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- the present invention relates to a method for producing a resist composition used in the production of semiconductor devices and the like, and a resist composition produced by this production method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a positive chemically amplified resist composition sensitive to irradiation with actinic radiation. And a positive-working chemically amplified resist composition manufactured by the manufacturing method. Background art
- polymer examples include a polymer having at least the repeating unit represented by (IV), a polyhydroxystyrene having a tert-butoxycarbonyl group, and a phenol resin.
- RM represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group
- R 1 2 and R 1 3 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a C 1 6 straight, represents a branched or cyclic ⁇ alkyl group ( However, R 12 and R 13 may not be both hydrogen atoms), and R 12 and R 13 may form a methylene chain having 25 carbon atoms, and R 14 is a straight chain having 110 carbon atoms.
- R 1 S represents a hydrogen atom or a cyano group;
- 16 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and
- R 17 represents a hydrogen atom, a cyano group or a COO Y (where Y represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 16 carbon atoms).
- R 15 and R 17 are bonded to each other - CO- O
- one C_ ⁇ may be the one with summer, p and q are each independently Represents a natural number (however, 0.
- r 0 or a natural number (however, when r is a natural number, 0.05 5 ⁇ r / (p + q + r) ⁇ 0.50).
- Such resist materials include photoacid generators that generate acid upon irradiation with actinic rays, and organic bases that stabilize the pattern line width as needed, optical, mechanical, film-forming properties, and adhesion to substrates. It is dissolved in an organic solvent suitable for forming a resist film together with an additive or the like for improving properties such as properties, so as to obtain a so-called chemically amplified resist composition, which is applied to a substrate such as a wafer, and A distant image is formed.
- the resist material and the like represented by the above general formula include (1) (a) a homopolymer of hydroxystyrenes or a copolymer with another monomer or a phenolic resin, and (b) a vinyl ether compound or a polyester resin. reaction with t-butyl dicarbonate, (2) homopolymerization of the reaction product of hydroxystyrenes with vinyl ether compound or di-tert-butyl dicarbonate or copolymerization with other monomers, or ( 3) It is synthesized by removing some of the functional groups introduced into these homopolymers or copolymers with an acid, if necessary.
- a substance that absorbs exposure light such as an aromatic compound
- a reaction-initiating acid catalyst When performing these reactions, a substance that absorbs exposure light, such as an aromatic compound, is often used as a reaction-initiating acid catalyst.
- the polymer is separated and purified.
- a catalyst removal step is required, and after this step, it is used as a resist material.
- the polymer is used as a resist composition without isolation and purification, the exposure to light will cause absorption of the exposure wavelength by the acid catalyst at the time of exposure, and undesired phenomena such as film residue will occur.
- an organic solvent containing the polymer after the completion of the reaction is poured into water and stirred. The precipitated crystals are collected by filtration, washed with water, and if necessary, the polymer is dissolved again in an appropriate organic solvent, the polymer solution is poured into water, and the same steps as above are repeated.
- a drying method is generally used, and at present, it is a polymer having characteristics suitable as a resist material (photosensitive material). However, it is actually difficult to completely remove the acid catalyst from the polymer, so that some of the acid catalyst remains in the polymer. However, this is a factor in lowering the protection rate.
- polymers having partially protected phenolic hydroxyl groups or carboxyl groups are chemically unstable due to their structure compared to ordinary polymers, and undergo decomposition reactions in the presence of trace amounts of acids or by heating.
- the decomposition products produced by this decomposition have a significant adverse effect on the performance of the photoresist.
- elimination and decomposition reactions of protecting groups occur depending on the handling, and reproducibility between lots resulting from changes in the protection rate of the polymer is also a production problem.
- the problem of stability in the process of isolating and purifying a polymer having an acyl group as a protecting group with isoprobenyl methyl ether is described in Uday Kumar, SPIE, Vo 1.349 / 1/1. 3 5 (19997).
- the conventional resist material manufacturing method is as described above. It has problems and does not have these problems, that is, it is suitable for mass production, is environmentally friendly, has excellent resist properties, simplifies the manufacturing process, There has been a demand for a method of manufacturing a resist material which is economical and can obtain a practical resist material, and a method of manufacturing a resist composition using the resist material obtained by this method.
- the present inventors have conducted intensive studies and studies.In the production of resist materials, for example, a specific material was used for a reaction catalyst, a solvent, and a reaction terminator such as not using an aromatic compound as an acid catalyst.
- a specific material was used for a reaction catalyst, a solvent, and a reaction terminator such as not using an aromatic compound as an acid catalyst.
- the protection rate of the polymer can be converged within a certain narrow range, and the resist material can be manufactured without the need for isolation and purification steps.
- problems such as environment, cost, complexity of manufacturing process, variation in quality between lots, and use of unstable polymer as a resist material were all solved at once.
- the present invention has been completed by finding out what is determined.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a resist composition, particularly a chemical composition, which can be used not only for deep ultraviolet light, KrF, and ArF excimer laser light but also for electron beam, X-ray, and i-line and g-ray exposure
- An object of the present invention is to provide a practical method for producing an amplified resist composition and a resist composition produced by this method.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a resist composition capable of obtaining a resist composition without performing separation and purification of a resist material, and a resist composition produced by the production method. It is.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a resist composition which is excellent in economical efficiency in a short time without using a large amount of solvent and water, and a resist composition produced by this production method. It is.
- Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a resist composition which does not pollute the global environment.
- Disclosure of the invention The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object includes the following.
- An alcohol-soluble polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group and a vinyl ether compound and / or dialkyl dicarbonate can be dissolved in the presence of a catalyst and are aprotic. After reacting in a solvent suitable as a resist coating solvent, at least a photoacid generating compound is added to the solution to produce a resist composition, and the resist material formed by the reaction is isolated.
- the compound to be reacted with an alcohol-soluble polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group is a vinyl ether compound.
- an acid catalyst as a catalyst
- the reaction is stopped by adding a base.
- the compound to be reacted with the alcohol-soluble polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group is dialkyl dicarbonate, and after reacting using a base catalyst as a catalyst, less is formed in the reaction solution formed.
- a compound to be reacted with an alcohol-soluble polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group is reacted with a vinyl ether compound in the presence of an acid catalyst, and the reaction is stopped by adding a base.
- a dialkyl dicarbonate is added to the stopped solution, the reaction is carried out in the presence of a base catalyst, and at least a photoacid generating compound is added to the formed reaction solution.
- Dialkyl dicarbonate is di-tert-butyl dicarbonate A method for producing the resist composition according to the above [1], [3] or [4].
- At least the vinyl polymer having a repeating unit represented by the above general formula (I) is at least selected from poly (hydroxystyrene), poly (hydroxy ⁇ -methylstyrene), and poly (hydroxymethylstyrene).
- R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
- the alkali-soluble polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group has a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 30,000, and the above-mentioned [1] to [11].
- the method for producing the resist composition according to any one of [1] to [10].
- R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a carbon number of 1 to 6 Represents a linear, branched, cyclic or cyclic alkyl group containing a hetero atom, wherein R 7 may be substituted with a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an aralkyloxy group, or an alkylcarbonylamino group.
- Good carbon represents a linear, branched, cyclic or heteroatom-containing cyclic alkyl group or aralkyl group having the number of 1 to 10.
- a vinyl ether compound or dialkyl dicarbonate is used in an amount of 0.1 to 0.7 mol equivalent to the phenolic hydroxyl group or carboxyl group of the phenolic hydroxyl- or carboxyl group-soluble polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or carboxyl group.
- the acid catalyst is the same kind of non-aromatic acid as the non-aromatic acid that can be generated from the photoacid generator of the chemically amplified resist, and the amount thereof is a phenolic hydroxyl group or a hydroxyl group having a hydroxyl group.
- the base which is a reaction terminator or a base catalyst is selected from the group consisting of ammonia, triethylamine, dicyclohexylmethylamine, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, triphenylsulfonium hydroxide, diphenodonium hydroxide, and triflate.
- an alcohol-soluble polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group and a vinyl ether compound and Z or dialkyl dicarbonate can be dissolved in the presence of a catalyst.
- the resist material is synthesized by reacting in a solvent which is aprotic and suitable as a resist coating solvent. Therefore, in the present invention, solvents of alcohols and ketones cannot be used for synthesizing resist materials. Specifically, when a vinyl ether compound is used in the synthesis, an acid catalyst is used as a catalyst, the reaction is stopped by adding a base, and when a dialkyl dicarbonate is used, a base catalyst is used as a catalyst.
- the reaction solution is directly added to the reaction solution without separating and purifying the resist material.
- Additives and the like are added according to the above to obtain a resist composition. For this reason, it is necessary to use the following specific catalyst, reaction terminator, and solvent. Further, by using a low molecular weight polyhydroxy aromatic compound together with a vinyl ether compound when synthesizing a resist material, the characteristics of the resist material can be further improved.
- reaction solvent (1) an alkali-soluble polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group, (2) a vinyl ether compound and a dialkyl dicarbonate, (3) a low molecular weight polyhydroxy aromatic compound, (4) Reaction acid catalyst, (5) Reaction base catalyst, (6) Reaction terminator, (7) Solvent used as reaction solvent, and (8) Reaction conditions are further described below.
- Alkali-soluble polymer having phenolic hydroxyl group or carboxyl group
- the lipophilic polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group used in the present invention is a polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group which is conventionally known to be used for producing a chemically amplified resist material. Any of these can be used.
- alcohol-soluble polymers having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group include polymers having at least a repeating unit represented by the above general formula (I) or (II) or phenolic resins. Polycondensation resins are exemplified.
- Examples of the polymer having at least the repeating unit represented by the general formula (I) include hydroxystyrene, hydroxy- ⁇ -methylstyrene, a homopolymer of hydroxymethylstyrene, a copolymer using these vinyl monomers, or a copolymer thereof. Copolymers of at least one vinyl monomer and another monomer are preferred. Further, as the polymer having at least the repeating unit represented by the general formula (II), , A homopolymer of acrylic acid and acrylic acid, a copolymer using these vinyl monomers, or a copolymer of at least one of these vinyl monomers and another monomer is preferable. No.
- condensation polymerization resin examples include a phenol resin such as a nopolak resin.
- the number average molecular weight of these polymers or polycondensation resins is preferably from 1,000 to 300,000.
- the polymer a mixture of an alkali-soluble polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group and an alkali-soluble polymer having a carboxyl group, or an alkali-soluble polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group can be used. .
- the vinyl monomer used as a comonomer component of the vinyl polymer includes, for example, a compound represented by the general formula (V)
- R B represents a hydrogen atom or a Shiano group
- R 9 is or hydrogen atom is a methyl group
- R 10 is a hydrogen atom, Shiano group, an optionally substituted phenyl group or a C_ ⁇ _ ⁇ Y (Where Y represents a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.)
- R 8 and R 10 are bonded to each other to form one CO— ⁇ —CO— It may be.
- vinyl monomer examples include styrene, methyl methacrylate, tert-butyl methacrylate, and fumaronitrile.
- vinyl ether compound and dialkyl dicarbonate examples include methyl vinyl ether, ethyl vinyl ether, n-butyl vinyl ether, and ' tert-Butyl vinyl ether, 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether, 1-methoxyhexyl vinyl ether, 1-benzyloxyethyl vinyl ether, etc .; vinyl ethers; isopropenyl methyl ether, isopropyl vinyl ether And isopropenyl ethers such as one ter.
- cyclic vinyl ether 3,4-dihydro-2H-silane and the like are preferable, and as the divinyl ether, butanediol-1,4-divinyl ether, ethylene glycol divinyl ether, triethylene glycol divinyl ether and the like are preferable.
- divinyl ether butanediol-1,4-divinyl ether, ethylene glycol divinyl ether, triethylene glycol divinyl ether and the like are preferable.
- vinyl ether compounds can be used alone or in combination of two or more. It is preferable to use the vinyl ether compound in a total amount of 0.1 to 0.7 mole equivalent based on the phenolic hydroxyl group or carboxyl group of the phenolic hydroxyl-soluble or carboxyl group-containing polymer.
- dialkyl dicarbonate used in the present invention di-tert-butyl dicarbonate is a preferred compound.
- the amount of the dialkyl dicarbonate to be used is 0.1 to 0.7 molar equivalent based on the phenolic hydroxyl group or carboxyl group of the alcohol-soluble polymer having the same phenolic hydroxyl group or carboxylic group as the vinyl ether compound. Is preferred.
- the single alkali-soluble polymer of the above (1) can be simultaneously protected by using at least one kind of vinyl ether compound and at least one kind of dialkyl dicarbonate.
- a low molecular weight polyhydroxy aromatic compound having three or more phenolic hydroxyl groups can increase the degree of crosslinking of polyhydroxystyrene by reacting with a divinyl ether compound.
- a divinyl ether compound For example, trishydroxyfe Taking the low-molecular-weight polyolefins having three or more phenolic hydroxyl groups represented by nirethane as an example, one molecule of divinyl ether compound has two molecules of polyhydroxystyrene cross-linking, whereas divinyl ether has two molecules.
- the reaction product of the compound and trishydroxyphenylethane can crosslink three molecules of polyhydroxystyrene.
- trishydroxyphenylethane itself acts as a dissolution promoter, it is possible to further improve the contrast.
- Mononuclear trihydroxybenzenes and polynuclear phenols having three or more phenolic hydroxyl groups also exhibit the same effect.
- the catalyst used is the exposure wavelength of the KrF excimer laser. It is desirable that the material does not have an absorption band at 8 nm. Therefore, when an acid is used as the reaction catalyst, it is preferable to use an acid having no benzene ring.
- acids that can be used as a reaction catalyst in the present invention include mineral acids such as hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid, organic sulfonic acids such as methanesulfonic acid and camphorsulfonic acid, and halocarboxylic acids such as trifluoroacetic acid and trichloroacetic acid.
- the amount used is preferably from 0.1 to 10 millimolar equivalents to the phenolic hydroxyl group or carboxylic acid group of the polymer having a phenolic hydroxyl group or a carboxyl group.
- (+ Z-) camphorsulfonic acid is used as a reaction catalyst and used as a solution in propylene daricol monomethyl ether acetate
- propylene daricol monomethyl ether acetate is used.
- One part is hydrolyzed and propylene glyco —Luminomethyl ether (PGME) is formed, which significantly inhibits the reaction. For this reason, it is necessary to adjust the solution of (+ Z-) camphorsulfonic acid in propylene dalicol monomethyl ether acetate immediately before use.
- a base is used as a reaction catalyst, and a phenolic hydroxyl group or carboxyl group-containing polymer is used.
- a vinyl ether compound is used as the compound to be reacted with the polymer, a base is used as a reaction terminator.
- photodecomposable or non-photodegradable ordinary bases used as conventional additive components of chemically amplified resists can be preferably used.
- Examples of these bases include: ammonium; organic amines such as triethylamine and dicyclohexylmethylamine; ammonium hydroxide represented by tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH); and triphenylsulfonium hydroxide. And conjugated salts of such oxides, for example, triphenylsulfonium acetate, triphenylsulfonate, and the like. ⁇ campanphanate, triphenylsulfonium camphorate and the like.
- These reaction base catalysts or reaction terminators are preferably those which do not affect the sensitivity of the resist when formed into a resist composition, and particularly preferred are photolytic bases.
- Caution should be exercised in the presence of amines in the resist composition, as sensitivity may decrease.
- inorganic bases are not preferred because they often contain metal ions that contaminate substrates such as silicon wafers. Note that, when the polymer is not isolated and purified by the method for producing the resist composition of the present invention, the cause of destabilization of the polymer at the time of isolation and purification is removed, but a base is used as a terminator. When used, the stability of the polymer is further increased, and it has been confirmed that a polymer containing an acetal as a protective group has stability of at least 2 months at room temperature.
- the step of inactivating the acid catalyst with a base is an important step. That is, after the reaction is completed, a base, for example, triphenylsulfonium acetate, is added to neutralize and inactivate the acid as a catalyst to terminate the reaction, thereby stopping the reaction. Is obtained.
- a base for example, triphenylsulfonium acetate
- to inactivate the acid it is sufficient to add a base in an amount equal to that of the acid.However, adding an excess of about 10% can further secure the storage stability. It is preferable to add about 1.1 equivalent of the base to 1 equivalent. With respect to this excess, the amount of the base to be added as an additive is determined in consideration of this amount when adjusting the resist.
- Solvents used for synthesizing resist materials include phenolic hydroxyl- or carboxyl-containing alcohol-soluble polymers, vinyl ether compounds, dialkyl dicarbonates, reaction catalysts and reaction terminators, and the resulting resist materials. Must also dissolve and must not interfere with the reaction. Further, in the present invention, after the reaction is stopped, a photoacid generator and other additives necessary for forming a resist composition are further added to the reaction solution to form a resist composition. It must also dissolve the agent. Since the resist composition is applied to a substrate such as a wafer to form a resist film, it is necessary that the resist composition has excellent coatability. (I) Solvents containing OH groups and keto groups Is not preferable because it becomes a factor inhibiting the reaction.
- the solvent examples include ethylene daricol monoethyl ether acetate and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate.
- Glycol ether acetates such as (PGMEA) and esters such as ethyl-3-ethoxypropionate and methyl-3-methoxypropionate are preferred, and propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate is preferred.
- These solvents may be used alone or in a mixture of two or more.
- the reaction conditions between the phenolic hydroxyl- or carboxyl-containing alcohol-soluble polymer and the vinyl ether compound or dialkyl dicarbonate are not particularly different from those known in the past, and are the same as those in the past.
- the reaction may be performed.
- vinyl ether is decomposed into aldehydes and alcohols, and the protection rate of the vinyl ether compound falls below the set value, greatly affecting the resist film reduction rate. It is preferable that water is not present as much as possible.
- the water content of the reaction system is controlled as low as possible, the protection rate converges to a certain narrow range, and there is an advantage that the variation in the protection rate is extremely small as compared with the conventional reaction.
- the water content of the reaction solution by the Karl Fischer method before the reaction, and confirm that the value is, for example, 500 ppm to 700 ppm or less.
- the water content is 700 ppm or more
- the reaction temperature and reaction time are, for example, 25: and 6 hours, respectively.
- the protecting group is ketal, for example, O: and 2 hours, respectively.
- the protection reaction with a vinyl ether compound is usually carried out first in the presence of an acid catalyst, and then the protection is carried out. Thereafter, a protection reaction with dialkyl dicarbonate is performed in the presence of a base catalyst.
- the resist composition is prepared by adding a photoacid generating compound (photoacid generator) capable of generating an acid by exposure to actinic radiation to a solution of the resist material manufactured as described above, and optionally a base or an optical compound.
- a photoacid generating compound photoacid generator
- Additives for improving properties such as mechanical and film forming properties, compounds for improving the adhesion to the substrate, etc., and other additives, directly or in the form of a dissolved solution, and if necessary
- the viscosity is adjusted by the solvent, and it is manufactured directly from the reaction solution without isolation and purification of the resist material.
- the solvent used in the production of the resist composition is not limited to the type of solvent used in synthesizing the resist material, and any solvent that can be generally used in the production of the resist composition can be used.
- the total solids content in the resist composition is preferably in the range of 10 to 50% by weight, more preferably 15 to 25% by weight, based on the solvent.
- any compound that can generate an acid by actinic radiation used for resist exposure can be used.
- Examples of preferred compounds of the photoacid generator are shown below, but are merely illustrative. What can be used in the distaste composition is not limited to the following.
- bissulfonyldiazomethanes such as bis (isopropylsulfonyl) diazomethane
- N-sulfonyloximimids such as N- (trifluoromethylsulfonyloxy) phthalimid
- Onium salts such as triphenylsulfonium methanesulfonate and diphenyl trifluoromethanesulfonate These compounds can be used alone or in combination of two or more. It also offers resources such as high resolution, deep depth of focus and high stability.
- the amount of photoacid generator used depends on various factors including the chemical or physical properties of the synthesized resist material, the quantum yield of photoacid generator, and absorption parameters. Usually, it is used in an amount of 0.1 to 10.0% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 5.0% by weight, based on the synthesized resist material.
- Examples of the base that can be used include a radiation-sensitive base or a usual non-radiation-sensitive base. These bases are not always necessary for the resist composition, but the addition of these bases can suppress the deterioration of pattern characteristics even when the processing step is performed with a delay time. The addition is preferred. In addition, a clear increase in contrast can be seen by the addition.
- the radiation-sensitive base compounds suitable as bases particularly preferred are, for example, triphenylsulfonium hydroxide, triphenylsulfonium acetate, triphenylsulfonium phenolate, tris (4) 1-methylphenyl) sulfonium hydroxide, tris (4-methylphenyl) sulfonium acetate, tris-1 (4-methylphenyl) sulfonium phenolate, diphenyl benzoate hydroxide, diphenyl odonium acetate, diphenyl benzoate And bis- (4-tert-butylphenyl) propane hydroxide, bis (4-tert-butylphenyl) odonium acetate, bis- (4-tert-butylphenyl) iodonum phenolate, etc. It is.
- non-radiation-sensitive base compound examples include (a) ammonium salts such as tetramethylammonium hydroxide and tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, and (b) n-hexylamine, dodecylamine and anily.
- Amines such as dimethylaniline, diphenylamine, triphenylamine, diazabicyclooctane, diazabicycloundecane;
- Preferred examples include a basic heterocyclic compound such as di-tert-butylpyridine.
- the base compounds can be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the amount of the basic compound to be added is determined by the amount of the photoacid generating compound and the photoacid generating ability of the photoacid generating compound, and is usually used in the range of 10 to 110 mol% of the photoacid generating compound.
- the preferred amount of the base compound is 25 to 95 mol% based on the amount of the photoacid generating compound.
- additives include light absorbers, dyes, organic carboxylic acids, repellers, stabilizers, low molecular weight compounds, plasticizers, etc., for resist compositions or resist films, optical, mechanical, and film forming.
- Conventionally known additives may be used to improve properties such as properties or to improve adhesion to a substrate.
- a resist image is formed by a conventionally known resist image forming method. That is, the resist composition produced by the method of the present invention is applied directly or after adjusting the viscosity and the like to a substrate such as a wafer by a conventionally known method such as a spin coating method as in the prior art, and is pre-baked. Post-exposure, post-exposure bake if necessary, and development with an alkaline developer such as a 2.38% by weight aqueous solution of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) to form a resist image It is formed.
- TMAH tetramethylammonium hydroxide
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the results of measurement of the reaction product obtained in Example 1 by gel permeation chromatography (GPC).
- FIG. 2 shows the shape of a resist pattern when a resist pattern formed using the photoresist composition of Example 1 was observed with a scanning electron microscope.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the measurement results of the reaction product obtained in Reference Example 1 by the GPC method.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the results of measurement of the reaction product obtained in Example 3 by the GPC method.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the results of measurement of the reaction product obtained in Example 4 by the GPC method. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- the termination of the reaction was carried out with 0.1 mmol of Pg of Zg of triphenylsulfonium acetate (TPSA). This was done by adding 33.3 g (1 equivalent to (+/-) camphorsulfonic acid) of £ 8 solution at a time. At that time, when the TPSA solution was added, the reaction solution became cloudy and needle-like crystals gradually formed, and after about 1 hour, the needle-like crystals were dissolved. The resulting solution was a 16.27% by weight solution of poly ⁇ p- [11- (2-chloroethoxy) ethoxy] styrene-p-hydroxystyrene ⁇ . The obtained polymer was measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) under the following measurement conditions. As a result, the number-average molecular weight was about 14,000 (see FIG. 1).
- GPC gel permeation chromatography
- thermogravimetric analysis showed that only a small amount of water in the reaction system reacted with 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether, and some 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether was decomposed. However, almost quantitatively, it was confirmed that polyhydroxystyrene and 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether had reacted.
- Triphenylsulfonium trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (ZK9302; manufactured by Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co.) (30 g of the solution produced by the above process) (acid generator) 0.063 g, 0.1 mmol / g of triphenylsulfonium acetate (TPSA) in PGEA 0.9.18 g, Megafac (trade name, improved film formability during spin coating of resist, improved compatibility with substrate) 0.15 g of a 0.2% solution was added, and the solid content was adjusted to 15.5% with PGMEA to obtain a photoresist solution.
- TPSA triphenylsulfonium acetate
- the above photoresist solution was spin-coated on a semiconductor substrate or the like, and prebaked on a hot plate for 110 and 60 seconds to form a photoresist film having a thickness of 0.750 im.
- the photoresist film is selectively exposed through a mask by using a 248.4 nmKrF excimer laser beam, post-exposure baked with a hot plate for 70 r90 seconds, and then subjected to an alkali developer ( 2.
- a positive pattern having a line and space resolution of 0.20 m or less was obtained by developing with 38% by weight of tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution) for 60 seconds (Fig. 2).
- the performance of this photoresist was comparable to that of a photoresist prepared using polymers produced by conventional methods.
- Example 1 The operation of Example 1 was repeated. However, when terminating the reaction, an aqueous solution of TMAH equivalent to one equivalent to (+/-) camphorsulfonic acid was used instead of 33.3 g of 0.1 mM Zg of TPSA in PGMEA. . The resulting solution was a 16.27% by weight solution of poly ⁇ p- [11- (2-chloroethoxy) ethoxy] styrene-p-hydroxystyrene ⁇ . As a result of measuring the obtained polymer by the GPC method in the same manner as in Example 1, the number average molecular weight was about 14,000.
- the resulting solution was dropped into 240 L of a 10% aqueous solution of methanol under vigorous stirring over about 1 hour to crystallize the polymer.
- the crystallized product is pulverized using a blender, further washed with 30 L of water three times, and dried under reduced pressure at 75.
- the number average molecular weight of the obtained poly ⁇ p- [1- (2-chloroethoxy) ethoxy] styrene-p-hydroxystyrene ⁇ is about 15,000 (GPC method, see Fig. 3), and the protection rate is about It was 19.0% (weight% TGA method).
- a resist image was formed in the same manner as in Example 1 to obtain a positive pattern having a line-and-space resolution of 0.20 m or less.
- Example 3 Production of Poly [p- (1-ethoxyethoxy) styrene-p- (tetrahydropyranyl) styrene-p-hydroxystyrene] Heated in a drying oven at 10 o ° C, dried with dry nitrogen, and returned to room temperature. Heated and dried in a 30 OmL round-bottom flask (O.ImmHg, treated at 75 ° C for 2 days or more.
- the reaction was stopped by adding 1.2 g (1 equivalent to (+/-) camphorsulfonic acid) of a 0.1 mM Zg TPSA solution in PGMEA at one time. At that time, when the TPSA solution was added, the reaction solution became cloudy, and needle-like crystals were formed.
- the obtained solution was a solution of 20.63% by weight of poly [p- (1-ethoxyethoxy) styrene-P (tetrahydrovilanyl) styrene-p-hydroxystyrene].
- the number average molecular weight of the obtained polymer was measured by the GPC method in the same manner as in Example 1, and as a result, it was about 15,000. (See Fig.
- a photoresist pattern was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, and exposed and developed under the same conditions, whereby a positive pattern having a line-and-space resolution of 0.20 m or less was obtained. Further, there is no conventional technique for reacting two or more kinds of vinyl ether compounds as shown in Examples 3 and 4, and it has been found that this method can improve resist pattern characteristics such as contrast, for example.
- Example 5 Production of Poly [p- (1-Methoxy-1-methylethoxy) styrene-p-hydroxystyrene] and Use as a Resist Material Heating in a drying oven of 100 and drying with dry nitrogen In a 30 OmL round-bottomed flask that had been dried and returned to room temperature, heated and dried (treated at 0.1 mmHg, 75 ° C for at least 2 days, and then returned to 1 atm with a nitrogen purge). Polyhydroxystyrene (PHS 1 16 g of 5E01) was added, and 80 g of PGMEA was further added. The mixture was purged with nitrogen to prevent moisture from entering, and dissolved by stirring at 25 T: using a magnetic stirrer.
- PHS 1 16 g of 5E01 Polyhydroxystyrene
- the resulting solution was a solution of 20.46% by weight of poly [p- (1-methoxy-1-methylethoxy) styrene-p-hydroxystyrene].
- the number average molecular weight of the obtained polymer was about 15, 000 (GPC method).
- GPC method GPC method.
- the polymer was extremely stable with no elimination or decomposition of the polymer protecting group based on the evaluation of the resist properties as compared with the isolated and purified polymer.
- the solution became cloudy, and needle-like crystals gradually formed, and after about 1 hour, the needle-like crystals dissolved.
- the resulting solution was a 16.27% by weight solution of poly ⁇ p- [11- (2-chloroethoxy) ethoxy] styrene-p-hydroxystyrene-styrene ⁇ .
- the number average molecular weight of the obtained polymer was about 15, 000 (GPC method).
- the photoresist solution was adjusted in the same manner as in Example 1, and exposed and developed under the same conditions, whereby a positive pattern having a line-and-space resolution of 0.20 / m or less was obtained.
- the resulting solution was a 16.27% by weight solution of poly ⁇ [1- (2-chloroethoxy) ethoxy) methyl methacrylate-methyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid ⁇ .
- the number average molecular weight of the obtained polymer was about 16,000 (GPC method). According to the TGA measurement, almost a small amount of water present in the reaction system was reacted with some 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether, and some 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether was decomposed.
- Example 8 Production of Poly [p_ (tert-butoxycarbonyloxy) styrene_p-hydroxystyrene] and Use as a Resist Material
- Example 2 A 10 OmL round bottom flask was charged with 8 g of polyhydroxystyrene (VP 800) in the same manner as in Example 1, 40 g of PGMEA was added to the flask, and a nitrogen purge was applied as in Example 1 to prevent moisture from entering. Then, the mixture was stirred and dissolved at 25 ° C. Next, 1.56 g of ethyl vinyl ether was added to this solution. Next, 0.6 g of a 0.1 mmol / g P & 1 solution of camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) was added to the solution, and the mixture was reacted at 25 for 6 hours.
- CSA camphorsulfonic acid
- the obtained photoresist had a sensitivity of 38.0 mJ / cm 2 and a resolution of 0.19 m.
- a 10 OmL round-bottomed flask was charged with 8 g of polyhydroxystyrene (VP 8000) in the same manner as in Example 1, 40 g of PGMEA was added to the flask, and nitrogen purged as in Example 1 to prevent moisture from entering. At 25 ° C. with stirring. Next, 1.93 g of ethyl vinyl ether and 0.16 g of triethylene glycol divinyl ether were added to this solution. Next, 0.6 g of a 0.1 mmol g PGMEA solution of camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) was added to the solution, and the reaction was carried out at 25 for 6 hours.
- CSA camphorsulfonic acid
- the obtained photoresist had a sensitivity of 38.0 mJ / cm 2 and a resolution of 0.18 / m.
- Example 10 was repeated except that polyhydroxystyrene (VP2500) was used instead of polyhydroxystyrene (VP800) and 0.52 g of triethylene glycol divinyl ether was used. Returned.
- VP2500 polyhydroxystyrene
- VP800 polyhydroxystyrene
- the obtained photoresist had a sensitivity of 36. OmJ Zcm 2 and a resolution of 0.18 m.
- Example 12 Example 10 was repeated except that 0.082 g of trishydroxyphenylene was further used with ethyl vinyl ether and triethylene glycol divinyl ether.
- the sensitivity of the obtained resist was 36.0 mJ / cm 2 , and the resolution was 0.18; tim.
- Example 11 was repeated except that 0.26 g of trishydroxyphenylethane was further used together with ethyl vinyl ether and triethylene dalicol divinyl ether.
- the obtained resist had a sensitivity of 32.0 mJ / cm 2 and a resolution of 0.18 um.
- polyhydroxystyrene-styrene-tert-butyl methacrylate (71:19:10) copolymer (PoIyTz; manufactured by Hex Celanese, number average molecular weight 12) , 100) 8 g was charged in the same manner as in Example 1, 40 g of PGMEA was added to the flask, and nitrogen was purged to prevent moisture from entering as in Example 1, and the mixture was stirred at 25 ° C. Dissolved. Next, 0.81 g of ethyl vinyl ether was added to this solution, and 0.6 g of 0.1 mmol Zg PGMEA solution of camphorsulfonic acid (CSA) was further added.
- CSA camphorsulfonic acid
- the reaction was carried out at 25 ° C for 6 hours. Time went. Stop the reaction, Ding? This was done by adding 0.6 g of 58 0.1 mmol / g PGMEA solution. The resulting solution was a 17.62% by weight poly [p- (1-ethoxyethoxy) styrene-p-hydroxystyrene-styrene-tert-butyl methacrylate] solution.
- Example 14 instead of 0.81 g of ethyl vinyl ether, 1.2 g of 2-chloroethyl vinyl ether (Example 15), 1.43 g of cyclohexyl vinyl ether (Example 16) and ethylene glycol divinyl ether Example 14 was repeated except that 0.64 g (Example 17) was used to produce a polymer consisting of PoyTz protected by these three vinyl ether compounds.
- Table 1 shows the properties of the resist compositions of Examples 15 to 17 together with the raw materials for production.
- Example 15 Example 16 Example ⁇
- the polymer material synthesized by the method for producing a resist material of the present invention is used as a photosensitive material for a resist composition without being isolated and purified from a reaction solution, it can be used in a shorter time than an existing production method.
- a resist composition can be prepared at low cost without requiring complicated steps.
- there is no variation in the polymer protection rate between manufacturing lots and a polymer that is unstable during isolation and purification can be used as a resist material, and is necessary for isolation and purification of the polymer. It does not require the use of a large amount of solvent or water, which is considered to be the case, so there is no generation of organic wastewater and wastewater that cause environmental destruction. Therefore, the present invention can produce a resist composition indispensable for forming an ultrafine pattern in the semiconductor industry or the like efficiently, at low cost, and while protecting the global environment, and has great industrial value. .
- Industrial applicability is a resist composition indispensable for forming an ultrafine pattern in the semiconductor industry or the like efficiently, at low cost, and while protecting the global environment, and
- the resist composition of the present invention is used when forming an ultrafine pattern in the semiconductor industry and the like, and according to the method for producing a resist composition of the present invention, efficiently and inexpensively. These resist compositions can be produced while maintaining the global environment.
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