US20080160129A1 - Template Having a Varying Thickness to Facilitate Expelling a Gas Positioned Between a Substrate and the Template - Google Patents
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- Nano-fabrication involves the fabrication of very small structures, e.g., having features on the order of nanometers or smaller.
- One area in which nano-fabrication has had a sizeable impact is in the processing of integrated circuits.
- nano-fabrication becomes increasingly important. Nano-fabrication provides greater process control while allowing increased reduction of the minimum feature dimension of the structures formed.
- Other areas of development in which nano-fabrication has been employed include biotechnology, optical technology, mechanical systems and the like.
- An exemplary nano-fabrication technique is commonly referred to as imprint lithography.
- Exemplary imprint lithography processes are described in detail in numerous publications, such as United States patent application publication 2004/0065976 filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/264,960, entitled “Method and a Mold to Arrange Features on a Substrate to Replicate Features having Minimal Dimensional Variability”; United States patent application publication 2004/0065252 filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/264,926, entitled “Method of Forming a Layer on a Substrate to Facilitate Fabrication of Metrology Standards”; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,936,194, entitled “Functional Patterning Material for Imprint Lithography Processes,” all of which are assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
- the imprint lithography technique disclosed in each of the aforementioned United States patent application publications and United States patent includes formation of a relief pattern in a polymerizable layer and transferring a pattern corresponding to the relief pattern into an underlying substrate.
- the substrate may be positioned upon a stage to obtain a desired position to facilitate patterning thereof
- a mold is employed spaced-apart from the substrate with a formable liquid present between the mold and the substrate.
- the liquid is solidified to form a patterned layer that has a pattern recorded therein that is conforming to a shape of the surface of the mold in contact with the liquid.
- the mold is then separated from the patterned layer such that the mold and the substrate are spaced-apart.
- the substrate and the patterned layer are then subjected to processes to transfer, into the substrate, a relief image that corresponds to the pattern in the patterned layer.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a lithographic system having a patterning device spaced-apart from a substrate;
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a top down view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4 is a top down view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 2 , in a second embodiment
- FIG. 5 is a top down view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 2 , in a third embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a top down view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 2 , in a fourth embodiment
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the patterning device and the template chuck, both shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 8 is a bottom-up plan view of the template chuck shown in FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 9 is a top down view showing an array of droplets of imprinting material positioned upon a region of the substrate shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the substrate shown in FIG. 1 , having a patterned layer thereon;
- FIG. 11 is a top down view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 1 , having an actuation system coupled thereto, in a first embodiment
- FIG. 12 is a top down view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 1 , having an actuation system coupled thereto, in a second embodiment;
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the patterning device and actuation system, both shown in FIG. 12 ;
- FIG. 14 a flow diagram showing a method of patterning a region of the substrate shown in FIG. 1 , in a first embodiment
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 1 , with a shape of the patterning device being altered;
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 15 , in contact with a portion of the droplets of imprinting material shown in FIG. 9 ;
- FIGS. 17-20 are top down views showing the compression of the droplets shown in FIG. 9 , employing the altered shape of the patterning device shown in FIG. 16 ;
- FIG. 21 is a side view of first and second bodies spaced-apart, with the first body having an adhesive composition positioned thereon;
- FIG. 22 is a side view of the first and second bodies shown in FIG. 21 , coupled together forming the patterning device, shown in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 23 is a top down view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 2 , in a fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 24 is a top down view of the patterning device shown in FIG. 2 , in a sixth embodiment.
- Substrate 12 may be coupled to a substrate chuck 14 .
- Substrate 12 and substrate chuck 14 may be supported upon a stage 16 . Further, stage 16 , substrate 12 , and substrate chuck 14 may be positioned on a base (not shown).
- Stage 16 may provide motion about the x and y axes.
- Substrate chuck 12 may be any chuck including, but not limited to, vacuum, pin-type, groove-type, or electromagnetic, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,873,087 entitled “High-Precision Orientation Alignment and Gap Control Stages for Imprint Lithography Processes,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
- Patterning device 18 comprises a template 20 having first and second sides 22 and 24 .
- First side may have a first surface 25 positioned thereon and extending therefrom towards substrate 12 with a patterning surface 28 thereon.
- First side 22 of template 20 may be substantially planar.
- Second side 24 of template 20 may have a second surface 30 and a recess 32 disposed therein.
- Recess 32 may comprise a nadir surface 34 and a boundary surface 36 , with boundary surface 36 extending transversely between nadir surface 34 and second surface 30 .
- Recess 32 may have a circular shape associated therewith, however, recess may have any geometric shape associated therewith. More specifically, recess 32 may have a square shape, as shown in FIG. 4 ; a rectangular shape, as shown in FIG. 5 ; or an elliptical shape as shown in FIG. 6 .
- Template 20 may further comprises a first region 38 and a second region 40 , with second region 40 surrounding first region 38 and second region 40 having a perimeter 41 .
- First region 38 may be in superimposition with recess 32 .
- template 20 may have a varying thickness with respect to first and second regions 38 and 40 . More specifically, a portion of first surface 25 in superimposition with first region 38 may be spaced-apart from second side 24 a first distance d 1 defining a first thickness t 1 and a portion of first surface 25 in superimposition with second region 40 may be spaced-apart from second side 24 a second distance d 2 , defining a second thickness t 2 .
- Distance d 2 may be greater than distance d 1 and thickness t 2 may be greater than thickness t 1 .
- distance d 2 may have a magnitude of approximately 0.25 inches and distance d 1 may have a magnitude of approximately 700 microns.
- distance d 1 may have a magnitude in a range of 1 micron to 0.25 inches.
- Mesa 26 may be referred to as a mold 26 .
- Mesa 26 may also be referred to as a nanoimprint mold 26 .
- template 20 may be substantially absent of mold 26 .
- Template 20 and/or mold 26 may be formed from such materials including, but not limited to, fused-silica, quartz, silicon, organic polymers, siloxane polymers, borosilicate glass, fluorocarbon polymers, metal, and hardened sapphire.
- patterning surface 28 comprises features defined by a plurality of spaced-apart recesses 42 and protrusions 44 .
- patterning surface 28 may be substantially smooth and/or planar.
- Patterning surface 28 may define an original pattern that forms the basis of a pattern to be formed on substrate 12 . Further, mold 26 may be in superimposition with a portion of first region 38 , however, in a further embodiment, mold 26 may be in superimposition with an entirety of first region 38 .
- template 20 may be coupled to a template chuck 46 , template chuck 46 being any chuck including, but not limited to, vacuum, pin-type, groove-type, or electromagnetic, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,873,087 entitled “High-Precision Orientation Alignment and Gap Control Stages for Imprint Lithography Processes”.
- Template chuck 46 includes first 11 and second 13 opposed sides. A side, or edge, surface 15 extends between first side 11 and second side 13 .
- First side 11 includes a first recess 17 and a second recess 19 , spaced-apart from first recess 17 , defining first 21 and second 23 spaced-apart support regions.
- First support region 21 cinctures second support region 23 and first 17 and second 19 recesses.
- Second support region 23 cinctures second recess 19 .
- first and second support regions 21 and 23 may be formed from a compliant material.
- First support region 21 may have a square shape and second support region 23 may have a circular shape; however, in a further embodiment, first and second support regions 21 and 23 may comprise any geometric shape desired.
- a portion 27 of template chuck 46 in superimposition with second recess 19 may be transparent to radiation having a predetermined wavelength.
- portion 27 may be made from a thin layer of transparent material, such as glass. However, the material from which portion 27 is made may depend upon the wavelength of radiation, described further below.
- Portion 27 extends between second side 13 and terminates proximate to second recess 19 and should define an area at least as large as an area of mold 26 so that mold 26 is in superimposition therewith.
- template chuck 46 may comprise any number of throughways.
- Throughway 27 places first recess 17 in fluid communication with side surface 15 , however, in a further embodiment, it should be understood that throughway 27 may place first recess 17 in fluid communication with any surface of template chuck 46 .
- Throughway 29 places second recess 19 in fluid communication with second side 13 , however, in a further embodiment, it should be understood that throughway 29 may place second recess 19 in fluid communication with any surface of template chuck 46 .
- throughways 27 and 29 facilitate placing first and second recess 17 and 19 , respectively, in fluid communication with a pressure control system, such as a pump system 31 .
- Pump system 31 may include one or more pumps to control the pressure proximate to first and second recess 17 and 19 .
- template 20 when template 20 is coupled to template chuck 46 , template 20 rests against first 21 and second 23 support regions, covering first 17 and second 19 recesses.
- First region 38 of template 20 may be in superimposition with second recess 19 , defining a first chamber 33 and second region 40 template 20 may be in superimposition with first recess 17 , defining a second chamber 35 .
- Pump system 31 operates to control a pressure in first and second chambers 33 and 35 .
- template chuck 46 may be coupled to an imprint head 48 to facilitate movement of patterning device 18 .
- system 10 further comprises a fluid dispense system 50 .
- Fluid dispense system 50 may be in fluid communication with substrate 12 so as to deposit polymeric material 52 thereon.
- System 10 may comprise any number of fluid dispensers, and fluid dispense system 50 may comprise a plurality of dispensing units therein.
- Polymeric material 52 may be positioned upon substrate 12 using any known technique, e.g., drop dispense, spin-coating, dip coating, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), thin film deposition, thick film deposition, and the like.
- CVD chemical vapor deposition
- PVD physical vapor deposition
- thin film deposition thick film deposition
- thick film deposition and the like.
- polymeric material 52 is disposed upon substrate 12 before the desired volume is defined between mold 26 and substrate 12 .
- polymeric material 52 may fill the volume after the desired volume has been obtained. As shown in FIG. 9 , polymeric material 52 may be deposited upon substrate 12 as a plurality of spaced-apart droplets 54 , defining a matrix array 56 . In an example, each droplet of droplets 54 may have a unit volume of approximately 1-10 pico-liters. Droplets 54 of matrix array 56 may be arranged in five columns c 1 -c 5 and five rows r 1 -r 5 . However, droplets 54 may be arranged in any two-dimensional arrangement on substrate 12 .
- system 10 further comprises a source 58 of energy 60 coupled to direct energy 60 along a path 62 .
- Imprint head 48 and stage 16 are configured to arrange mold 26 and substrate 12 , respectively, to be in superimposition and disposed in path 62 .
- Either imprint head 48 , stage 16 , or both vary a distance between mold 26 and substrate 12 to define a desired volume therebetween that is filled by polymeric material 52 .
- source 58 produces energy 60 , e.g., broadband ultraviolet radiation that causes polymeric material 52 to solidify and/or cross-link conforming to the shape of a surface 64 of substrate 12 and patterning surface 28 , defining a patterned layer 66 on substrate 12 .
- Patterned layer 66 may comprise a residual layer 68 and a plurality of features shown as protrusions 70 and recessions 72 .
- System 10 may be regulated by a processor 74 that is in data communication with stage 16 , pump system 31 , imprint head 48 , fluid dispense system 50 , and source 58 , operating on a computer readable program stored in memory 76 .
- patterned layer 66 may be formed employing any known technique, e.g., photolithography (various wavelengths including G line, I line, 248 nm, 193 nm, 157 nm, and 13.2-13.4 nm), contact lithography, e-beam lithography, x-ray lithography, ion-beam lithography and atomic beam lithography.
- photolithography variant wavelengths including G line, I line, 248 nm, 193 nm, 157 nm, and 13.2-13.4 nm
- contact lithography e.g., e-beam lithography, x-ray lithography, ion-beam lithography and atomic beam lithography.
- system 10 further comprises an actuator system 78 surrounding patterning device 18 .
- Actuation system 78 includes a plurality of actuators 80 coupled to patterned device 18 .
- Each of actuators 80 are arranged to facilitate generation of a force upon second region 40 of patterning device 18 .
- Actuators 80 may be any force or displacement actuator known in the art including, inter alia, pneumatic, piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, and voice coils.
- actuation system 78 comprises sixteen actuators 80 coupled to a perimeter 41 of patterning device 18 , with each side of patterning device 18 having four actuators 80 coupled thereto.
- patterning device 18 may have any number of actuators 80 coupled thereto and may have differing number of actuators 80 coupled to each side of patterning device 18 .
- Patterning device 18 may have any configuration and number of actuators 80 positioned thereon.
- actuators 80 may be coupled to boundary surface 36 of recess 32 , as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 .
- Actuation system 78 may be in data communication with processor 74 , operating on a computer readable program stored in memory 76 , to control an operation thereof, and more specifically, generate control signals that are transmitted to actuators 80 of actuation system 78 .
- a distance between mold 26 and substrate 12 is varied such that a desired volume is defined therebetween that is filled by polymeric material 52 . Furthermore, after solidification, polymeric material 52 conforms to the shape of surface 64 of substrate 12 and patterning surface 28 , defining patterned layer 66 on substrate 12 . To that end, in a volume 82 defined between droplets 54 of matrix array 56 , there are gases present, and droplets 54 in matrix array 56 are spread over substrate 12 so as to avoid, if not prevent, trapping of gases and/or gas pockets between substrate 12 and mold 26 and within patterned layer 66 .
- the gases and/or gas pockets may be such gases including, but not limited to air, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and helium.
- Gas and/or gas pockets between substrate 12 and mold 26 and within patterned layer 66 may result in, inter alia, pattern distortion of features formed in patterned layer 66 , low fidelity of features formed in patterned layer 66 , and a non-uniform thickness of residual layer 48 across patterned layer 68 , all of which are undesirable.
- a method and a system of minimizing, if not preventing, trapping of gas and/or gas pockets between substrate 12 and mold 26 and within patterned layer 66 are described below.
- polymeric material 52 may be positioned on substrate 12 by drop dispense, spin-coating, dip coating, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), thin film deposition, thick film deposition, and the like.
- polymeric material 52 may be positioned on mold 26 .
- a shape of patterning device 18 may be altered such that a distance h 1 defined between mold 26 and substrate 12 at a center sub-portion of mold 26 is less than a distance defined between mold 26 and substrate 12 at remaining portions of mold 26 .
- distance h 1 is less than a distance h 2 , distance h 2 being defined at an edge of mold 26 .
- the distance h 1 may be defined at any desired location of mold 26 .
- the shape of patterning device 18 may be altered by applying a plurality of forces by actuators 80 upon patterning device 18 .
- first region 38 of template 20 having a first thickness ti
- a shape of first region 38 of template 20 may be altered such that first region 38 of template 20 bows toward substrate 12 and away from template chuck 46 .
- each of actuators 80 may exert a differing force upon patterning device 18 .
- the bowing of first region 38 of template 20 may be on the order of 0-200 nm over 41 nm diameter employing actuators 80 .
- the shape of patterning device 18 may be altered by controlling a pressure within first and second chambers 33 and 35 .
- pump system 31 operates to control a pressure within first and second chambers 33 and 35 .
- pump system 31 may increase a magnitude of a pressure created within first chamber 33 via throughway 29 such that first region 38 of template 20 may bow away from template chuck 46 and towards substrate 12 .
- pump system 31 may create a vacuum within second chamber 35 via throughway 27 such that second region 40 of template 20 may bow away from substrate 12 and bow towards template chuck 46 .
- first region 38 of template 20 may bow towards substrate 12 and away from template chuck 36 , as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/565,393 entitled “Method for Expelling Gas Positioned Between a Substrate and a Mold” which is incorporated herein by reference.
- the bowing of first region 38 of template 20 may be on the order of 0-35 ⁇ m nm over 41 nm diameter employing pump system 31 .
- any combination of the methods mentioned above for altering the shape of patterning device 38 may be employed.
- either imprint head 48 shown in FIG. 1 , stage 14 , or both, may vary distance h 1 , shown in FIG. 15 , such that a sub-portion of mold 26 contacts a sub-portion of droplets 54 .
- a center sub-portion of mold 26 contacts a sub-portion of droplets 54 prior to the remaining portions of mold 26 contacting the remaining droplets of droplets 54 .
- any portion of mold 26 may contact droplets 54 prior to remaining portions of mold 26 . To that end, this causes droplets 54 to spread and to produce a contiguous liquid sheet 84 of polymeric material 52 .
- Edge 86 of liquid sheet 84 defines a liquid-gas interface 88 that functions to push gases in volume 82 toward edges 90 a, 90 b, 90 c, and 90 d of substrate 12 .
- Volume 82 between droplets 54 in columns c 1 -c 5 define gas passages through which gas may be pushed to edges 90 a, 90 b, 90 c, and 90 d.
- liquid-gas interface 88 in conjunction with the gas passages reduces, if not prevents, trapping of gases in liquid sheet 84 .
- the shape of patterning device 18 may be altered such that the desired volume defined between mold 26 and substrate 12 may be filled by polymeric material 52 , as described above with respect to FIG. 1 . More specifically, the shape of patterning device 18 may be altered such that polymeric material 52 associated with subsequent subsets of droplets 54 , shown in FIG. 18 , spread to become included in contiguous fluid sheet 84 . The shape of patterning device 18 continues to be altered such that mold 26 subsequently comes into contact with the remaining droplets 54 so that polymeric material 52 associated therewith spreads to become included in contiguous sheet 84 , as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20 .
- interface 88 has moved towards edges 90 a, 90 b, 90 c, and 90 d so that there is an unimpeded path for the gases in the remaining volume 82 , shown in FIG. 17 , to travel thereto.
- This allows gases in volume 82 , shown in FIG. 17 , to egress from between mold 26 and substrate 12 vis-à-vis edges 90 a, 90 b, 90 c and 90 d.
- the trapping of gas and/or gas pockets between substrate 12 and mold 26 and within patterned layer 68 , shown in FIG. 10 is minimized, if not prevented.
- the shape of patterning device 18 may be altered concurrently with decreasing the distance h 1 , as mentioned above with respect to FIG. 15 .
- the shape of patterning device 18 may be altered such that polymeric material 52 fills the desired volume between mold 26 and substrate 12 at a speed of 800 mm 2 mm in a few seconds.
- actuation system 78 may selectively deform patterning device 18 . This facilitates correcting various parameters of the pattern shape, i.e., magnification characteristics, skew/orthogonality characteristics, and trapezoidal characteristics.
- Magnification characteristics may be magnification error, such as where the overall pattern changes from a square shape to a rectangular shape.
- Skew/orthogonality characteristics may be skew/orthogonality error where adjacent edges form an oblique or obtuse angle with respect to one another instead of an orthogonal angle.
- Trapezoidal characteristics may be trapezoidal error where as in where a square/rectangular assumes the shape of a trapezium, with trapezium including a trapezoid.
- patterning device 18 may be selectively deformed by actuators 80 to minimize, if not cancel, the distortions present, thereby reducing overlay errors.
- polymeric material 52 may be then be solidified and/or cross-linked, defining patterned layer 68 , shown in FIG. 10 .
- mold 26 may be separated from patterned layer 68 , shown in FIG. 10 .
- a shape of patterning device 18 may altered analogous to that mentioned above with respect to FIG. 15 and step 102 .
- patterning device 18 may be formed by coupling a first body 96 and second bodies 98 a and 98 b. More specifically, second bodies 98 a and 98 b may be coupled to a periphery of first body 96 such that second bodies 98 a and 98 b define second region 40 of template 20 , shown in FIG. 2 . Second bodies 98 a and 98 b may be coupled to first body 96 employing an adhesive material 99 , with adhesive material 99 being any coupling composition commonly employed in the art, with adhesive material 99 that is stiff enough to transmit sheer loads between first body 96 and second bodies 98 a and 98 b.
- Patterning devices 118 and 120 further comprise portions 94 a, 94 b, 94 c, and 94 d positioned within second region 40 of template 20 , shown in FIG. 2 , with portions 94 a, 94 b, 94 c, and 94 d having a thickness substantially the same as thickness t 1 of first region 38 , shown in FIG. 2 .
- Patterning device 118 may be employed were the shape of the same to be altered by application of a plurality of forces by actuators 80 .
- Patterning device 218 may be employed were the shape of the same to be altered by a combination of application of a plurality of forces by actuators 80 and creating a pressure within first chamber 33 , shown in FIG. 8 . Furthermore, were either patterning device 118 or 120 employed in the above-mentioned process, a vacuum between template chuck 46 and patterning device 118 or 120 may be initially a partial vacuum to facilitate altering a shape of patterning device 118 or 120 and upon completion of altering the shape of patterning device 118 or 120 , a full vacuum between template chuck 46 may be employed.
Abstract
A nanoimprint lithography template including, inter alia, a body having first and second opposed sides with a first surface disposed on the first side, the second side having a recess disposed therein, the body having first and second regions with the second region surrounding the first region and the recess in superimposition with the first region, with a portion of the first surface in superimposition with the first region being spaced-apart from the second side a first distance and a portion of the first surface in superimposition with the second region being spaced-apart from the second side a second distance, with the second distance being greater than the first distance; and a mold disposed on the first side of the body in superimposition a portion of the first region.
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- The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/799,496, filed on May 11, 2006, entitled “Imprint Template with a Hollowed Central Region,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
- Nano-fabrication involves the fabrication of very small structures, e.g., having features on the order of nanometers or smaller. One area in which nano-fabrication has had a sizeable impact is in the processing of integrated circuits. As the semiconductor processing industry continues to strive for larger production yields while increasing the circuits per unit area formed on a substrate, nano-fabrication becomes increasingly important. Nano-fabrication provides greater process control while allowing increased reduction of the minimum feature dimension of the structures formed. Other areas of development in which nano-fabrication has been employed include biotechnology, optical technology, mechanical systems and the like.
- An exemplary nano-fabrication technique is commonly referred to as imprint lithography. Exemplary imprint lithography processes are described in detail in numerous publications, such as United States patent application publication 2004/0065976 filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/264,960, entitled “Method and a Mold to Arrange Features on a Substrate to Replicate Features having Minimal Dimensional Variability”; United States patent application publication 2004/0065252 filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/264,926, entitled “Method of Forming a Layer on a Substrate to Facilitate Fabrication of Metrology Standards”; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,936,194, entitled “Functional Patterning Material for Imprint Lithography Processes,” all of which are assigned to the assignee of the present invention.
- The imprint lithography technique disclosed in each of the aforementioned United States patent application publications and United States patent includes formation of a relief pattern in a polymerizable layer and transferring a pattern corresponding to the relief pattern into an underlying substrate. The substrate may be positioned upon a stage to obtain a desired position to facilitate patterning thereof To that end, a mold is employed spaced-apart from the substrate with a formable liquid present between the mold and the substrate. The liquid is solidified to form a patterned layer that has a pattern recorded therein that is conforming to a shape of the surface of the mold in contact with the liquid. The mold is then separated from the patterned layer such that the mold and the substrate are spaced-apart. The substrate and the patterned layer are then subjected to processes to transfer, into the substrate, a relief image that corresponds to the pattern in the patterned layer.
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a lithographic system having a patterning device spaced-apart from a substrate; -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a top down view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4 is a top down view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 2 , in a second embodiment; -
FIG. 5 is a top down view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 2 , in a third embodiment -
FIG. 6 is a top down view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 2 , in a fourth embodiment -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the patterning device and the template chuck, both shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 8 is a bottom-up plan view of the template chuck shown inFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 9 is a top down view showing an array of droplets of imprinting material positioned upon a region of the substrate shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the substrate shown inFIG. 1 , having a patterned layer thereon; -
FIG. 11 is a top down view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 1 , having an actuation system coupled thereto, in a first embodiment; -
FIG. 12 is a top down view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 1 , having an actuation system coupled thereto, in a second embodiment; -
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the patterning device and actuation system, both shown inFIG. 12 ; -
FIG. 14 a flow diagram showing a method of patterning a region of the substrate shown inFIG. 1 , in a first embodiment; -
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 1 , with a shape of the patterning device being altered; -
FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 15 , in contact with a portion of the droplets of imprinting material shown inFIG. 9 ; -
FIGS. 17-20 are top down views showing the compression of the droplets shown inFIG. 9 , employing the altered shape of the patterning device shown inFIG. 16 ; -
FIG. 21 is a side view of first and second bodies spaced-apart, with the first body having an adhesive composition positioned thereon; -
FIG. 22 is a side view of the first and second bodies shown inFIG. 21 , coupled together forming the patterning device, shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 23 is a top down view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 2 , in a fifth embodiment; and -
FIG. 24 is a top down view of the patterning device shown inFIG. 2 , in a sixth embodiment. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , asystem 10 to form a relief pattern on asubstrate 12 is shown.Substrate 12 may be coupled to asubstrate chuck 14.Substrate 12 andsubstrate chuck 14 may be supported upon astage 16. Further,stage 16,substrate 12, andsubstrate chuck 14 may be positioned on a base (not shown).Stage 16 may provide motion about the x and y axes.Substrate chuck 12 may be any chuck including, but not limited to, vacuum, pin-type, groove-type, or electromagnetic, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,873,087 entitled “High-Precision Orientation Alignment and Gap Control Stages for Imprint Lithography Processes,” which is incorporated herein by reference. - Referring to
FIGS. 1-3 , spaced-apart fromsubstrate 12 is apatterning device 18.Patterning device 18 comprises atemplate 20 having first andsecond sides first surface 25 positioned thereon and extending therefrom towardssubstrate 12 with apatterning surface 28 thereon.First side 22 oftemplate 20 may be substantially planar.Second side 24 oftemplate 20 may have asecond surface 30 and arecess 32 disposed therein.Recess 32 may comprise anadir surface 34 and aboundary surface 36, withboundary surface 36 extending transversely betweennadir surface 34 andsecond surface 30.Recess 32 may have a circular shape associated therewith, however, recess may have any geometric shape associated therewith. More specifically,recess 32 may have a square shape, as shown inFIG. 4 ; a rectangular shape, as shown inFIG. 5 ; or an elliptical shape as shown inFIG. 6 . -
Template 20 may further comprises afirst region 38 and asecond region 40, withsecond region 40 surroundingfirst region 38 andsecond region 40 having aperimeter 41.First region 38 may be in superimposition withrecess 32. To that end,template 20 may have a varying thickness with respect to first andsecond regions first surface 25 in superimposition withfirst region 38 may be spaced-apart from second side 24 a first distance d1 defining a first thickness t1 and a portion offirst surface 25 in superimposition withsecond region 40 may be spaced-apart from second side 24 a second distance d2, defining a second thickness t2. Distance d2 may be greater than distance d1 and thickness t2 may be greater than thickness t1. In an example, distance d2 may have a magnitude of approximately 0.25 inches and distance d1 may have a magnitude of approximately 700 microns. In a further example, distance d1 may have a magnitude in a range of 1 micron to 0.25 inches. - Mesa 26 may be referred to as a
mold 26. Mesa 26 may also be referred to as ananoimprint mold 26. In a further embodiment,template 20 may be substantially absent ofmold 26.Template 20 and/ormold 26 may be formed from such materials including, but not limited to, fused-silica, quartz, silicon, organic polymers, siloxane polymers, borosilicate glass, fluorocarbon polymers, metal, and hardened sapphire. As shown, patterningsurface 28 comprises features defined by a plurality of spaced-apart recesses 42 and protrusions 44. However, in a further embodiment, patterningsurface 28 may be substantially smooth and/or planar. Patterningsurface 28 may define an original pattern that forms the basis of a pattern to be formed onsubstrate 12. Further,mold 26 may be in superimposition with a portion offirst region 38, however, in a further embodiment,mold 26 may be in superimposition with an entirety offirst region 38. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 , 7, and 8,template 20 may be coupled to atemplate chuck 46,template chuck 46 being any chuck including, but not limited to, vacuum, pin-type, groove-type, or electromagnetic, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,873,087 entitled “High-Precision Orientation Alignment and Gap Control Stages for Imprint Lithography Processes”.Template chuck 46 includes first 11 and second 13 opposed sides. A side, or edge,surface 15 extends betweenfirst side 11 andsecond side 13.First side 11 includes afirst recess 17 and asecond recess 19, spaced-apart fromfirst recess 17, defining first 21 and second 23 spaced-apart support regions.First support region 21 cinctures second supportregion 23 and first 17 and second 19 recesses.Second support region 23 cincturessecond recess 19. In a further embodiment, first andsecond support regions First support region 21 may have a square shape andsecond support region 23 may have a circular shape; however, in a further embodiment, first andsecond support regions portion 27 oftemplate chuck 46 in superimposition withsecond recess 19 may be transparent to radiation having a predetermined wavelength. To that end,portion 27 may be made from a thin layer of transparent material, such as glass. However, the material from whichportion 27 is made may depend upon the wavelength of radiation, described further below.Portion 27 extends betweensecond side 13 and terminates proximate tosecond recess 19 and should define an area at least as large as an area ofmold 26 so thatmold 26 is in superimposition therewith. - Formed in
template chuck 46 arethroughways template chuck 46 may comprise any number of throughways.Throughway 27 placesfirst recess 17 in fluid communication withside surface 15, however, in a further embodiment, it should be understood thatthroughway 27 may placefirst recess 17 in fluid communication with any surface oftemplate chuck 46.Throughway 29 placessecond recess 19 in fluid communication withsecond side 13, however, in a further embodiment, it should be understood thatthroughway 29 may placesecond recess 19 in fluid communication with any surface oftemplate chuck 46. Furthermore, what is desired is thatthroughways second recess pump system 31. -
Pump system 31 may include one or more pumps to control the pressure proximate to first andsecond recess template 20 is coupled totemplate chuck 46,template 20 rests against first 21 and second 23 support regions, covering first 17 and second 19 recesses.First region 38 oftemplate 20 may be in superimposition withsecond recess 19, defining afirst chamber 33 andsecond region 40template 20 may be in superimposition withfirst recess 17, defining asecond chamber 35.Pump system 31 operates to control a pressure in first andsecond chambers template chuck 46 may be coupled to animprint head 48 to facilitate movement ofpatterning device 18. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 9 ,system 10 further comprises a fluid dispensesystem 50. Fluid dispensesystem 50 may be in fluid communication withsubstrate 12 so as to depositpolymeric material 52 thereon.System 10 may comprise any number of fluid dispensers, and fluid dispensesystem 50 may comprise a plurality of dispensing units therein.Polymeric material 52 may be positioned uponsubstrate 12 using any known technique, e.g., drop dispense, spin-coating, dip coating, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), thin film deposition, thick film deposition, and the like. Typically,polymeric material 52 is disposed uponsubstrate 12 before the desired volume is defined betweenmold 26 andsubstrate 12. However,polymeric material 52 may fill the volume after the desired volume has been obtained. As shown inFIG. 9 ,polymeric material 52 may be deposited uponsubstrate 12 as a plurality of spaced-apartdroplets 54, defining amatrix array 56. In an example, each droplet ofdroplets 54 may have a unit volume of approximately 1-10 pico-liters.Droplets 54 ofmatrix array 56 may be arranged in five columns c1-c5 and five rows r1-r5. However,droplets 54 may be arranged in any two-dimensional arrangement onsubstrate 12. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 10 ,system 10 further comprises asource 58 ofenergy 60 coupled todirect energy 60 along apath 62.Imprint head 48 andstage 16 are configured to arrangemold 26 andsubstrate 12, respectively, to be in superimposition and disposed inpath 62. Eitherimprint head 48,stage 16, or both vary a distance betweenmold 26 andsubstrate 12 to define a desired volume therebetween that is filled bypolymeric material 52. After the desired volume is filled withpolymeric material 52,source 58 producesenergy 60, e.g., broadband ultraviolet radiation that causespolymeric material 52 to solidify and/or cross-link conforming to the shape of asurface 64 ofsubstrate 12 andpatterning surface 28, defining apatterned layer 66 onsubstrate 12.Patterned layer 66 may comprise aresidual layer 68 and a plurality of features shown asprotrusions 70 andrecessions 72.System 10 may be regulated by aprocessor 74 that is in data communication withstage 16,pump system 31,imprint head 48, fluid dispensesystem 50, andsource 58, operating on a computer readable program stored inmemory 76. In a further embodiment, patternedlayer 66 may be formed employing any known technique, e.g., photolithography (various wavelengths including G line, I line, 248 nm, 193 nm, 157 nm, and 13.2-13.4 nm), contact lithography, e-beam lithography, x-ray lithography, ion-beam lithography and atomic beam lithography. - Referring to
FIGS. 2 and 11 ,system 10 further comprises anactuator system 78 surroundingpatterning device 18.Actuation system 78 includes a plurality ofactuators 80 coupled to patterneddevice 18. Each ofactuators 80 are arranged to facilitate generation of a force uponsecond region 40 ofpatterning device 18.Actuators 80 may be any force or displacement actuator known in the art including, inter alia, pneumatic, piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, and voice coils. - As shown,
actuation system 78 comprises sixteenactuators 80 coupled to aperimeter 41 ofpatterning device 18, with each side ofpatterning device 18 having fouractuators 80 coupled thereto. However,patterning device 18 may have any number ofactuators 80 coupled thereto and may have differing number ofactuators 80 coupled to each side ofpatterning device 18.Patterning device 18 may have any configuration and number ofactuators 80 positioned thereon. In a further embodiment, actuators 80 may be coupled toboundary surface 36 ofrecess 32, as shown inFIGS. 12 and 13 .Actuation system 78 may be in data communication withprocessor 74, operating on a computer readable program stored inmemory 76, to control an operation thereof, and more specifically, generate control signals that are transmitted to actuators 80 ofactuation system 78. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 , 9, and 10, as mentioned above, a distance betweenmold 26 andsubstrate 12 is varied such that a desired volume is defined therebetween that is filled bypolymeric material 52. Furthermore, after solidification,polymeric material 52 conforms to the shape ofsurface 64 ofsubstrate 12 andpatterning surface 28, defining patternedlayer 66 onsubstrate 12. To that end, in avolume 82 defined betweendroplets 54 ofmatrix array 56, there are gases present, anddroplets 54 inmatrix array 56 are spread oversubstrate 12 so as to avoid, if not prevent, trapping of gases and/or gas pockets betweensubstrate 12 andmold 26 and within patternedlayer 66. The gases and/or gas pockets may be such gases including, but not limited to air, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and helium. Gas and/or gas pockets betweensubstrate 12 andmold 26 and within patternedlayer 66 may result in, inter alia, pattern distortion of features formed in patternedlayer 66, low fidelity of features formed in patternedlayer 66, and a non-uniform thickness ofresidual layer 48 across patternedlayer 68, all of which are undesirable. To that end, a method and a system of minimizing, if not preventing, trapping of gas and/or gas pockets betweensubstrate 12 andmold 26 and within patternedlayer 66 are described below. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 14 , in a first embodiment, a method of expelling gas betweensubstrate 12 andmold 26 is shown. More specifically, atstep 100, as mentioned above,polymeric material 52 may be positioned onsubstrate 12 by drop dispense, spin-coating, dip coating, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), thin film deposition, thick film deposition, and the like. In a further embodiment,polymeric material 52 may be positioned onmold 26. - Referring to
FIGS. 2 , 11, 14, and 15, atstep 102, a shape ofpatterning device 18 may be altered such that a distance h1 defined betweenmold 26 andsubstrate 12 at a center sub-portion ofmold 26 is less than a distance defined betweenmold 26 andsubstrate 12 at remaining portions ofmold 26. In an example, distance h1 is less than a distance h2, distance h2 being defined at an edge ofmold 26. In a further embodiment, the distance h1 may be defined at any desired location ofmold 26. The shape ofpatterning device 18 may be altered by applying a plurality of forces by actuators 80 uponpatterning device 18. More specifically, as a result offirst region 38 oftemplate 20 having a first thickness ti, upon application of the force by actuators 80, a shape offirst region 38 oftemplate 20 may be altered such thatfirst region 38 oftemplate 20 bows towardsubstrate 12 and away fromtemplate chuck 46. Furthermore, each ofactuators 80 may exert a differing force upon patterningdevice 18. In an example, the bowing offirst region 38 oftemplate 20 may be on the order of 0-200 nm over 41 nmdiameter employing actuators 80. - Referring to
FIGS. 2 , 7, and 8, in a further embodiment, the shape ofpatterning device 18 may be altered by controlling a pressure within first andsecond chambers pump system 31 operates to control a pressure within first andsecond chambers pump system 31 may increase a magnitude of a pressure created withinfirst chamber 33 viathroughway 29 such thatfirst region 38 oftemplate 20 may bow away fromtemplate chuck 46 and towardssubstrate 12. In a second example,pump system 31 may create a vacuum withinsecond chamber 35 viathroughway 27 such thatsecond region 40 oftemplate 20 may bow away fromsubstrate 12 and bow towardstemplate chuck 46. As a result of bowingsecond region 40 oftemplate 20 away fromsubstrate 12,first region 38 oftemplate 20 may bow towardssubstrate 12 and away fromtemplate chuck 36, as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/565,393 entitled “Method for Expelling Gas Positioned Between a Substrate and a Mold” which is incorporated herein by reference. In an example, the bowing offirst region 38 oftemplate 20 may be on the order of 0-35 μm nm over 41 nm diameter employingpump system 31. In still a further embodiment, any combination of the methods mentioned above for altering the shape ofpatterning device 38 may be employed. - Referring to
FIGS. 14 , 16, and 17, atstep 104, as described above with respect toFIG. 1 , eitherimprint head 48, shown inFIG. 1 ,stage 14, or both, may vary distance h1, shown inFIG. 15 , such that a sub-portion ofmold 26 contacts a sub-portion ofdroplets 54. As shown, a center sub-portion ofmold 26 contacts a sub-portion ofdroplets 54 prior to the remaining portions ofmold 26 contacting the remaining droplets ofdroplets 54. However, in a further embodiment, any portion ofmold 26 may contactdroplets 54 prior to remaining portions ofmold 26. To that end, this causesdroplets 54 to spread and to produce acontiguous liquid sheet 84 ofpolymeric material 52.Edge 86 ofliquid sheet 84 defines a liquid-gas interface 88 that functions to push gases involume 82 towardedges substrate 12.Volume 82 betweendroplets 54 in columns c1-c5 define gas passages through which gas may be pushed toedges gas interface 88 in conjunction with the gas passages reduces, if not prevents, trapping of gases inliquid sheet 84. - Referring to
FIGS. 14 and 16 , atstep 106, the shape ofpatterning device 18 may be altered such that the desired volume defined betweenmold 26 andsubstrate 12 may be filled bypolymeric material 52, as described above with respect toFIG. 1 . More specifically, the shape ofpatterning device 18 may be altered such thatpolymeric material 52 associated with subsequent subsets ofdroplets 54, shown inFIG. 18 , spread to become included incontiguous fluid sheet 84. The shape ofpatterning device 18 continues to be altered such thatmold 26 subsequently comes into contact with the remainingdroplets 54 so thatpolymeric material 52 associated therewith spreads to become included incontiguous sheet 84, as shown inFIGS. 19 and 20 . As can be seen,interface 88 has moved towardsedges volume 82, shown inFIG. 17 , to travel thereto. This allows gases involume 82, shown inFIG. 17 , to egress from betweenmold 26 andsubstrate 12 vis-à-vis edges 90 a, 90 b, 90 c and 90 d. In this manner, the trapping of gas and/or gas pockets betweensubstrate 12 andmold 26 and within patternedlayer 68, shown inFIG. 10 , is minimized, if not prevented. In a further embodiment, the shape ofpatterning device 18 may be altered concurrently with decreasing the distance h1, as mentioned above with respect toFIG. 15 . Furthermore, it may be desired to balance a speed at whichpolymeric material 52 fills the desired volume betweenmold 26 andsubstrate 12. More specifically, ifinterface 88 propagates towardsedges mold 26 andsubstrate 12, which is undesirable. To that end, in an example, the shape ofpatterning device 18 may be altered such thatpolymeric material 52 fills the desired volume betweenmold 26 andsubstrate 12 at a speed of 800 mm2 mm in a few seconds. - Referring to
FIGS. 11 and 14 , atstep 108,actuation system 78 may selectively deformpatterning device 18. This facilitates correcting various parameters of the pattern shape, i.e., magnification characteristics, skew/orthogonality characteristics, and trapezoidal characteristics. Magnification characteristics may be magnification error, such as where the overall pattern changes from a square shape to a rectangular shape. Skew/orthogonality characteristics may be skew/orthogonality error where adjacent edges form an oblique or obtuse angle with respect to one another instead of an orthogonal angle. Trapezoidal characteristics may be trapezoidal error where as in where a square/rectangular assumes the shape of a trapezium, with trapezium including a trapezoid. To control the pattern shape,patterning device 18 may be selectively deformed byactuators 80 to minimize, if not cancel, the distortions present, thereby reducing overlay errors. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 14 , atstep 110, as mentioned above with respect toFIG. 1 ,polymeric material 52 may be then be solidified and/or cross-linked, defining patternedlayer 68, shown inFIG. 10 . Subsequently, atstep 112,mold 26 may be separated from patternedlayer 68, shown inFIG. 10 . To facilitate separation, a shape ofpatterning device 18 may altered analogous to that mentioned above with respect toFIG. 15 andstep 102. - Referring to
FIGS. 21 and 22 , in an example,patterning device 18 may be formed by coupling afirst body 96 andsecond bodies 98 a and 98 b. More specifically,second bodies 98 a and 98 b may be coupled to a periphery offirst body 96 such thatsecond bodies 98 a and 98 b definesecond region 40 oftemplate 20, shown inFIG. 2 .Second bodies 98 a and 98 b may be coupled tofirst body 96 employing anadhesive material 99, withadhesive material 99 being any coupling composition commonly employed in the art, withadhesive material 99 that is stiff enough to transmit sheer loads betweenfirst body 96 andsecond bodies 98 a and 98 b. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 , 23, and 24, a further embodiment ofpatterning device 18 is shown as patterning devices 118 and 218, respectively. Patterning devices 118 and 120 further compriseportions second region 40 oftemplate 20, shown inFIG. 2 , withportions first region 38, shown inFIG. 2 . Patterning device 118 may be employed were the shape of the same to be altered by application of a plurality of forces byactuators 80. Patterning device 218 may be employed were the shape of the same to be altered by a combination of application of a plurality of forces byactuators 80 and creating a pressure withinfirst chamber 33, shown inFIG. 8 . Furthermore, were either patterning device 118 or 120 employed in the above-mentioned process, a vacuum betweentemplate chuck 46 and patterning device 118 or 120 may be initially a partial vacuum to facilitate altering a shape of patterning device 118 or 120 and upon completion of altering the shape of patterning device 118 or 120, a full vacuum betweentemplate chuck 46 may be employed. - The embodiments of the present invention described above are exemplary. Many changes and modifications may be made to the disclosure recited above, while remaining within the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should not be limited by the above description, but instead should be determined with reference to the appended claims along with their full scope of equivalents.
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1. A nanoimprint lithography template comprising:
a body having first and second opposed sides with a first surface disposed on said first side, said second side having a recess disposed therein, said body having first and second regions with said second region surrounding said first region and said recess in superimposition with said first region, with a portion of said first surface in superimposition with said first region being spaced-apart from said second side a first distance and a portion of said first surface in superimposition with said second region being spaced-apart from said second side a second distance, with said second distance being greater than said first distance; and
a mold disposed on said first side of said body in superimposition with a portion of said first region.
2. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said recess has a geometric shape selected from a group of geometric shapes consisting of square, rectangular, circular, and elliptical.
3. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said recess comprises a nadir surface, with said portion of said first surface in superimposition with said first region being spaced-apart from said nadir surface a first distance.
4. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said second distance has a magnitude of approximately 0.25 inches.
5. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said first distance has a magnitude of approximately 700 microns.
6. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said first distance has a magnitude in a range of 1 micron to 0.25 inches.
7. The template as recited in claim 1 wherein said mold comprises a plurality of protrusions and recessions.
8. A nanoimprint lithography template comprising:
a body having first and second opposed sides with a first surface disposed on said first side being substantially planar, said body having first and second regions with said second region surrounding said first region, with a portion of said body in superimposition with said first region having a first thickness and a portion of said body in superimposition with said second region having a second thickness, with said second thickness being greater than said first thickness; and
a mold disposed on said first side in superimposition with a portion of said first region.
9. The template as recited in claim 8 wherein said second side of said body has a recess disposed therein, with said recess being in superimposition with said first region of said body.
10. The template as recited in claim 9 wherein said recess has a geometric shape selected from a group of geometric shapes consisting of square, rectangular, circular, and elliptical.
11. The template as recited in claim 8 wherein said second thickness has a magnitude of approximately 0.25 inches.
12. The template as recited in claim 8 wherein said first distance has a magnitude of approximately 700 microns.
13. The template as recited in claim 8 wherein said first distance has a magnitude in a range of 1 micron to 0.25 inches.
14. The template as recited in claim 8 wherein said mold comprises a plurality of protrusions and recessions.
15. A nanoimprint lithography system comprising:
a body having first and second opposed sides with a first surface disposed on said first side, said second side having a recess disposed therein, said body having first and second regions with said second region surrounding said first region and said recess in superimposition with said first region, with a portion of said first surface in superimposition with said first region being spaced-apart from said second side a first distance and a portion of said first surface in superimposition with said second region being spaced-apart from said second side a second distance, with said second distance being greater than said first distance, said body further having a mold disposed on said first side in superimposition with a portion of said first region; and
an actuator coupled to said body to apply a force to said body to bow said first region of said body away from said second side of said body.
16. The system as recited in claim 15 further including a plurality of actuators.
17. The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said force of said actuator may vary dimensions of said body.
18. The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said recess has a geometric shape selected from a group of geometric shapes consisting of square, rectangular, circular, and elliptical.
19. The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said actuator is coupled to a periphery of said body.
20. The system as recited in claim 15 wherein said recess comprises a nadir surface spaced-apart from said first side and said body comprises a boundary surface defined between said nadir surface and said second side, with said actuator being coupled to said boundary surface.
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