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- the present invention relates to a dry development method, and in particular, a resist in a lower layer portion of a two-layer resist layer is etched without breaking the upper resist layer and without etching.
- the present invention relates to a dry developing method efficiently devised so that the shape of a pattern side wall becomes a vertical shape.
- the integration of semiconductor devices has been increasing, and the design rules have become very strict. Accordingly, high-precision development is also required in the lithography process performed in the manufacturing process.
- the resist used in the lithography process is, for example, provided with a resist layer to be dry-developed (hereinafter referred to as a lower resist) below a resist layer to be developed by an etching process (hereinafter referred to as an upper resist).
- a structure that enables high-density pattern junging even when there is a step in the underlying etched layer is used.
- the sidewalls of the pattern formed on the lower resist should be vertical and maintain dimensions as designed, and it is indispensable to improve the processing accuracy of the underlying film to be etched.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the object to be processed 10 when development is performed by a conventional method.
- Fig. 4 (a) shows the case where reactive ion etching was performed using, for example, oxygen gas
- Fig. 4 (b) shows the case where etching was performed using, for example, a mixed gas of nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas.
- the object to be processed 10 is provided with an upper resist 16 on the surface, a lower resist 14 on the lower layer, and an etching layer 12 on the lower layer.
- the etching with oxygen gas has a small amount of anisotropy in etching and isotropically etches.
- the selectivity is low, and the pattern formed on the upper resist 16 is destroyed, which lowers the processing accuracy of the lower resist 14 and further lowers the etching accuracy of the underlying layer 12 to be etched.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional dry developing method, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved dry developing method with excellent processing accuracy and high efficiency. That is. Disclosure of the invention In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a process gas is introduced into a vacuum vessel, and a high-frequency power is applied to form a plasma of the process gas, thereby drawing a resist formed on an object to be processed.
- a dry development method is provided in which the resist layer is dry-developed in a first step in which plasma treatment is performed using a mixed gas of carbon monoxide gas and oxygen gas. According to such a configuration, silicon contained on the surface of the silicon-containing first resist layer can be oxidized to prevent the first resist layer from breaking during development.
- a dry development method in which the first step is followed by a second step in which plasma processing is performed using a mixed gas of nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas, followed by dry development, may be used.
- the ratio of the etching rate of the second resist layer to the first resist layer at the time of plasma processing is preferably 10 or more.
- the flow rate ratio of carbon monoxide gas to oxygen gas is set to 0.2 or more and 5 or less, and the applied high-frequency power density is set to 0.32 W / cm. 2 or more and 3.18 W / .cm 2 or less.
- a solder paste is formed near the upper end of the second resist layer, and in the second step, a drawing pattern having substantially the same dimensions as the drawing pattern of the first resist is formed on the lower end of the second resist layer. Form a pattern.
- This power can be controlled by the processing time of the first step, the flow ratio of carbon monoxide gas to oxygen gas, and the high-frequency power applied to the lower electrode.
- trimming of the drawing pattern is performed by the first step and the second step.
- the thickness of the first resist layer is formed to be larger than the total thickness of the first resist layer etched by the first and second steps. With this configuration, there is no danger that a portion where the first resist layer disappears during the execution of the second step.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an etching apparatus according to the present invention.
- Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the object before dry development.
- Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the object after dry development.
- Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the object after development by the conventional method.
- the processing vessel 102 of the etching apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 has, for example, an aluminum oxide film having an aluminum oxide film layer formed on its surface by anodizing. It is made of aluminum and is grounded.
- a lower electrode 104 serving as a susceptor on which an object to be processed, for example, a semiconductor wafer (hereinafter, referred to as “wafer”) W is placed. Furthermore, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the portion other than the mounting surface of the lower electrode 104 is covered with an insulating member 105 made of, for example, ceramics, and a conductive member 107 made of, for example, aluminum. I have.
- the lower electrode 104 is configured to be vertically movable by driving a lifting shaft 106. Further, a bellows 109 made of, for example, stainless steel is provided between the conductive member 107 and the processing container 102.
- the conductive member 107 is formed of a bellows 109 It is grounded via the processing vessel 102.
- a bellows cover 111 is provided so as to surround the bellows 109 of the conductive member 107.
- an electrostatic chuck 110 connected to a high-voltage DC power supply 108 is provided on the mounting surface of the lower electrode 104, and surrounds the electrostatic chuck 110. In this way, the insulating focus ring 112 is arranged.
- the lower electrode 104 is connected to a high-frequency power supply 118 that outputs high-frequency power via a matching unit 116.
- An exhaust ring 120 is arranged beside the lower electrode 104, and in the example shown in the figure, the exhaust ring 120 is sandwiched between the focus ring 112 and the conductive member 107. It is fixed to the upper part of the conductive member 107 with conductive screws (not shown).
- the exhaust ring 120 passes through the conductive member 107, the bellows 109, and the processing vessel 102. As a result, the exhaust ring 120 and the inner wall of the processing vessel 102 can be set at substantially the same potential (ground potential).
- the exhaust ring 120 and the inner wall of the processing vessel 102 above the air ring 120 and the force function as a counter electrode of the lower electrode 104, so that the plasma is discharged from the upper part of the exhaust ring 120. That is, it can be confined in a processing space 122 described later.
- An upper electrode 126 is provided on the inner wall surface of the processing vessel 102 facing the mounting surface of the lower electrode 104.
- the upper electrode 126 has many gas discharge holes 126a, and a gas supply source (not shown) for supplying processing gas is connected to the gas discharge holes 126a. Have been. Therefore, the processing gas is supplied into the processing space 122 through the gas discharge holes 126a.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the object 150 before dry development.
- the object to be processed is, for example, Ueno W made of silicon (S i) having a diameter of 20 O mm. As shown in Fig.
- a silicon-containing resist layer (hereinafter referred to as upper resist) 156, on which a pattern is drawn by, for example, wet processing, is formed.
- upper resist a silicon-containing resist layer
- a method of forming the silicon-containing upper resist 156 there are, for example, a method of forming a silicon-containing resist film in advance and patterning the same, or a method of forming a resist film using a generally used resist material. There is a method in which the surface is silinated after patterning.
- a method of patterning a resist film containing silicon in advance for example, a positive resist in which a dimazo photoactive compound is chemically attached to an aqueous base-soluble polysilsesquioxane, an aqueous base-soluble Positive resist in which acid-sensitive t-butyrate xylcarbole is chemically attached to polysilsesquioxane, negative resist in which azide functional group is chemically attached to aqueous base-soluble polysilsesquioxane, phenol A negative resist containing an aqueous base-soluble silicon-containing polymer having a group, a cross-linking agent and an acid generator can be applied.
- the latter method ie, a general method of patterning a resist film followed by silylation, includes, for example, a method of exposing to a gas atmosphere containing hexanemethyldisilazane or tetramethyldisilazane as a silylating agent, There are methods such as exposure to plasma of silicon-containing gas such as silane, disilane, and dichlorosilane.
- the upper resist 156 is formed to a thickness of, for example, 250 nm so that no portion disappears after the dry development is completed.
- the width R 1 of the pattern formed here is, for example, 150 ⁇ .
- the lower layer is provided with a lower layer resist 154 developed by the dry developing method according to the present invention.
- the lower resist 154 As a material of the lower resist 154, for example, a general resist material mainly containing phenol novolak resin, cresol novolak resin, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, or the like can be used.
- the lower resist 154 has a thickness of, for example, 8200 nm. More thereunder, for example, a silicon oxide film (S I_ ⁇ 2 film) to be Etsuchin grayed layer 1 5 2 such as are formed.
- the layer to be etched 152 may be, for example, an A1 film for metal wiring.
- the dry developing method according to the present invention is characterized by having two steps. The first step is performed using a mixed gas of carbon monoxide gas and oxygen gas.
- Etching conditions of the first step for example, the degree of vacuum 1 5 mT processing chamber 1 0 2, process gas flow rate was used a mixed gas of CO gas and 0 2 gas are both 6 0 sccm.
- the temperature of the inner wall surface of the processing vessel 102 containing the upper electrode 126 was adjusted to 60 ° C, and the temperature of the mounting surface of the lower electrode 104 was adjusted to 0 ° C.
- the distance between the upper electrode 126 and the lower electrode 104 is 27 mm.
- the cooling gas pressure at the back of the wafer center was 7 Torr and the cooling gas pressure at the back of the wafer edge was 40 Torr.
- the lower electrodes 1 0 4, 2 4 0 W (0. 7 6 W / cm 2) to high-frequency power is applied, the processing time while is 3 0 seconds.
- the processing time is shortened because of the tendency to cause a bowing undercut, the surface of the upper resist 156 is oxidized to form an oxidized silicon film, and the lower resist 15 Undercut is caused.
- the standard output changes in proportion to the processing time, it can be controlled by adjusting the processing time.
- upper resist 1 5 6 and the lower resist layer 1 5 4 and CO / 0 2 mixture ratio can take Etsu quenching speed ratio (hereinafter referred to as etching selection ratio) large, high frequency power, the temperature of the mounting face
- etching selection ratio Etsu quenching speed ratio
- the term “under power” here refers to the lateral etching of the lower resist 154 near the interface between the lower resist 154 and the upper resist 156.
- Boeing means that the lower resist 154 is etched into a via barrel shape.
- the second step is performed using a mixed gas of nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas. Using a mixed gas of nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas enables etching with high anisotropy.
- the etching selectivity between the upper resist 156 and the lower resist 154 is poor, and damage to the upper resist 156 becomes a problem.
- the silicon contained on the surface of the upper resist 156 is oxidized, whereby the etching selectivity is improved. ing.
- the pattern width is narrowed in the second step. It is possible.
- Etching conditions for the second step include, for example, a vacuum of 70 mT in the processing chamber 102, and a mixed gas of N 2 gas and H 2 gas with a flow rate of 200 sccm both. did.
- the temperature of the inner wall surface of the processing vessel 102 containing the upper electrode 126 was adjusted to 60 ° C, and the temperature of the mounting surface of the lower electrode 104 was adjusted to 0 ° C.
- the distance between the upper electrode 126 and the lower electrode 104 is 47 mm.
- the cooling gas pressure at the back of the wafer center was 7 Torr, and the cooling gas pressure at the back of the wafer edge was 40 40 rr.
- a high-frequency power of 100 W (3.18 W / cm 2 ) is applied to the lower electrode 104, and the processing time is 90 seconds.
- the anisotropy is good, the force S to be etched to a width slightly smaller than the pattern width, and a slight undercut is generated in the first step. Since the etching selectivity is improved by oxidizing the silicon contained in the surface of the upper resist 156, the lower resist 154 can be efficiently etched.
- Table 1 shows that the above-mentioned method uses a mixed gas of carbon monoxide gas and oxygen gas in one step, and the above-mentioned method uses a mixed gas of nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas in one step. , Method 3 of processing in the two steps of the first step and the second step
- E / R is the etching rate, and the unit is nanometer / minute.
- the selectivity is the ratio of the lower EZR to the upper EZR. In all cases, the values in the minor axis direction of the etched pattern (elliptical hole) at the center of the wafer are shown.
- the CD bias is the value obtained by subtracting the pattern width of the upper resist before etching (R1 in Fig. 2) from the pattern width at the lower end of the lower resist 154 after etching (R2 in Fig. 3), and indicates the change in pattern width. .
- the line width is 32 nm, and the line width slightly changes.
- the etching conditions according to Method 1 are as follows. First, the following steps are performed to ignite the plasma. That is, a mixed gas of C ⁇ gas and O 2 gas having a degree of vacuum of 3 OmT in the processing chamber 102 and a flow rate of 60 sccm was used. The temperature of the inner wall surface of the processing vessel 102 including the upper electrode 126 was adjusted to 60 ° C, and the temperature of the mounting surface of the lower electrode 104 was adjusted to 120 ° C. A high frequency power of 30 OW (0.96 W / cm 2 ) is applied to the lower electrode 104, and the processing time is 3 seconds. Then, etching is performed under the following conditions.
- the vacuum in the processing chamber 102 Degrees 15 mT, process gas flow rate was used mixed-gas of CO gas and 0 2 gas are both 60 sc cm.
- the temperature of the inner wall surface of the processing vessel 102 including the upper electrode 126 was adjusted to 60 ° C, and the temperature of the mounting surface of the lower electrode 104 was adjusted to 120 ° C.
- the distance between the upper electrode 126 and the lower electrode 104 is 27 mm.
- a high frequency power of 120 W (0.38 W / cm 2 ) is applied to the lower electrode 104, and the processing time is 273 seconds. It can be seen that the selectivity is as large as 53.5, the CD bias is 50 nm, and the undercut is large.
- Etching conditions according to the above method 2 vacuum 7 OMT in the processing chamber 102, process gas flow rate was used a mixed gas of N 2 gas and H 2 gas are both 200 sccm.
- the temperature of the inner wall surface of the processing vessel 102 including the upper electrode 126 was adjusted to 60 ° C, and the temperature of the mounting surface of the lower electrode 104 was adjusted to 120 ° C.
- the distance between the upper electrode 126 and the lower electrode 104 is 47 mm.
- a high-frequency power of 1000 W is applied to the lower electrode 104, and the processing time is 210 seconds. It can be seen that the selectivity is as small as 3.9, the CD bias is -75 nm, and the pattern width is narrow and etched.
- the first step of Method 3 above is mainly for the purpose of oxidizing the silicon contained in the silicon-containing upper-layer resist and generating a moderate under-power, and thus requires only a short processing time.
- the SiO 2 film formed on the surface of the upper resist 156 functions as a protective film.
- the etching selectivity in the second step is 6.9, which is improved compared to the etching selectivity of method 3.9 in Method 2 above.
- the undercut occurs moderately in the first step, even if the pattern width is narrowed in the second step, the resist is eventually etched according to the pattern width. Will be possible.
- Table 2 shows the results when etching was performed by changing the flow rate ratio between carbon monoxide gas and oxygen gas.
- etching was performed under the following processing conditions. That is, the temperature of the inner wall surface of the processing vessel 102 including the upper electrode 126 was adjusted to 60 ° C, and the temperature of the mounting surface of the lower electrode 104 was adjusted to 120 ° C. The distance between the upper electrode 126 and the lower electrode 104 is 27 mm. High-frequency power of 120 W (0.38 W / cm 2 ) was applied to the lower electrode 104, and the processing time was 273 seconds.
- etching was performed under the following processing conditions. That is, in the vacuum 1 5 mT processing chamber 1 0 2, the process gas was a mixed gas of CO gas and 0 2 gas 60/60 (sc cm / sc cm) . The temperature of the inner wall of the processing vessel 102 containing the upper electrode 126 was adjusted to 60 ° C, The temperature of the mounting surface of 4 was adjusted to 20 ° C. The distance between the upper electrode 126 and the lower electrode 104 is 27 mm.
- the etching selectivity was 10 or more, and the above high-frequency power conditions were applied as the conditions of Method 1 and the first step of Method 3 above. Is possible.
- the high-frequency power increases, the ion attraction energy increases, so the etching rate increases and the anisotropy of the etching shape increases, but the selectivity tends to decrease. Therefore, 1000 W (3.18 W / cm 2 ) or less is preferable, and 400 W (1.27 WZ cm 2 ) or less is more preferable.
- the etching rate decreases and the selection ratio increases.
- the temperature condition of the mounting surface of the lower electrode 104 is examined.
- etching was performed under the following processing conditions. That is, at a vacuum degree of 15 mT in the processing chamber 102, a processing gas used was a mixed gas of 80/40 (sc cm / sccm) of a CO gas and an O 2 gas.
- the distance between the upper electrode 126 and the lower electrode 104 is 27 mm.
- the etching selectivity is 10 or more, and the above conditions for the lower electrode temperature can be applied as the conditions for the first step of Method 1 and Method 3 above. is there.
- the temperature of the mounting surface of the lower electrode increases, the deposition rate decreases, the selectivity decreases, and the anisotropy tends to decrease slightly to increase the undercut. It is preferably at least 20 ° C and more preferably at most 0 ° C.
- an appropriate solder paste is formed near the upper end of the lower resist 154, and the upper layer is formed in the second step of the above method 3
- the resist 156 can be etched according to the pattern
- the flow rate ratio of carbon monoxide gas to oxygen gas is 0.2 or more and 5 or less
- the applied high-frequency power density is 120 W (0.32 W / cm 2 ) or more and 1000 W (3.1 QW / c 2 ) or less
- the temperature of the mounting table on which the object to be processed is placed should be between 30 ° C and 20 ° C. It is determined to be appropriate.
- the dry development method of the present invention a dry development method with high etching efficiency is possible while keeping the pattern side wall drawn on the resist in a vertical shape.
- the lower resist after the second step is changed by changing the CO / O 2 flow ratio, the high-frequency power applied to the lower electrode, the lower electrode temperature, and the processing time in the first step in the above method 3. It is also possible to control the width of the bottom pattern (R2 in Fig. 3) and to perform trimming.
- the etching conditions and the resist film thickness are device-dependent, and are not limited to such examples. It should be determined according to the equipment used to achieve the same effect. Possibility of industrial use
- the resist in the lower layer of the two-layer resist layer can be used without breaking the upper resist layer, and the pattern sidewall to be etched has a vertical shape and dimensions. It is applied to a dry developing method for performing accurate etching.
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