the photoacid generator is substantially insoluble in a solvent of the photoresist.
- the negative bottom photoimageable antireflective coating can comprise a photoacid generator comprising a cation having a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms and an anion, a crosslinking agent and an alkali soluble polymer comprising at least one unit with an absorbing chromophore where the photoacid generator is substantially insoluble in a solvent of the photoresist; or the negative bottom photoimageable antireflective coating can comprise a photoacid generator comprising a cation having a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms and an anion, a crosslinking agent, a dye and an alkali soluble polymer, the dye present within the polymer or as an additive in the composition, where the photoacid generator is substantially insoluble in a solvent of the photoresist; or the negative bottom photoimageable antireflective coating composition comprises a photoacid generator comprising a cation having a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms and an
- thermo acid generators for use in heat activated acid-curable resin compositions, which are useful in the multilayer systems as described herein.
- the heat activated acid- curable resin compositions can be those which form irreversible crosslinked systems, for example paints and non-developable anti reflective coatings (both carbon based and silicon based), for example, paints and coatings, as well as those which form reversible crosslinked systems, for example developable antireflective coatings and photoresist coatings.
- Y is selected from a direct bond and a connecting group; and A is an unsubstituted or substituted amine compound.
- a heat activated acid-curable resin composition comprising at least one resin capable of acid- catalyzed polycondensation and a compound of formula (I).
- the connecting group Y can be selected from CrC 8 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene chain optionally containing one or more hetero atoms (for example, O, S, SO, SO 2 , ⁇
- CrC 8 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene chain optionally containing one or more hetero atoms even still, CrC 8 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene chain optionally containing one or more O atoms, and yet even still Ci-C 8 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene chain, CrC 3 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene chain, or even CrC 3 alkylene chain substituted with hydroxyl and/or alkyl.
- the amine compound can be selected such that it volatizes at a temperature at which compositions which contain the compound of formula (I) are thermally cured.
- Examples of the amine compound include a compound selected from the group consisting of
- R 2 o, R22, R24, and R 26 are individually selected from hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aryl, and unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl; and R 2 ⁇ is selected from C 3 -C 7 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene or R 2 ⁇ together with the atoms to which it is bound forms a C6-Ci 2 unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aryl.
- Further examples include ammonia, unsubstituted and substituted trialkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted dialkylamines, and unsubstituted and substituted monoalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted tricycloalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted dicycloalkylamines, and unsubstituted and substituted monocycloalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted monocylcoalkyldialkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted dicycloalkylmonoalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted monoaryldialkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted diarylmonoalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted triarylamines, unsubstituted and substituted diarylamines, and unsubstituted and substituted monoarylamines, unsubstituted and substituted triaralkylamines,
- Further examples include trimethylamine, dimethylethylamine, dimethylpropylamine, dimethylbutylamine, methyldiethylamine, methyldipropylamine, methyldibutylamine, methylethylpropylamine, methylethylbutylamine, methylpropylbutylamine, triethylamine, ethyldipropylamine, ethyldibutylamine, diethylpropylamine, diethylbutylamine, ethylpropylbutylamine, tripropylamine, dipropylbutylamine, propyldibutylamine, tributylamine, pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine, cyclohexyl amine, and the like.
- a coated substrate comprising a substrate having thereon; a layer of the anti reflective coating composition of the present invention; and a layer of a photoresist composition above the antireflective coating composition.
- a process for forming an image comprising a) forming a coating of the bottom photoimageable antireflective coating composition of the present invention on a substrate; b) baking the antireflective coating, c) providing a coating of a top photoresist layer over the antireflective coating; d) imagewise exposing the photoresist and antireflective coating layers to actinic radiation of same wavelength; e) post-exposure baking the photoresist and antireflective coating layers on the substrate; and, f) developing the photoresist and antireflective coating layers with an aqueous alkaline solution.
- the coating composition of the present invention can also be used as a barrier layer when the resin system that is used is transparent (not absorbing) at the wavelength where the composition would be used.
- a barrier layer it is placed between a photoresist and a substrate to prevent contamination and defects (e.g., scumming, footing, etc) from occurring.
- the complementary bottom photoimageable antireflective coating compositions are also of two types, positive bottom photoimageable antireflective coating compositions and negative bottom photoimageable antireflective coating compositions.
- a polymer useful in positive bottom photoimageable antireflective coating compositions include a polymer selected from the group of (i) a polymer comprising at least one recurring unit with an acid labile group; (ii) a polymer comprising at least one recurring unit with an acid labile group and at least one recurring unit with an absorbing chromophore or (iii) a polymer comprising at least one recurring unit with a hydroxyl and/or a carboxyl group and at least one recurring unit with an absorbing chromophore.
- One polymer useful in positive bottom photoimageable anti reflective coating compositions is (i) a polymer which comprises at least one unit with an acid labile group.
- One function of the polymer is to provide a good coating quality and another is to enable the antireflective coating to change solubility from exposure to development.
- the acid labile groups in the polymer provide the necessary solubility change.
- the polymer without the acid labile group is soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution, but when protected with an acid labile group becomes insoluble.
- Examples of monomers that impart alkali solubility are acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, hydroxystyrenes, vinyl monomers containing 1 ,1',2,2',3,3'-hexafluoro-2-propanol and sulfonamides (e.g., 2- trifluoromethanesulfonylaminoethyl methacrylate and 2-sulfonylamino-2,2- difluoroethylmethacrylate), although any group that makes the polymer alkali soluble may be used.
- sulfonamides e.g., 2- trifluoromethanesulfonylaminoethyl methacrylate and 2-sulfonylamino-2,2- difluoroethylmethacrylate
- hydrophilic functionalities can be protected with acid labile groups such as alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, oxocyclohexyl, cyclic lactone, benzyl, silyl, alkyl silyl, substituted benzyl, alkoxy alkyl such as ethoxy ethyl or methoxy ethoxy ethyl, acetoxyalkoxy alkyl such as acetoxy ethoxy ethyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, menthyl, tetrahydropyranyl and mevalonic lactone.
- acid labile groups such as alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, oxocyclohexyl, cyclic lactone, benzyl, silyl, alkyl silyl, substituted benzyl, alkoxy alkyl such as ethoxy ethyl or methoxy
- acid labile groups include, but are not limited to, t-butoxycarbonyl, tricyclo(5.3.2.0)decanyl, 2-methyl-2-adamantyl, isobornyl, norbornyl, adamantyloxyethoxy ethyl, menthyl, tertiary butyl, tetrahydropyrany, 3- oxocyclohexyl, 3-hydroxy-1-adamantyl, 2-methyl-2-adamantyl, beta-(gamma- butyrolactonyl), and mevalonic lactone.
- Some of the monomers are vinyl compounds with the above mentioned labile groups.
- the acid labile group that can be cleaved with an acid may be attached to the polymer, which in the presence of an acid gives an alkali soluble polymer.
- the protected monomers may be polymerized to give homopolymers or with other unprotected monomers as required.
- an alkali soluble homopolymer or copolymer may be reacted with a compound, or compounds, which provide the acid labile group.
- a dye as well as a photoacid generator will typically be present in the composition. This dye may be monomeric, polymeric or mixtures of both.
- absorbing groups that may be contained in an additive absorbing compound are substituted and unsubstituted phenyl, substituted and unsubstituted anthracyl, substituted and unsubstituted phenanthryl, substituted and unsubstituted naphthyl, substituted and unsubstituted heterocyclic rings containing heteroatoms such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or combinations thereof, such as pyrrolidinyl, pyranyl, piperidinyl, acridinyl, quinolinyl.
- Absorbing polymeric dyes that may be used are polymers of the absorbing moieties listed above, where the polymer backbone may be polyesters, polyimides, polysulfones and polycarbonates. Some dyes are copolymers of hydroxystyrene and methyl methacrylate and azo polymeric and monomeric dyes. Examples of dyes are monomers or polymers of the list of chromophores mentioned below.
- Another polymer useful in positive bottom photoimageable antireflective coating compositions is (ii) a polymer comprising at least one unit with an acid labile group and at least one unit with an absorbing chromophore.
- chromophores are useful at the exposure wavelength of interest.
- Examples of an absorbing chromophore are hydrocarbon aromatic moieties and heterocyclic aromatic moieties with from one to four separate or fused rings, where there are 3 to 10 atoms in each ring.
- Examples of monomers with absorbing chromophores that can be polymerized with the monomers containing the acid labile groups are vinyl compounds containing substituted and unsubstituted phenyl, substituted and unsubstituted anthracyl, substituted and unsubstituted phenanthryl, substituted and unsubstituted naphthyl, substituted and unsubstituted heterocyclic rings containing heteroatoms such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or combinations thereof, such as pyrrolidinyl, pyranyl, piperidinyl, acridinyl, quinolinyl.
- Other chromophores are described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,114,085, and in U.S. Pat. No.
- Examples of the monomers include, for example, styrene, hydroxystyrene, acetoxystyrene, vinyl benzoate, vinyl 4-tert- butylbenzoate, ethylene glycol phenyl ether acrylate, phenoxypropyl acrylate, 2- (4-benzoyl-3-hydroxyphenoxy)ethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl acrylate, phenyl methacrylate, benzyl methacrylate, 9-anthracenylmethyl methacrylate, 9- vinylanthracene, 2-vinylnaphthalene, N-vinylphthalimide, N-(3-hydroxy)phenyl methacrylamide, N-(3-hydroxy-4-hydroxycarbonylphenylazo)phenyl methacrylamide, N-(3-hydroxyl-4-ethoxycarbonylphenylazo)phenyl methacrylamide, N-(2,4-dinitrophenylaminopheny
- any chromphore that absorbs at the appropriate exposure wavelength may be used alone or in combination with other chromophores.
- a polymer may be synthesized by polymerizing monomers that contain an acid labile group with monomers that contain an absorbing chromophore.
- the alkali soluble polymer may be reacted with compounds that provide the acid labile group and compounds that provide the absorbing chromophore.
- the mole % of the acid labile unit in the final polymer can range from 5 to 95
- the mole % of the absorbing chromophore unit in the final polymer can range from 5 to 95.
- the acid labile group is attached to the absorbing chromphore or that the chromophore is attached to the acid labile group
- R examples include, for example, t-butoxycarbonyl tricyclo(5.3.2.0) decanyl, 2-methyl-2-adamantol, isobornyl, norbomyl, adamantyloxyethoxy ethyl, menthyl, tertiary butyl, tetrahydropyranyl, 3-oxocyclohexyl.
- the polymer may contain other nonabsorbing monomeric units, such units may provide other desirable properties.
- nonabsorbing monomeric units can be useful at the exposure wavelength of interest.
- Examples of the third monomer include -CRiR 2 -CR 3 R 4 -, where Ri to R 4 are independently H, (C 1 -C1 0 ) alkyl, (C 1 -C1 0 ) alkoxy, nitro, halide, cyano, alkylaryl, alkenyl, dicyanovinyl, SO 2 CF 3 , COOZ, SO 3 Z, COZ, OZ, NZ 2 , SZ, SO 2 Z, NHCOZ, SO 2 NZ 2 , where Z is H, or (C 1 -Ci 0 ) alkyl, hydroxy (C r Ci 0 ) alkyl, (C r Ci 0 ) alkylOCOCH 2 COCH 3 , or R 2 and R 4 combine to form a cyclic group such as anhydride, pyridine, or pyrollidone, or Ri to R 3 are independently H, (C 1 -C 10 ) alkyl, (C1-C 10 ) al
- Other hydrophilic vinyl monomers that can be used to form the polymer are acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, maleic anhydride, maleic acid, maleimide, N-methyl maleimide, N-hydroxymethyl acrylamide and N-vinyl pyrrolidinone.
- monomers may be methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate and hydroxypropyl methacrylate.
- Monomeric units containing acid labile groups may also be used, such as hydroxystyrene, vinyl alcohol, (meth)acrylic acid capped with acid labile groups.
- acid labile groups are secondary and tertiary alkyls (up to 20 carbon atoms) with at least one ⁇ hydrogen, acetals and ketals, trimethylsilyl, and ⁇ -trimethylsilyl substituted alkyls.
- acid labile groups are tert-butyl, tert-pentyl, isobomyl, 1- alkylcyclohexyl, 1-alkylcyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, 2-alkyl-2-adamantyl, 2-alkyl-2- norbornyl.
- Other examples of acid labile groups are tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, substituted or unsubstituted methoxycarbonyl, ⁇ - trialkylsilylalkyl groups (e.g. CH2-CH 2 Si(CH 3 )3, CH(-CH 2 Si(CH 3 )3)2, CH2-CH(Si(CH 3 )3)2) and the like.
- Examples of monomers containing acid labile groups that can be used in the polymers include methacrylate ester of methyladamantane, methacrylate ester of mevalonic lactone, 3-hydroxy-1-adamantyl methacrylate, methacrylate ester of beta-hydroxy-gamma-butyrolactone, t-butyl norbornyl carboxylate, t-butyl methyl adamantyl methacrylate, methyl adamantyl acrylate, t-butyl acrylate and t- butyl methacrylate; t-butoxy carbonyl oxy vinyl benzene, benzyl oxy carbonyl oxy vinyl benzene; ethoxy ethyl oxy vinyl benzene; trimethyl silyl ether of vinyl phenol, and 2-tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl ethyl ester of methyl methacrylate.
- the monomers containing an absorbing chromophore include triphenylphenol, 2-hydroxyfluorene, 9-anthracenemethanol, 2- methylphenanthrene, 2-naphthalene ethanol, 2-naphthyl-beta-d- galactopyranoside hydride, hydroxystyrene, styrene, acetoxystyrene, benzyl methacrylate, N-methyl maleimide, vinyl benzoate, vinyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate, ethylene glycol phenyl ether acrylate, phenoxypropyl acrylate, benzyl mevalonic lactone ester of maleic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl acrylate, phenyl methacrylate, benzyl methacrylate, 9-anthracenylmethyl methacrylate, 9- vinylanthracene, 2-vinylnaphthalene, N-vinylphthalimide, N-(3
- the polymer containing the acid labile unit may also contain other nonabsorbing monomeric units as described above.
- the polymer containing the acid labile group include copolymers of 2-methyl-2-adamantyl methacrylate, mevalonic lactone methacrylate, 3-hydroxy-1-adamantyl methacrylate, methacrylate ester of beta-hydroxy-gamma-butyrolactone, t-butyl norbomyl carboxylate, t-butyl methyl adamantyl methacrylate, methyl adamantyl acrylate, t-butyl acrylate and t-butyl methacrylate; t-butoxy carbonyl oxy vinyl benzene, benzyl oxy carbonyl oxy vinyl benzene; ethoxy ethyl oxy vinyl benzene; trimethyl silyl ether of vinyl phenol, and 2-tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl ethyl ester of
- Yet another polymer useful for the positive bottom photoimageable antireflective coating compositions is (iii) a polymer that comprises at least one unit with hydroxyl and/or carboxyl group and at least one unit with an absorbing chromophore. Examples of an absorbing chromophore are described hereinabove.
- one function of the polymer is to provide a good coating quality and another is to enable the antireflective coating to change solubility during the imaging process.
- the hydroxyl or carboxyl groups in the polymer provide one of the components necessary for the solubility change.
- Examples of monomers which provide such a unit upon polymerization are without limitations, substituted or unsubstituted vinyl monomers containing a hydroxyl and or carboxyl group, such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, hydroxystyrenes, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, N-(hydroxymethyl)acrylamide, 4-hydroxyphenyloxy methacrylate, 4-hydroxyphenyloxy acrylate, 5-hydroxynaphthyloxy methacrylate, 5-hydroxynaphthyloxy acrylate, vinyl monomers containing 1 ,1',2,2',3,S'- hexafluoro-2-propanol, although any monomer that makes the polymer alkali soluble and preferably water insoluble, may be used.
- substituted or unsubstituted vinyl monomers containing a hydroxyl and or carboxyl group such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, hydroxystyrenes,
- the polymer may contain a mixture of monomer units containing hydroxyl and/or carboxyl groups.
- Vinyl monomers containing the 1 ,1 ,1 , 3,3, 3-hexafluoro-2-propanol group are represented by structures (1) to (6) and their substituted equivalents.
- a polymer may be synthesized by polymerizing monomers that contain a hydroxyl or carboxyl group with monomers that contain an absorbing chromophore.
- monomers that contain a hydroxyl or carboxyl group with monomers that contain an absorbing chromophore.
- chromophores are useful at the exposure wavelength of interest.
- the alkali soluble polymer may be reacted with compounds that provide the hydroxyl or carboxyl group and compounds that provide the absorbing chromophore.
- the mole % of the unit or units containing the hydroxyl or carboxyl group can range from 5 to 95, preferably 10 to 90, and more preferably 20 to 80 and the mole % of the absorbing chromophore unit in the final polymer can range from 5 to 95, preferably 10 to 90 more preferably 20 to 80. It is also within the scope of this invention that the hydroxyl or carboxyl group is attached to the absorbing chromophore or that the chromophore is attached to the hydroxyl or carboxyl group, that is, both groups are present in the same unit. As an example the chromophoric groups described previously may have pendant hydroxyl and/or carboxyl groups or that the chromophoric groups and the hydroxyl group and/or carbonyl group are attached to the same group.
- the polymer may contain other monomeric units, such units may provide other desirable properties, examples of which are described hererinabove.
- Examples of the foregoing polymers include, for example,
- a useful crosslinking agent to used therewith are vinyl ether terminated crosslinking agents that can be represented by the general structure (7):
- R 1 is selected from (CrC 30 ) linear, branched or cyclic alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted (C 6 -C 40 ) aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted (C 7 -C 40 ) alicyclic hydrocarbon; and n>2. It is believed that the terminal vinyl ether group reacts with the hydroxyl or carboxyl group of the polymer to give an acid labile acetal linkage.
- vinyl ether terminated crosslinking agents include bis(4-vinyloxy butyl) adipate; bis(4-vinyloxy butyl) succinate; bis(4-vinyloxy butyl) isophathalate; bis(4-vinyloxymethyl cyclohexylmethyl) glutarate; tris(4-vinyloxy butyl) trimellitate; bis(4-vinyloxy methyl cyclohexyl methyl) terephthalate; bis(4- vinyloxy methyl cyclohexyl methyl) isophthalate; bis(4-vinyloxy butyl) (4-methyl- 1 ,3-phenylene) biscarbamate; bis(4-vinyloxy butyl) (methylene di-4,1-phenylene) biscarbamate; and triethyleneglycol divinylether, 1 ,4-cyclohexanedimentanol divinyl ether, various vinyl ether monomers available under the tradename
- the vinyl ether terminated crosslinking agent is preferably added to the antireflective coating in a proportion which provides 0.20-2.00 mol equivalents of vinyl ether crosslinking function per reactive group on the polymer, especially preferred is 0.50-1.50 reactive equivalents per reactive group.
- the foregoing polymers are typically used in positive bottom photoimageable antireflective coating compositions.
- the following polymers are typically used.
- the polymer can comprise at least one unit which makes the polymer soluble in an aqueous alkaline developing solution.
- One function of the polymer is to provide a good coating quality and another is to enable the antireflective coating to change solubility from exposure to development.
- monomers that impart alkali solubility are acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, maleimide, thiophene, N-hydroxymethyl acrylamide, N-vinyl pyrrolidinone.
- More examples are vinyl compounds of substituted and unsubstituted sulfophenyl and its tetraloweralkylammonium salts, substituted and unsubstituted hydroxycarbonylphenyl and its tetraloweralkylammonium salts such as 3-(4- sulfophenyl)azoacetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate and its tetraloweralkylammonium salt, 3-(4-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)azoacetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate and its tetraloweralkylammonium salt, N-(3-hydroxy-4- sulfophenylazo)phenyl methacrylamide and its tetraloweralkylammonium salt, N- (3-hydroxy-4-hydroxycarbonylphenylazo)phenyl methacrylamide and its tetraloweralkylammonium salt, where lower alkyl is H and CrC 4 groups
- monomers that can be cross linked are monomers with hydroxyl functionality such as hydroxyethyl methacrylate or those described in
- Examples of monomers include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, maleic anhydride, maleic acid, maleimide, N-methyl maleimide, N-hydroxymethyl acrylamide, N-vinyl pyrrolidinone. 3-(4-sulfophenyl)azoacetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate and its tetrahydroammonium salt, 3-(4- hydroxycarbonylphenyl)azoacetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate and its tetrahydroammonium salt, N-(3-hydroxy-4-hydroxycarbonylphenylazo)phenyl methacrylamide and its tetrahydroammonium salt.
- the alkali soluble monomers may be polymerized to give homopolymers or with other monomers as required.
- the other monomers may be alkali insoluble, dyes, etc.
- One polymer useful in the negative bottom photoimageable anti reflective coating compositions contains at least one unit which is alkali soluble and at least one unit with an absorbing chromophore.
- an absorbing chromophore are hydrocarbon aromatic moieties and heterocyclic aromatic moieties with from one to four separate or fused rings, where there are 3 to 10 atoms in each ring.
- Examples of monomers with absorbing chromophores that can be polymerized with the monomers containing the acid labile groups are vinyl compounds containing substituted and unsubstituted phenyl, substituted and unsubstituted anthracyl, substituted and unsubstituted phenanthryl, substituted and unsubstituted naphthyl, substituted and unsubstituted heterocyclic rings containing heteroatoms such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or combinations thereof, such as pyrrolidinyl, pyranyl, piperidinyl, acridinyl, quinolinyl.
- chromophores examples include vinyl compounds of substituted and unsubstituted phenyl, substituted and unsubstituted anthracyl, and substituted and unsubstituted naphthyl; and examples of such monomers include styrene, hydroxystyrene, acetoxystyrene, vinyl benzoate, vinyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate, ethylene glycol phenyl ether acrylate, phenoxypropyl acrylate, 2-(4-benzoyl-3-hydroxyphenoxy)ethyl acrylate, 2- hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl acrylate, phenyl methacrylate, benzyl methacrylate, 9- anthracenylmethyl methacrylate, 9-vinylanthracene, 2-vinylnaphthalene, N- vinylphthalimide, N-(3-hydroxy)phenyl methacrylamide, N-(3-hydroxy-4- nitrophenylazo)
- the polymer may contain other nonabsorbing, alkali insoluble monomeric units, such units may provide other desirable properties.
- the third monomer are -CR 1 R 2 -CR 3 R 4 -, where Ri to R 4 are independently H, (C 1 -Ci 0 ) alkyl, (C 1 -C 10 ) alkoxy, nitro, halide, cyano, alkylaryl, alkenyl, dicyanovinyl, SO 2 CF 3 , COOZ, SO 3 Z, COZ, OZ, NZ 2 , SZ, SO 2 Z, NHCOZ, SO 2 NZ 2 , where Z is (C1-C-1 0 ) alkyl, hydroxy (C r C 10 ) alkyl, (C r Ci 0 ) alkylOCOCH 2 COCH 3 , or R 2 and R 4 combine to form a cyclic group such as anhydride,
- a polymer may be synthesized by polymerizing monomers that contain an alkali soluble group with monomers that contain an absorbing chromophore.
- the alkali soluble polymer may be reacted with compounds that provide the absorbing chromophore.
- the mole % of the alkali soluble unit in the final polymer can range from 5 to 95, preferably 30 to 70, more preferably 40 to 60, and the mole % of the absorbing chromophore unit in the final polymer can range from 5 to 95, preferably 30 to 70, more preferably 40 to
- the alkali soluble group is attached to the absorbing chromophore, or vice versa, for example, vinyl compounds of substituted and unsubstituted sulfophenyl and its tetraloweralkylammonium salts, substituted and unsubstituted hydroxycarbonylphenyl and its tetraloweralkylammonium salts such as 3-(4-sulfophenyl)azoacetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate and its tetraloweralkylammonium salt, 3-(4-hydroxycarbonylphenyl)azoacetoacetoxy ethyl methacrylate and its tetraloweralkylammonium salt, N-(3-hydroxy-4- sulfophenylazo)phenyl methacrylamide and its tetraloweralkylammonium salt, N- (3-hydroxy-4-hydroxycarbonylphenylazo)phenyl methacrylamide and its t
- polymers that contain both the alkali soluble group and the absorbing chromophore include copolymers of at least one of N methyl maleimide, N alkynol maleimide, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, maleic anhydride, maleic acid, maleimide, N-hydroxymethyl acrylamide, N-vinyl pyrrolidinone.
- Another polymer useful in the negative bottom photoimageable anti reflective coating compositions is a polymer with at least one unit which makes the polymer soluble in an aqueous alkaline developing solution, a dye, a crosslinking agent and a photoacid generator.
- the absorption necessary for the antireflective coating is provided not by the unit in the polymer, but by the incorporation of an additive that absorbs at the exposure wavelength.
- the dye may be incorporated into the polymer or as an additive in the composition. This dye may be monomeric, polymeric or mixtures of both.
- dyes examples include substituted and unsubstituted phenyl, substituted and unsubstituted anthracyl, substituted and unsubstituted phenanthryl, substituted and unsubstituted naphthyl, substituted and unsubstituted heterocyclic rings containing heteroatoms such as oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or combinations thereof, such as pyrrolidinyl, pyranyl, piperidinyl, acridinyl, quinolinyl.
- Absorbing polymeric dyes that may be used are polymers of the absorbing moieties listed above, where the polymer backbone may be polyesters, polyimides, polysulfones and polycarbonates.
- dyes are copolymers of hydroxystyrene and methyl methacrylate, such as disclosed in US 6,114,085, and azo polymeric dyes, such as disclosed in US 5,652,297, US 5,763,135, US 5,981 ,145, US 5,939,236, US 5,935,760, and US 6,187,506, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- polymers examples include copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, vinyl alcohol, maleic anhydride, thiophenes maleic acid, maleimide, N-methyl maleimide, N-vinyl pyrrolidinone or mixtures thereof, with methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, styrene, hydroxystyrene or mixtures thereof.
- Another polymer useful in the negative bottom photoimageable anti reflective coating compositions is a polymer that changes polarity or functionality in the presence of the photolyzed photoactive compound such that its solubility in aqueous base is changed from soluble to insoluble after exposure.
- the absorbance can be intrinsic to the polymer or due to an added dye.
- the polymer is synthesized from, for example, monomers that change functionality or polarity in the presence of acid, such as monomers containing gamma hydroxy carboxylic acids which lactonize in the presence of acid, such as is described in Yokoyama et al. Proc. SPIE, Vol. 4345, (2001), p. 58-66 and Yokoyama et al. J. of Photopolymer Sci. and Techn.
- a monomer containing a pinacol functionality such as that described in S. Cho et al., Proc SPIE, Vol. 3999, (2000) pps. 62-73.
- the change in solubility is not due to a crosslinking mechanism.
- Examples of the foregoing polymers useful with negative bottom photoimageable anti reflective coating compositions include:
- the polymers may be synthesized using any known method of polymerization, such as ring-opening metathesis, free-radical polymerization, condensation polymerization, using metal organic catalysts, or anionic or cationic copolymerization techniques.
- the polymer may be synthesized using solution, emulsion, bulk, suspension polymerization, or the like.
- the polymers of this invention are polymerized to give a polymer with a weight average molecular weight from about 1 ,000 to about 1 ,000,000, preferably from about 2,000 to about 80,000, more preferably from about 4,000 to about 50,000.
- the polydispersity (Mw/Mn) of the free-radical polymers can range from 1.5 to 10.0, where the molecular weights of the polymer may be determined by gel permeation chromatography.
- the negative photoimageable antireflective coating composition can also contain a crosslinking agent.
- crosslinking agents can be used in the composition of the present invention. Any suitable crosslinking agent that can crosslink the polymer in the presence of an acid may be used. Any of the crosslinking agents known in the art may be used, such as those disclosed in US 5,886,102 and US 5,919,599, and which are incorporated herein by reference. Examples of such crosslinking agents are melamines, methylols, glycolurils, hydroxy alkyl amides, epoxy and epoxy amine resins, blocked isocyanates, and divinyl monomers.
- Melamines like hexamethoxymethyl melamine and hexabutoxymethylmelamine; glycolurils like tetrakis(methoxymethyl)glycoluril and tetrabutoxyglycoluril; and aromatic methylols, like 2,6 bishydroxymethyl p-cresol are preferred.
- crosslinkers are tertiary diols such as 2,5-dimethyl-2,5- hexanediol, 2,4-dimethyl-2,4-pentanediol, pinacol, 1-methylcyclohexanol, tetramethyl-1 ,3-benzenedimethanol, and tetramethyl-1 ,4-benzenedirnethanol, and polyphenols, such as tetramethyl-1 ,3-benzenedimethanol.
- negative bottom photoimageable anti reflective coating compositions examples include
- compositions of the present invention may further comprise an acid or a thermal acid generator.
- Crosslinking can take place between a polymer containing a hydroxyl and/or carboxyl group and a crosslinking agent in the presence of heat, however, typically reaction times may be long.
- Thermal acid generators or acids are used to accelerate the crosslinking reaction and are desirable for instances where short curing times are preferred. Thermal acid generators liberate the acid upon heating.
- any known acids or thermal acid generators may be used, exemplified without limitations, by 2,4,4,6- tetrabromocyclohexadienone, benzoin tosylate, squaric acid, 2-nitrobenzyl tosylate, chloroacetic acid, toluenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, nonaflate acid, triflic acid, other alkyl esters of organic sulfonic acids, salts of these mentioned acids.
- some acids and acids produced by thermal acid generators which have high acidity, can lead to undercutting and can prevent the desired photoimaging process from taking place.
- acids with moderate acidity i.e. with a pKa (-logio of the acid dissociation constant) greater than 1.0 are preferred, especially in combination with a vinyl terminated crosslinking agent. Acids with a pKa of less than 5.0 and greater than 1.0 are also preferred. The resulting acetal linkages are easily cleavable in the presence of photogenerated acids.
- acids or acids derived from thermal acid generators with moderate acidity are maleic acid (pKa of 1.83), chloroacetic acid (pKa of 1.4), dichloroacetic acid (pKa of 1.48), oxalic acid (pKa of 1.3), cinnamic acid (pKa of 4.45), tartaric acid (pKa of 4.3), gylcolic acid (pKa of 3.8), fumaric acid (pKa of 4.45), malonic acid (pKa of 2.8), cyanoacetic acid (pKa of 2.7), etc.
- Acids which are blocked by bases to form a thermal acid generator are preferred. Acids, such as those described above, may be blocked with bases such as amines. Typical bases are triethyl amine, tripropyl amine, trimethyl amine, tributyl amine, tripentyl amine, tridodecyl amine etc. Additionally, diaryl or trialkyl sulfonium salts with anions of weak acids, such as carboxylic acid or aryl carboxylic acid may be used. Acids which are blocked by bases may be formed by combining the acid with a base, where the acid:base ratio ranges from about 1 :1 to about 1 :3.
- the thermal acid be such that once the acid is generated it does not remain permanently in the coating and therefore does not facilitate the reverse reaction, but is removed from the film. It is believed that, once crosslinking takes place the acid is decomposed or volatilized by heat and the decomposition products are baked out of the film, or the acid may sublime from the coating. Thus none or very little of the free acid remains in the film after curing, and the reverse reaction causing the decomposition of the acetal linkage does not take place.
- Thermal acid generators which can generate an acid and then be removed prior to coating of the photoresist are preferred in some cases. Weak acids that remain in the film may also be functional, as they may not greatly hinder the decomposition of the acetal linkage.
- the amines used are typically volatile ones, the use of which providing significant benefits in that the amine can be removed (volatized) from the anti reflective composition coating layer during thermal curing of that layer.
- thermal acid generators are based on mono functionalized ammonium salts of dicarboxylic acids. These mono functional ammonium salts of dicarboxylic acid have been found to decompose at lower temperatures. Because of their low decomposition temperature, some of which are as low as about 115°C (based on TGA onset temperature), these acids are useful, for example, in forming reversible cross-linked networks in developable bottom antireflective coatings which contain, for example, hydroxyl moieties and vinlyoxy compounds. These acids are beneficial in providing that less reversal of the cross-linking reaction occurs upon cooling, giving rise to a more cross-linked developable bottom antireflective coating film which is less susceptible to erosion. Also, with low decomposition temperatures, this allows any residual thermal acid generators to be eliminated from the antireflective coating at lower temperatures, which in turn could reduce the baking temperature of the antireflective coating composition.
- the acid or acid derived from the thermal acid generator is preferably removed from the antireflective coating (decomposes) at a temperature ranging from about 115°C to about 220 0 C, further from 120 0 C to about 200°C.
- the mono functionalized ammonium salts of dicarboxylic acid has the general formula
- Y is selected from a direct bond and a connecting group; and A is an unsubstituted or substituted amine compound.
- amine compound can be selected such that it volatizes at a temperature at which compositions which contain the compound of formula (I) are baked.
- the amine compound include a compound selected from the group consisting of
- R 2 o, R22, R24, and R2 6 are individually selected from hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aryl, and unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl; and R 28 is selected from C 3 -C 7 unsubstituted or substituted alkylene or R 28 together with the atoms to which it is bound forms a C 6 -Ci 2 unsubstituted or substituted monocyclic or polycyclic aryl.
- Further examples include ammonia, unsubstituted and substituted trialkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted dialkylamines, and unsubstituted and substituted monoalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted tricycloalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted dicycloalkylamines, and unsubstituted and substituted monocycloalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted monocylcoalkyldialkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted dicycloalkylmonoalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted monoaryldialkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted diarylmonoalkylamines, unsubstituted and substituted triarylamines, unsubstituted and substituted diarylamines, and unsubstituted and substituted monoarylamines, unsubstituted and substituted triaralkylamines,
- Further examples include trimethylamine, dimethylethylamine, dimethylpropylamine, dimethylbutylamine, methyldiethylamine, methyldipropylamine, methyldibutylamine, methylethylpropylamine, methylethylbutylamine, methylpropylbutylamine, triethylamine, ethyldipropylamine, ethyldibutylamine, diethylpropylamine, diethylbutylamine, ethylpropylbutylamine, tripropylamine, dipropylbutylamine, propyldibutylamine, tributylamine, pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine, cyclohexyl amine, and the like, etc.
- alkyl means methyl, ethyl, propyl (n-propyl, i-propyl), butyl (n-butyl, i-butyl, sec-butyl, t-butyl), pentyl (and its isomers), hexyi (and its isomers), heptyl (and its isomers), octyl (and its isomers), and the like.
- the cycloalkyls include cyclohexyl, menthyl and the like.
- the alkenyls include allyl, vinyl and the like.
- the aryl groups include monocyclic or polycyclic rings such as, for example, phenyl, naphthyl and the like.
- the aralkyl groups include phenylmethyl (i.e., benzyl), phenylethyl (i.e., phenethyl) and the like.
- Alkylene, cycloalkylene, and arylene mean the same as above for alkyl, cycloalkyl, and aryl except that an additional hydrogen atom has been removed from the alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl (for example, ethylene, propylene, cyclohexylene, phenylene, etc).
- these compounds start to decompose as judged by either TGA onset temperature or by irreversible transitions seen in DSC at a temperature between about 115 and about 140 0 C (Table 1).
- the glutarate and succinate salts give higher onset temperatures but lose comparable amounts of wt the lower temperatures compared to the other salts. It is believed that these materials undergo similar decomposition temperatures to yield the free acid, but once this happens, the acids generated decompose at different temperatures.
- the malonic acid derivatives ( ⁇ 135°Cdecomp) and malic acid ( ⁇ 140°Cdecomp) are know to have low decomposition temperatures while oxalic ( ⁇ 190°C mp/decomp), glutaric (304 0 C bp/decomp), succinic (235°C bp/decomp) have much higher decomposition temperatures (acid decomposition temperature from Merck Index Tenth Edition, Martha Windholz Editor 1983).
- the acid or acid derived from the thermal acid generator preferably is removed (decomposes) from the coating at a temperature ranging from about 115°C to about 220 0 C, further from 120°C to about 200°C.
- Examples of the compounds of formula (I) include
- the photoacid generator used in the positive or negative bottom photoimageable antireflective coating compositions should be substantially insoluble in the solvent used in the photoresist (for example, equal to or less than 3 wt% solubility in PGMEA). It has been found that the insolubility of the photoacid generator in the solvent of the photoresist is related to the volume of the cation and anion portions of the photoacid generator and can be further viewed in conjunction with the melting point of the photoacid generator.
- a monovalent cation has a volume less than or equal to about 243 A 3
- the maximum volume of a corresponding monovalent anion is less than or equal to about 196 A 3 .
- the melting point of a photoacid generator where the monovalent cation has a volume less than or equal to about 243 A 3 and the maximum volume of the corresponding monovalent anion is less than or equal to about 196 A 3 the melting point is greater than about 130 0 C.
- a monovalent cation has a volume less than or equal to about 440 A 3
- the maximum volume of a corresponding monovalent anion less than or equal to about 83 A 3 is greater than about 200°° o.
- a monovalent cation can be paired with a divalent anion.
- the divalent anion size is less than or equal to about 196 A 3
- the monovalent cation has a volume less than or equal to about 440 A 3 .
- the melting point of the photoacid generator is greater than about 80 0 C.
- a monovalent cation can be paired with a trivalent anion. In this instance, it has been found that when the trivalent anion size is less than or equal to about 220 A 3 , the monovalent cation has a volume less than or equal to about 440 A 3 . In this instance, the melting point of the photoacid generator is greater than about 80 0 C.
- a divalent cation can be paired with a monovalent anion. In this instance, it has been found that when the divalent cation size is less than or equal to about 450 A 3 , the monovalent anion has a volume less than or equal to about 161 A 3 . In this instance, the melting point of the photoacid generator is greater than about 130 0 C.
- the photoacid generator having a cation and an anion can be selected from the following:
- the cation is a monovalent cation with a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms
- the anion is a monovalent anion with a volume of less than or equal to about 84 cubic angstroms
- the photoacid generator has a melting point of at least 200 0 C is tris(4-tert-butylphenyl)sulfonium triflate.
- Examples where the cation is a monovalent cation with a volume of less than or equal to about 245 cubic angstroms, the anion is a monovalent anion with a volume of less than or equal to about 200 cubic angstroms, and the photoacid generator has a melting point of at least 130 0 C include triphenylsulfonium triflate, triphenylsulfonium cyclamate, and triphenylsulfonium camphorsulfonate
- Examples where the cation is a monovalent cation with a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms, the anion is a divalent anion with a volume of less than or equal to about 205 cubic angstroms, and the photoacid generator has a melting point of at least 80 0 C include bis(triphenylsulfonium) methanedisulfonate, bis-(triphenyl)sulfonium-1 ,3-propanedisulfonate, bis(triphenylsulfonium) perfluorobutanedisulfonate, bis-tris(4-tertbutylphenyl) sulfonium methanedisulfonate, bis-tris(4-tertbutylphenyl) sulfonium-1 ,2- ethanedisulfonate, and bis-tris(4-tertbutylphenyl) sulfonium 1 ,3-
- Examples where the cation is a monovalent cation with a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms, the anion is a trivalent anion with a volume of less than or equal to about 220 cubic angstroms, and the photoacid generator has a melting point of at least 80 0 C include tris bis(4-tert- butylphenyl)iodonium-1 ,3,5-benzenetrisulfonate, and tris tris(4- tertbutylphenyl)sulfonium-1 ,3,5-benzenetrisulfonate
- the cation is a divalent cation with a volume of less than or equal to about 450 cubic angstroms
- the anion is a monovalent anion with a volume of less than or equal to about 165 cubic angstroms
- the photoacid generator has a melting point of at least 130 0 C is (thiodi-4,1- phenylene)bisdiphenylsulfonium nonaflate.
- the anion can be multifunctional.
- the photoacid generator can have the general formula
- X is anionic group selected from SO 3 , SO 2 , CO 2 , and PO 3 ; m and n are each integers from 1 to 3; R is a spacer group selected from linear or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or combinations thereof, optionally containing a catenary O, S or N, where the alkyl, cycloalkyl, and aryl groups are unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups selected from the group consisting of halogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted Ci- 8 perfluoroalkyl, hydroxyl, cyano, sulfate, and nitro; and Z is a cation.
- cation Z examples include
- R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are each individually selected from hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, alkoxycarbonyl, and halogen, where the alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, and alkoxycarbonyl are unsubstituted or substituted; and Ri 0 and Rn are each individually selected from hydrogen, alkyl, and cycloalkyl where the alkyl and cycloalkyl are unsubstituted or substituted.
- the anion can have a small size and the cation is also small in size and/or symmetric in shape.
- a general formula for such a photoacid generator is
- R 6 is, for example, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted monocyclo- or polycycloalkyl partially fluorinated alkyl, or perfluoroalkyl.
- anion include CH 3 -SO 3 , CH 3 CH 2 -SO 3 , CF 3 -SO 3 " ,
- cation Z The general formula of cation Z is shown above. Examples of cation Z include
- the solvent for the anti reflective coating is chosen such that it can dissolve all the solid components of the anti reflective coating, and also can be removed during the bake step so that the resulting coating is not soluble in the coating solvent of the photoresist. Furthermore, to retain the integrity of the antireflective coating, the polymer of the anti reflective coating, as well as the photoacid generator, is substantially insoluble in the solvent of the top photoresist. Such requirements prevent, or minimize, intermixing of the antireflecting coating layer with the photoresist layer. Typically propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate and ethyl lactate are the preferred solvents for the top photoresist.
- solvents for the anti reflective coating composition are cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone, anisole, 2-heptanone, ethyl lactate, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, butyl acetate, gamma butyroacetate, ethyl cellosolve acetate, methyl cellosolve acetate, methyl 3-methoxypropionate, ethyl pyruvate, 2-methoxybutyl acetate, 2-methoxyethyl ether, but ethyl lactate, propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, propylene glycol monomethyl ether or mixtures thereof are preferred. Solvents with a lower degree of toxicity and good coating and solubility properties are generally preferred.
- Typical anti reflective coating compositions may comprise up to about 15 percent by weight of the solids, preferably less than 8 percent, based on the total weight of the coating composition.
- the solids may comprise from 0.01 to 25 weight percent of the photoacid generator, 50 to 99 weight percent of polymer, 1 to 50 weight percent of the crosslinking agent and optionally 0 to 25 weight percent of the acid or thermal acid generator, based on the total solids content of the anti reflective coating composition.
- the photoacid generator level ranges from about 0. 1 to about 20 weight %.
- the crosslinking agent ranges from about 5 to about 40 weight percent, more preferably 10 to 35 weight percent.
- the solid components are dissolved in the solvent, or mixtures of solvents, and filtered to remove impurities.
- the antireflective coating composition can optionally contain surfactants, base quencher, and other similar materials.
- the components of the antireflective coating may also be treated by techniques such as passing through an ion exchange column, filtration, and extraction process, to improve the quality of the product.
- antireflective composition of the present application may be added to the antireflective composition of the present application in order to enhance the performance of the coating, e.g. lower alcohols, dyes, surface leveling agents, adhesion promoters, antifoaming agents, etc. These additives may be present at up to 30 weight percent level.
- Non-volatile bases may also be added to the composition to limit diffusion. Both non-volatile bases and non-volatile photodecomposable bases are known additives.
- non-volatile bases include ammonium hydroxide, tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, triethanolamine, diethanol amine, trioctylamine, n-octylamine, and trimethylsulfonium hydroxide.
- non-volatile photodecomposable bases include triphenylsulfonium hydroxide, bis(t-butylphenyl)iodonium cyclamate and tris(tert- butylphenyl)sulfonium cyclamate.
- Another component of the anti reflective coating composition is a volatile amine, which is beneficial in enhancing the stability of the composition during storage and use.
- Suitable volatile amines are those which have a boiling point equal to or less than the solvent used in the antireflective coating composition.
- Examples of volatile amines include triethylamine, tributylamine, dibutylamine, diethylamine, monobutylamine, monoethylamine, aniline, substituted anilines, and the like, etc.
- the absorption parameter (k) of the novel composition ranges from about 0.1 to about 1.0, preferably from about 0.15 to about 0.7 as measured using ellipsometry.
- the refractive index (n) of the antireflective coating is also optimized.
- the n and k values can be calculated using an ellipsometer, such as the J. A. Woollam WVASE VU-302 TM Ellipsometer.
- the exact values of the optimum ranges for k and n are dependent on the exposure wavelength used and the type of application. Typically for 193 nm the preferred range for k is 0.1 to 0.75, for 248 nm the preferred range for k is 0.15 to 0.8, and for 365 nm the preferred range is from 0.1 to 0.8.
- the thickness of the antireflective coating is less than the thickness of the top photoresist.
- the film thickness of the antireflective coating is less than the value of (wavelength of exposure/refractive index), and more preferably it is less than the value of (wavelength of exposure/2 times refractive index), where the refractive index is that of the antireflective coating and can be measured with an ellipsometer.
- the optimum film thickness of the antireflective coating is determined by the exposure wavelength, refractive indices of the antireflective coating and of the photoresist, absorption characteristics of the top and bottom coatings, and optical characteristics of the substrate.
- the optimum film thickness is determined by avoiding the optical nodes where no light absorption is present in the antireflective coating. For 193 nm a film thickness of less than 55 nm is preferred, for 248 nm a film thickness of less than 80 nm is preferred and for 365 nm a film thickness of less than 110 nm is preferred.
- the antireflective coating composition is coated on the substrate using techniques well known to those skilled in the art, such as dipping, spin coating or spraying.
- Various substrates known in the art may be used, such as those that are planar, have topography or have holes.
- semiconductor substrates are crystalline and polycrystalline silicon, silicon dioxide, silicon (oxy)nitride, aluminum, aluminum/silicon alloys, and tungsten.
- edge bead there can be a buildup of photoresist film at the edges of the substrate, referred to as edge bead. This edge bead can be removed using a solvent or mixture of solvents using techniques well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
- the coating is then cured.
- the preferred range of temperature is from about 40 0 C to about 24O 0 C for about 30-120 seconds on a hot plate or equivalent heating unit, more preferably from about 100 0 C to about 200 0 C for 45-90 seconds.
- the film thickness of the antireflective coating ranges from about 20 nm to about 300 nm. The optimum film thickness is determined, as is well known in the art, to be where good lithographic properties are obtained, especially where no standing waves are observed in the photoresist.
- the cured antireflective coating is also insoluble at this stage in the alkaline developing solution. The photoresist can then be coated on top of the antireflective coating.
- Positive photoresists which are developed with aqueous alkaline solutions, are useful for the present invention, provided the photoactive compounds in the photoresist and the anti reflective coating absorb at the same exposure wavelength used for the imaging process for the photoresist.
- Positive-working photoresist compositions are exposed image-wise to radiation, those areas of the photoresist composition exposed to the radiation become more soluble to the developer solution (e.g. a rearrangement reaction occurs) while those areas not exposed remain relatively insoluble to the developer solution.
- treatment of an exposed positive-working photoresist with the developer causes removal of the exposed areas of the coating and the formation of a positive image in the photoresist coating.
- Photoresist resolution is defined as the smallest feature which the resist composition can transfer from the photomask to the substrate with a high degree of image edge acuity after exposure and development. In many manufacturing applications today, resist resolution on the order of less than one micron are necessary. In addition, it is almost always desirable that the developed photoresist wall profiles be near vertical relative to the substrate. Such demarcations between developed and undeveloped areas of the resist coating translate into accurate pattern transfer of the mask image onto the substrate. This becomes even more critical as the drive toward miniaturization reduces the critical dimensions on the devices.
- Positive-acting photoresists comprising novolak resins and quinone- diazide compounds as photoactive compounds are well known in the art.
- Novolak resins are typically produced by condensing formaldehyde and one or more multi-substituted phenols, in the presence of an acid catalyst, such as oxalic acid.
- Photoactive compounds are generally obtained by reacting multihydroxyphenolic compounds with naphthoquinone diazide acids or their derivatives. The sensitivity of these types of resists typically ranges from about 300 nm to 440 nm.
- Negative photoresists which are developed with aqueous alkaline solutions, are useful for the present invention, provided the photoactive compounds in the photoresist and the anti reflective coating absorb at the same exposure wavelength used for the imaging process of the photoresist.
- Negative- working photoresist compositions are exposed image-wise to radiation, those areas of the photoresist composition exposed to the radiation become more insoluble in the developer solution (e.g. a crosslinking reaction occurs) while those areas not exposed remain soluble in the developer solution.
- treatment of an exposed negative-working photoresist with the developer causes removal of the unexposed areas of the coating and the formation of a negative image in the photoresist coating.
- Photoresist resolution is defined as the smallest feature, which the photoresist composition can transfer from the photomask to the substrate with a high degree of image edge acuity after exposure and development. In many manufacturing applications today, photoresist resolution on the order of less than one micron are necessary. In addition, it is almost always desirable that the developed photoresist wall profiles be near vertical relative to the substrate. Such demarcations between developed and undeveloped areas of the resist coating translate into accurate pattern transfer of the mask image onto the substrate. This becomes even more critical as the drive toward miniaturization reduces the critical dimensions on the devices.
- Negative-acting photoresists comprising novolak resins or polyhydroxystyrene, a crosslinking agent and quinone-diazide compounds as photoactive compounds are well known in the art.
- Novolak resins are typically produced by condensing formaldehyde and one or more multi-substituted phenols, in the presence of an acid catalyst, such as oxalic acid.
- Photoactive compounds are generally obtained by reacting multihydroxyphenolic compounds with naphthoquinone diazide acids or their derivatives. Oxime sulfonates have also been described as photoacid generators for negative photoresists as disclosed in US 5,928,837, and incorporated by reference.
- Photoresists sensitive to short wavelengths typically ranges from about 300 nm to 440 nm.
- Photoresists sensitive to short wavelengths between about 180 nm and about 300 nm can also be used. Examples of such photoresists are given in the following patents and incorporated herein by reference, U.S. Pat. No. 4,491,628, U.S. Pat. No. 5,350,660, U.S. Pat. No. 5,069,997, EP 794458 and GB 2320718.
- Photoresists for 248 nm normally comprise polyhydroxystyrene or substituted polyhydroxystyrene derivatives, a photoactive compound, and optionally a solubility inhibitor.
- photoresists comprising non-aromatic polymers, a photoacid generator, optionally a solubility inhibitor, and solvent.
- Photoresists sensitive at 193 nm that are known in the prior art are described in the following documents and incorporated herein, WO 97/33198, U.S. Pat. No. 5,585,219, Proc. SPIE, vols. 3333 (1998), 3678 (1999), 3999 (2000), 4345 (2001 ).
- Particularly preferred for 193 nm and 157 nm exposure are photoresists comprising non-aromatic polymers, a photoacid generator, optionally a solubility inhibitor, and solvent.
- Photoresists sensitive at 193 nm that are known in the prior art are described in the following references and incorporated herein, Proc. SPIE, vols. 3999 (2000), 4345 (2001), although any photoresist sensitive at 193 nm may be used on top of the antireflective composition herein.
- An example of a negative photoresist comprises an alkali soluble fluorinated polymer, a photoactive compound and a crosslinking agent.
- the polymer has at least one unit of structure 1 ,
- Rf 1 and Rf 2 are independently a perfluorinated or partially fluorinated alkyl group; and n is 1-8.
- the negative photoresist composition comprises poly[5-(2-trifluoromethyl-1 ,1 ,1-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropyl)-2-norbornene], tetramethoxyglycoluril, triphenylsulfonium triflate and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate.
- a film of photoresist is then coated on top of the cured antireflective coating and baked to substantially remove the photoresist solvent.
- the photoresist and the antireflective coating bilevel layers are then imagewise exposed to actinic radiation.
- the acid generated during exposure step reacts to de-crosslink the polymer of the antireflective coating composition and thus rendering the exposed region of the antireflective coating alkali soluble in the developing solution.
- the temperature for the postexposure bake step can range from 40 0 C to 200 0 C for 30-200 seconds on a hot plate or equivalent heating system, preferably from 80 0 C to 160 0 C for 40-90 seconds.
- the postexposure bake since for certain chemistries, such as some acetal acid labile linkages, deprotection proceeds at room temperature.
- the polymer in the exposed regions of the antireflective coating is now soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution.
- the bilevel system is then developed with an aqueous alkaline developer to remove the photoresist and the antireflective coating.
- the developer is preferably an aqueous alkaline solution comprising, for example, tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide.
- the developer may further comprise additives, such as surfactants, polymers, isopropanol, ethanol, etc.
- the process of coating and imaging photoresist coatings and antireflective coatings is well known to those skilled in the art and is optimized for the specific type of photoresist and antireflective coating combination used.
- the imaged bilevel system can then be processed further as required by the manufacturing process of integrated circuits, for example metal deposition and etching.
- a film of photoresist is then coated on top of the anti reflective coating and baked to substantially remove the photoresist solvent.
- the photoresist and the antireflective coating bilevel system is then imagewise exposed. In a subsequent heating step the acid generated during exposure reacts to crosslink the polymer and thus render it alkali insoluble in the developing solution.
- the photoresist and the antireflective coating are soluble in the developing solution.
- the heating step may range in temperature from 110 0 C to 170 0 C, preferably from 120 0 C to 150 0 C.
- the bilevel system is then developed in an aqueous developer to remove the unexposed photoresist and the antireflective coating.
- the developer is preferably an aqueous alkaline solution comprising, for example, tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide.
- the developer may further comprise additives, such as surfactants, polymers, isopropanol, ethanol, etc.
- the process of coating and imaging photoresist coatings and antireflective coatings is well known to those skilled in the art and is optimized for the specific type of photoresist and antireflective coating combination used.
- the imaged bilevel system can then be processed further as required by the manufacturing process of integrated circuits, for example metal deposition and etching.
- the trilayer process is wear, for example, an organic film is formed on a substrate, an anti reflection film is formed on the organic film, and a photoresist film is formed on the antireflection film.
- An organic film is formed on a substrate as a lower resist film by spin coating method etc.
- the organic film may or may not then crosslinked with heat or acid after application by spin coating method etc.
- the antireflection film for example that which is disclosed herein, as an intermediate resist film.
- an organic solvent is evaporated, and baking is carried out in order to promote crosslinking reaction to prevent the antireflection film from intermixing with an overlying photoresist film.
- the photoresist film is formed thereon as an upper resist film.
- Spin coating method can be used for forming the photoresist film as with forming the antireflection film.
- pre-baking is carried out. After that, a pattern circuit area is exposed, and post exposure baking (PEB) and development with a developer are carried out to obtain a resist pattern.
- Perfluorobutane-1 ,4-disulfonic acid potassium salt (2.5g) was added to a solution of triphenylsulfonium bromide (3.5g) in 150 ml of water. Chloroform (150 ml) was added and stirred for 5 hours. The chloroform layer was washed several times with water, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered, and the filtrate evaporated to an oil stage. Ether was added to the oil and the mixture was stirred vigorously. A white precipitate formed. The mixture was filtered and recovered precipitate was dried under vacuum, resulting in a white powder; mp 155 0 C.
- Example 2 Synthesis of bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)iodonium chloride To a 2 L three necked flask (equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, addition funnel, and condenser/nitrogen inlet) was added 4-tert- butylbenzene (220 g, 1.64 moles), potassium iodate (100 g, 0.467 mole), methylene chloride (200 ml_) and acidic anhydride (155 g 1.52 moles) under nitrogen and cooled to 5°C. Sulfuric acid was added slowly dropwise through the addition funnel while maintaining the temperature between 5 and 10 0 C. The reaction was then stirred at 5°C for 5 hours and left overnight at room temperature.
- the reaction mixture was cooled again to 5°C and maintained below 10 0 C while 200 ml_ of water was added slowly dropwise.
- the resultant two phases were separated and the methylene chloride layer washed three times with 100 ml_ aliquots of distilled water.
- the washed organic phase was then stripped of solvents and dried under high vacuum to remove as much residual tert-butylbenzene as possible.
- the residue was then redissolved in 200 ml_ of methylene chloride and to this solution was added with stirring a solution of NaCI (27.3 g) in 200 ml. of water. This two phase mixture was stirred overnight at 1000 rpm, separated and the organic layer washed 4 times with 100 ml_ of distilled water.
- Silver carbonate (2Og, 0.0725 moles) was added to methanedisulfonic acid (25.55 g 50% solution in water) and diluted in 25 mL of distilled water while stirring. The silver carbonate dissolved with effervescence of carbon dioxide.
- Example 10 Synthesis of tris(4-tert-butylphenyl)sulfonium camphorsulfonate Following the procedure of Example 5, but using silver camphorsulfonate in place of silver methanedisulfonate, bis (tris(4-tert-butylphenyl)sulfonium) camphorsulfonate was made.
- Example 15 Synthesis of triphenylsulfonium camphorsulfonate Following the procedure of Example 4, but using silver camphorsulfonate in place of silver methanedisulfonate, triphenylsulfonium camphorsulfonate was made.
- Example 16 Using the procedure in Example 16, the synthesis of monotriethylammonium malate, 1 -butylmalonate, oxalate, glutarate, and succinate was done, replacing the malonic acid in the example with an equimolar quantity of the desired acid.
- Example 17 Synthesis of polv(AdOMMA/EAdMA/ ⁇ -GBLMA/AdMA/HAdA)
- EAdMA 2-Ethyladamantyl methacrylate (19.4 g), 2-hydroxyadamantantyl acrylate (HAdA) (22.78 g), ⁇ -gamma-butyrolactonyl methacrylate ( ⁇ -GBLMA) (34.80 g), 2-adamantanyloxymethyl methacrylate (AdOMMA) (26.91 g), 1- adamantanyl methacrylate (AdMA) (11.28 g) and Perkadox-16 (5.44 g) were combined with THF (280 g) in a flask under nitrogen equipped with a reflux condenser and a mechanical stirrer.
- Example 18 Developable bottom antireflective coating composition A solution of 1.842 g of poly(styrene-co-4-hydroxystyrene-co-tert- butylacrylate) (20/60/20), 197.2 g of PGME, 0.549 g of Vectomer 5015, 0.181 g triethylamine, 0.014 g bis(triphenylsulfonium)-1 ,4-perfluorobutanedisulfonate, 0.213 g monotriethylammonium malonate (from Example 16) and 0.002 g R08 surfactant (Dainippon Ink & Chemicals) was prepared. The solution was mixed overnight and filtered through a 0.2 micron PTFE filter.
- Example 18 The composition of Example 18 was repeated by substituting monotriethylammonium malate (Example 18A1), monotriethylammonium 1- butylmalonate (Example 18A2), monotriethylammonium oxalate (Example 18A3), monotriethylammonium glutarate (Example 18A4), and monotriethylammonium succinate (Example 18A5) for monotriethylammonium malonate (in an equimolar amount).
- monotriethylammonium malate Example 18A1
- monotriethylammonium 1- butylmalonate Example 18A2
- monotriethylammonium oxalate Example 18A3
- monotriethylammonium glutarate Example 18A4
- monotriethylammonium succinate Example 18A5
- Silicon wafers were coated with the composition of Example 18 as well as the compositions of this Example 18A.
- the wafers were prepared by spin coating the compositions onto a silicon wafer at a spin speed of -2300 rpm and baked at 120 0 C for 60 sec, forming a -40 nm thick film.
- film thickness was measured before and after soaking in either AZ® EBR 70/30 or 2.38% tetramethylammonium hydroxide for 8 seconds. The data and results are shown in Table 2.
- a silicon substrate coated with the bottom antireflective coating composition of Example 18 was prepared by spin coating the bottom antireflective coating solution onto the silicon substrate at a spin speed of 2350 rpm and soft baked at 120°C for 60 sec.
- the DBARC film thickness was 40 nm.
- the photoresist composition from Example 19 was then coated onto the DBARC coated silicon substrate.
- the spin speed was 1500 rpm and the photoresist film thickness was 150 nm and PAB of 100°C/60 seconds.
- Example 21 Developable bottom antireflective coating composition
- DBARC-A AZ KrF-EOI A, available from AZ Electronic Materials (Japan) K.K., Tokyo, Japan, was used as is.
- DBARC-B AZ KrF-EOIA to which was added 5 wt% of triphenylsulfonium nonaflate.
- DBARC-C AZ KrF-EOIA to which was added 5 wt% of bis (triphenylsulfonium) perfluorobutane-1 ,4-disulfonate from Example 1.
- Silicon substrates coated with the bottom antireflective coating compositions of Example 21 were prepared by first treating the silicon substrates with HMDS treated (120°C/35 sec) treated silicon wafers. Afterwards, DBARC-A, DBARC-B, and DBARC-C of Example 21 were applied to the HMDS treated silicon wafers at spin speed of 2500 rpm and soft baked at 180 0 C for 60 sec. The film thickness of DBARC-A, DBARC-B, and DBARC-C were each 90 nm.
- a photoresist composition (AZ LExp.
- TCD-14 available from AZ Electronic Materials (Japan) K.K., Tokyo, Japan
- the spin speed was 2500 rpm and the photoresist film thickness was 105 nm and a PAB of 120°C/90 seconds was used.
- negative bottom photoimageable antireflective coating compositions can be found in United States Patent Application Serial No. 10/322,329, filed December 18, 2002, the contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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