WO2017029981A1 - マスクブランク、位相シフトマスクおよび半導体デバイスの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a mask blank and a phase shift mask manufactured using the mask blank.
- the present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the phase shift mask.
- a fine pattern is formed using a photolithography method. Further, a number of substrates called transfer masks are usually used for forming this fine pattern.
- transfer masks are usually used for forming this fine pattern.
- the wavelength of an exposure light source used in photolithography it is necessary to shorten the wavelength of an exposure light source used in photolithography in addition to miniaturization of a mask pattern formed on a transfer mask.
- the wavelength has been shortened from an KrF excimer laser (wavelength 248 nm) to an ArF excimer laser (wavelength 193 nm).
- a halftone phase shift mask is known in addition to a binary mask having a light-shielding pattern made of a chromium-based material on a conventional translucent substrate.
- a molybdenum silicide (MoSi) -based material is widely used for the phase shift film of the halftone phase shift mask.
- MoSi-based films have low resistance to ArF excimer laser exposure light (so-called ArF light resistance).
- the MoSi-based film after the pattern is formed is subjected to plasma treatment, UV irradiation treatment, or heat treatment, and a passive film is formed on the surface of the MoSi-based film pattern. The ArF light resistance of the film is enhanced.
- Patent Document 2 the reason why the ArF light resistance of the MoSi-based film is low is that the transition metal in the film is destabilized by being excited by irradiation with ArF excimer laser.
- SiNx which is a material which does not contain a transition metal is applied to the material which forms a phase shift film.
- Patent Document 2 when a single layer SiNx film is formed as a phase shift film on a translucent substrate, the composition of the SiNx film that can obtain the optical characteristics required for the phase shift film is formed by a reactive sputtering method. It is shown that it is necessary to form a film under unstable film formation conditions (transition mode).
- the phase shift film of patent document 2 is made into the laminated structure containing a highly permeable layer and a low permeable layer. Furthermore, the SiN-based film having a relatively high nitrogen content formed in the poison mode region is applied to the high transmission layer, and the nitrogen content formed in the metal mode region is relatively used for the low transmission layer. Therefore, an extremely small number of SiN films are applied.
- the phase shift film having a SiN multilayer structure disclosed in Patent Document 2 has significantly improved ArF light resistance as compared with a conventional phase shift film made of a MoSi material.
- the CD change (thickness) of the pattern width that occurs when the ArF exposure light is integratedly irradiated after the transfer pattern is formed on the phase shift film having the SiN multilayer structure is larger than that of the conventional phase shift film of the MoSi material. Is greatly suppressed.
- the difficulty of manufacturing a transfer mask including a phase shift mask is further increased.
- the time required to manufacture the transfer mask from the mask blank is further increased. Due to these circumstances, the price of transfer masks is rising. For this reason, it is desired to further extend the life of the transfer mask including the phase shift mask.
- Si 3 N 4 is a stoichiometrically stable material, and ArF light resistance is superior among materials made of silicon and nitrogen.
- the phase shift film must have a function of transmitting ArF exposure light incident on the phase shift film with a predetermined transmittance and a function of providing a predetermined phase difference.
- Si 3 N 4 has a higher refractive index n at the wavelength of ArF exposure light than SiNx having a low nitrogen content. Therefore, when Si 3 N 4 is applied as the material of the phase shift film, it is predetermined for ArF exposure light. It is possible to reduce the film thickness necessary for providing the above phase difference.
- the refractive index n when simply describing the refractive index n, it means the refractive index n with respect to the wavelength of the ArF exposure light, and when simply describing the extinction coefficient k, extinction with respect to the wavelength of the ArF exposure light. It means the coefficient k.
- the biggest cause of the CD change of the phase shift pattern which is a problem in ArF light resistance, is that when ArF exposure light is incident on the inside of the phase shift film, the elements constituting the phase shift film are photoexcited. It is considered.
- the transition metal molybdenum (Mo) is easily photoexcited, which causes the silicon (Si) oxidation from the surface to greatly progress and the pattern volume to expand greatly.
- the phase shift film of the MoSi-based material has a significant CD change (thickness) before and after irradiation with ArF exposure light.
- phase shift film made of a SiN-based material since the transition metal is not contained, the CD change before and after irradiation with ArF exposure light is relatively small. However, although silicon in the phase shift film is not as remarkable as the transition metal, it is photoexcited by irradiation with ArF exposure light.
- a mask blank pattern forming thin film (including a phase shift film) for manufacturing a phase shift mask or a transfer mask is formed by sputtering under film forming conditions so as to have an amorphous or microcrystalline structure.
- Si 3 N 4 in a thin film of amorphous or microcrystalline structure is weakly bound state than Si 3 N 4 in the crystalline film. Therefore, the Si 3 N 4 phase shift film having an amorphous or microcrystalline structure is likely to be photoexcited by silicon in the film by irradiation with ArF exposure light. If the phase shift film is a crystal film of Si 3 N 4 , it is possible to suppress photoexcitation of silicon in the film.
- Si 3 N 4 is a material having a large refractive index n, but a significantly small extinction coefficient k at the wavelength of ArF exposure light. For this reason, when the phase shift film is formed of Si 3 N 4 and an attempt is made to design the predetermined phase difference to be slightly less than 180 degrees, only a high transmittance of about 20% or less can be produced. . If the nitrogen content of the SiN-based material is lowered, it is possible to produce a phase shift film having a predetermined phase difference and a predetermined transmittance. Naturally, however, the ArF light resistance also decreases as the nitrogen content decreases. Go.
- the present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and in a mask blank having a phase shift film on a translucent substrate, a function of transmitting ArF exposure light at a predetermined transmittance. And a phase shift film having a function of generating a predetermined phase difference with respect to the transmitted ArF exposure light, and further comprising a phase shift film having a higher ArF light resistance than a phase shift film made of Si 3 N 4
- the purpose is to provide.
- it aims at providing the phase shift mask manufactured using this mask blank.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using such a phase shift mask.
- the present invention has the following configuration.
- (Configuration 1) A mask blank provided with a phase shift film on a translucent substrate,
- the phase shift film has a function of transmitting exposure light of ArF excimer laser with a transmittance of 2% or more, and in the air by the same distance as the thickness of the phase shift film with respect to the exposure light transmitted through the phase shift film.
- the phase shift film includes a structure in which a lower layer and an upper layer are stacked from the translucent substrate side,
- the lower layer is formed of a material containing silicon, or a material containing one or more elements selected from non-metal elements and metalloid elements other than oxygen in a material made of silicon
- the upper layer is formed of a material comprising one or more elements selected from a material composed of silicon and nitrogen, or a material composed of silicon and nitrogen, and a nonmetallic element and a metalloid element other than oxygen, excluding the surface layer portion
- the lower layer has a refractive index n of less than 1.8 and an extinction coefficient k of 2.0 or more.
- the upper layer has a refractive index n of 2.3 or more and an extinction coefficient k of 1.0 or less.
- the lower layer is formed of a material comprising silicon and nitrogen, or a material comprising one or more elements selected from nonmetallic elements and metalloid elements other than oxygen in a material comprising silicon and nitrogen.
- the mask blank according to any one of configurations 1 to 3. (Configuration 5) 5.
- a phase shift mask including a phase shift film in which a transfer pattern is formed on a translucent substrate,
- the phase shift film has a function of transmitting exposure light of ArF excimer laser with a transmittance of 2% or more, and in the air by the same distance as the thickness of the phase shift film with respect to the exposure light transmitted through the phase shift film.
- the phase shift film includes a structure in which a lower layer and an upper layer are stacked from the translucent substrate side,
- the lower layer is formed of a material containing silicon, or a material containing one or more elements selected from non-metal elements and metalloid elements other than oxygen in a material made of silicon
- the upper layer is formed of a material comprising one or more elements selected from a material composed of silicon and nitrogen, or a material composed of silicon and nitrogen, and a nonmetallic element and a metalloid element other than oxygen, excluding the surface layer portion
- the lower layer has a refractive index n of less than 1.8 and an extinction coefficient k of 2.0 or more.
- the upper layer has a refractive index n of 2.3 or more and an extinction coefficient k of 1.0 or less.
- the phase shift mask characterized in that the upper layer is thicker than the lower layer.
- the lower layer is formed of a material comprising silicon and nitrogen, or a material comprising one or more elements selected from nonmetallic elements and metalloid elements other than oxygen in a material comprising silicon and nitrogen.
- (Configuration 17) The phase shift mask according to any one of Structures 13 to 16, wherein the lower layer has a nitrogen content of 40 atomic% or less.
- (Configuration 20) 20 The phase shift mask according to any one of Structures 13 to 19, wherein the lower layer is formed in contact with the surface of the translucent substrate.
- (Configuration 21) 21 The phase shift mask according to any one of Configurations 13 to 20, further comprising a light shielding film having a light shielding pattern formed on the phase shift film.
- the mask blank of the present invention includes a phase shift film on a translucent substrate, and the phase shift film functions to transmit ArF exposure light at a predetermined transmittance and to transmit ArF exposure light.
- the ArF light resistance can be made higher than that of the phase shift film made of Si 3 N 4 while having a function of generating a predetermined phase difference.
- the inventors of the present application have a function of transmitting ArF exposure light at a predetermined transmittance and a function of generating a predetermined phase difference in a phase shift film using a SiN-based material that is higher in ArF light resistance than a MoSi-based material. In order to further improve the ArF light resistance, intensive research was conducted.
- a conventional phase shift film mainly absorbs ArF exposure light inside the phase shift film to transmit ArF exposure light at a predetermined transmittance, and has a predetermined phase difference with respect to the transmitted ArF exposure light. This is because the design concept is to be generated.
- the phase shift film pattern using Si 3 N 4 is formed on the translucent substrate and the phase shift mask is manufactured according to the conventional design concept of the phase shift film, the inside of the phase shift film is formed from the translucent substrate side.
- the ArF exposure light incident on is absorbed in the phase shift film, and ArF exposure light is emitted from the phase shift film with a predetermined transmittance.
- ArF exposure light is absorbed in the phase shift film, silicon in the film is photoexcited.
- the phase shift film has a relative nitrogen content. Therefore, it is necessary to form a laminated structure of a high permeable layer of Si 3 N 4 and a low permeable layer of SiN having a relatively low nitrogen content. In this case, more ArF exposure light is absorbed when the ArF exposure light is transmitted through the low transmission layer of SiN than when it is transmitted through the high transmission layer of Si 3 N 4 .
- the SiN low transmission layer has a low nitrogen content
- the silicon in the low transmission layer is more easily photoexcited than the silicon in the Si 3 N 4 high transmission layer, and the CD variation in the low transmission layer is larger. It is hard to avoid.
- the design concept of the conventional phase shift film is applied, it is difficult to further improve the ArF light resistance of the phase shift film of the SiN material.
- the inventors In order to set the transmittance of the phase shift film with respect to ArF exposure light to a predetermined value, the inventors have set the reflectance (back surface reflectance) at the interface between the translucent substrate and the phase shift film as compared with the conventional phase shift film. It was thought that the light resistance against ArF exposure light of the phase shift film could be increased by increasing the height of the phase shift film.
- the amount of ArF exposure light reflected at the interface between the translucent substrate and the phase shift film is made higher than before, thereby allowing the phase shift film The amount of exposure light incident on the inside of the substrate can be reduced.
- the amount of ArF exposure light absorbed in the phase shift film is less than the conventional amount, the amount of ArF exposure light emitted from the phase shift film can be made equal to that of the conventional phase shift film. This makes it difficult for silicon to be photoexcited inside the phase shift film, and the ArF light resistance of the phase shift film can be improved.
- phase shift film having a single layer structure it is difficult to make the back surface reflectance higher than that of a conventional phase shift film. Therefore, a phase shift film having a laminated structure of a SiN-based high transmission layer and a SiN-based low transmission layer was studied.
- a phase shift film in which SiN having a high nitrogen content is applied to the high transmission layer and SiN having a low nitrogen content is applied to the low transmission layer is studied, the condition of the predetermined phase difference and the predetermined transmittance is satisfied.
- it is possible to design the film it has been found that it is difficult to increase the back surface reflectance of the entire phase shift film by simply laminating these layers.
- SiN having a high nitrogen content such as Si 3 N 4 is a material having a large refractive index n and a small extinction coefficient k, and this material is applied to the lower layer disposed on the light-transmitting substrate side of the phase shift film. Even so, the back surface reflectance for ArF exposure light does not increase. For this reason, SiN having a high nitrogen content such as Si 3 N 4 is applied to the upper layer of the phase shift film.
- phase shift film In order to increase the back surface reflectance of the phase shift film with respect to ArF exposure light, not only the reflection at the interface between the translucent substrate and the lower layer of the phase shift film but also the interface between the lower layer and the upper layer constituting the phase shift film. It is desirable to increase the reflection. In order to satisfy these conditions, a material having a small refractive index n and a large extinction coefficient k is applied to the lower layer. Since SiN having a low nitrogen content has such optical characteristics, it was decided to apply this to the lower layer of the phase shift film.
- a mask blank provided with a phase shift film having a structure in which a lower layer of a SiN-based material having a low nitrogen content and an upper layer of a SiN-based material having a high nitrogen content are stacked on a light-transmitting substrate.
- the lower layer is formed of a material having a significantly larger extinction coefficient k than that of the translucent substrate
- ArF exposure light irradiated from the translucent substrate side is conventionally generated at the interface between the translucent substrate and the lower layer.
- the light is reflected at a higher light quantity ratio than the phase shift film.
- the upper layer is made of a material having a smaller extinction coefficient k than that of the lower layer but having a large refractive index, ArF exposure light incident on the lower layer is partially reflected also at the interface between the lower layer and the upper layer. The That is, since such a phase shift film reflects ArF exposure light at two places, the interface between the translucent substrate and the lower layer and the interface between the lower layer and the upper layer. The rate is high.
- phase shift film having a predetermined back surface reflectance while having a predetermined transmittance and a predetermined phase difference for ArF exposure light. It came to the conclusion that the above technical problem could be solved by adopting the phase shift film configuration as described above.
- the present invention is a mask blank having a phase shift film on a translucent substrate, the phase shift film having a function of transmitting ArF excimer laser exposure light with a transmittance of 2% or more, and a phase shift A function of causing a phase difference of not less than 150 degrees and not more than 180 degrees between the exposure light transmitted through the film and the exposure light that has passed through the air by the same distance as the thickness of the phase shift film,
- the shift film includes a structure in which a lower layer and an upper layer are laminated from the translucent substrate side, and the lower layer is made of silicon, or one or more selected from non-metal elements and metalloid elements other than oxygen in a material made of silicon.
- the upper layer is made of a material containing silicon and nitrogen, or a material consisting of silicon and nitrogen, or a non-metal element and a metalloid element excluding oxygen.
- the lower layer has a refractive index n of less than 1.8, an extinction coefficient k of 2.0 or more, and the upper layer has a refractive index n of 2.3.
- the mask blank is characterized in that the extinction coefficient k is 1.0 or less and the upper layer is thicker than the lower layer.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a mask blank 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a mask blank 100 of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 has a structure in which a phase shift film 2, a light shielding film 3, and a hard mask film 4 are laminated in this order on a translucent substrate 1.
- the translucent substrate 1 can be formed of synthetic quartz glass, quartz glass, aluminosilicate glass, soda lime glass, low thermal expansion glass (SiO 2 —TiO 2 glass or the like) and the like.
- synthetic quartz glass has a high transmittance with respect to ArF excimer laser light, and is particularly preferable as a material for forming the translucent substrate 1 of the mask blank.
- the refractive index n of the material forming the translucent substrate 1 at the wavelength of ArF exposure light (about 193 nm) is preferably 1.5 or more and 1.6 or less, and 1.52 or more and 1.59 or less. More preferably, it is 1.54 or more and 1.58 or less.
- the phase shift film 2 is required to have a transmittance with respect to ArF exposure light of 2% or more.
- the transmittance with respect to the exposure light is required to be at least 2%.
- the transmittance of the phase shift film 2 with respect to exposure light is preferably 3% or more, and more preferably 4% or more.
- the transmittance with respect to the exposure light of the phase shift film 2 is preferably 30% or less, more preferably 20% or less, and further preferably 10% or less.
- the phase shift film 2 has a phase difference of 150 between the transmitted ArF exposure light and the light that has passed through the air by the same distance as the thickness of the phase shift film 2. It is required to be adjusted to be in the range of not less than 180 degrees and not more than 180 degrees.
- the lower limit value of the phase difference in the phase shift film 2 is preferably 155 degrees or more, and more preferably 160 degrees or more.
- the upper limit value of the phase difference in the phase shift film 2 is preferably 179 degrees or less, and more preferably 177 degrees or less. This is to reduce the influence of an increase in phase difference caused by minute etching of the translucent substrate 1 during dry etching when forming a pattern on the phase shift film 2.
- ArF exposure light is applied to the phase shift mask by an exposure apparatus, and the number of ArF exposure light incident from a direction inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the direction perpendicular to the film surface of the phase shift film 2 is increasing. It is because it is.
- the phase shift film 2 can be used in a state where only the phase shift film 2 exists on the translucent substrate 1.
- the reflectance (back surface reflectance) on the translucent substrate 1 side (back surface side) with respect to exposure light is required to be at least 35% or more.
- the state where only the phase shift film 2 exists on the translucent substrate 1 means that when the phase shift mask 200 (see FIG. 2G) is manufactured from the mask blank 100, the light shielding pattern is formed on the phase shift pattern 2a. This refers to a state where 3b is not laminated (a region of the phase shift pattern 2a where the light shielding pattern 3b is not laminated).
- the phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank 100 is used to expose a transfer target (such as a resist film on a semiconductor wafer).
- a transfer target such as a resist film on a semiconductor wafer.
- the back surface reflectance of the phase shift film 2 with respect to ArF exposure light is preferably 45% or less.
- the phase shift film 2 has a structure in which a lower layer 21 and an upper layer 22 are laminated from the translucent substrate 1 side.
- the entire phase shift film 2 needs to satisfy at least the above-described conditions of transmittance, phase difference, and back surface reflectance.
- the refractive index n of the lower layer 21 is required to be less than 1.80.
- the refractive index n of the lower layer 21 is preferably 1.75 or less, and more preferably 1.70 or less. Further, the refractive index n of the lower layer 21 is preferably 1.00 or more, and more preferably 1.10 or more.
- the extinction coefficient k of the lower layer 21 is required to be 2.00 or more.
- the extinction coefficient k of the lower layer 21 is preferably 2.10 or more, and more preferably 2.20 or more. Further, the extinction coefficient k of the lower layer 21 is preferably 2.90 or less, and more preferably 2.80 or less.
- the refractive index n and the extinction coefficient k of the lower layer 21 are values derived by regarding the entire lower layer 21 as one optically uniform layer.
- the refractive index n of the upper layer 22 is required to be 2.30 or more.
- the refractive index n of the upper layer 22 is preferably 2.40 or more. Further, the refractive index n of the upper layer 22 is preferably 2.80 or less, and more preferably 2.70 or less.
- the extinction coefficient k of the upper layer 22 is required to be 1.00 or less.
- the extinction coefficient k of the upper layer 22 is preferably 0.90 or less, and more preferably 0.70 or less. Further, the extinction coefficient k of the upper layer 22 is preferably 0.20 or more, and more preferably 0.30 or more. Note that the refractive index n and the extinction coefficient k of the upper layer 22 are values derived by regarding the entire upper layer 22 including a surface layer portion described later as one optically uniform layer.
- the refractive index n and extinction coefficient k of the thin film including the phase shift film 2 are not determined only by the composition of the thin film.
- the film density and crystal state of the thin film are factors that influence the refractive index n and the extinction coefficient k. For this reason, various conditions when forming a thin film by reactive sputtering are adjusted, and the thin film is formed so as to have a desired refractive index n and extinction coefficient k.
- a mixture of a rare gas and a reactive gas oxygen gas, nitrogen gas, etc.
- the thickness of the upper layer 22 In order for the phase shift film 2 to satisfy the above-described conditions, in addition to the optical characteristics of the lower layer 21 and the upper layer 22, the thickness of the upper layer 22 must be at least thicker than the thickness of the lower layer 21.
- the upper layer 22 is made of a material having a high nitrogen content in order to satisfy the required optical characteristics, and the ArF light resistance tends to be relatively high, whereas the lower layer 21 satisfies the required optical characteristics.
- a material having a low nitrogen content is applied to the glass, and the ArF light resistance tends to be relatively low.
- the thickness of the lower layer 21 that tends to have a relatively low ArF light resistance. This is because it is necessary to make it thinner than the thickness of the upper layer 22 which tends to have relatively high ArF light resistance.
- the thickness of the lower layer 21 be as thin as possible within a range that can satisfy the conditions of predetermined transmittance, phase difference, and back surface reflectance required for the phase shift film 2.
- the thickness of the lower layer 21 is preferably less than 12 nm, more preferably 11 nm or less, and even more preferably 10 nm or less. Further, considering the point of the back surface reflectance of the phase shift film 2 in particular, the thickness of the lower layer 21 is preferably 3 nm or more, more preferably 4 nm or more, and further preferably 5 nm or more.
- the entire phase shift film 2 is within a range that can satisfy the predetermined transmittance, phase difference, and back surface reflectance requirements for the phase shift film 2. It is desired to increase the ratio of the thickness of the upper layer 22 to the film thickness as much as possible.
- the thickness of the upper layer 22 is preferably 5 times or more than the thickness of the lower layer 21, more preferably 5.5 times or more, and even more preferably 6 times or more.
- the thickness of the upper layer 22 is more preferably 10 times or less the thickness of the lower layer 21.
- the thickness of the upper layer 22 is preferably 80 nm or less, more preferably 70 nm or less, and further preferably 65 nm or less. Further, the thickness of the upper layer 22 is preferably 50 nm or more, and more preferably 55 nm or more.
- the lower layer 21 is formed of a material made of silicon, or a material containing one or more elements selected from non-metal elements and metalloid elements excluding oxygen in a material made of silicon.
- the lower layer 21 does not contain a transition metal that can cause a decrease in light resistance to ArF exposure light. Since it is impossible to deny the possibility that the light resistance to ArF exposure light can be reduced, it is desirable not to include metal elements other than transition metals.
- the lower layer 21 may contain any metalloid element in addition to silicon. Among these metalloid elements, it is preferable to include one or more elements selected from boron, germanium, antimony, and tellurium because it can be expected to increase the conductivity of silicon used as a sputtering target.
- the lower layer 21 may contain a nonmetallic element other than oxygen. Among these nonmetallic elements, it is preferable to contain one or more elements selected from nitrogen, carbon, fluorine and hydrogen. This nonmetallic element also includes rare gases such as helium (He), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), and xenon (Xe).
- the lower layer 21 does not actively contain oxygen (the oxygen content when the composition analysis is performed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy or the like is equal to or lower than the detection lower limit value). This is because the lowering of the extinction coefficient k of the lower layer 21 caused by containing oxygen in the material forming the lower layer 21 is larger than that of other nonmetallic elements, and the back surface reflectance of the phase shift film 2 is not greatly reduced. .
- the lower layer 21 is preferably formed of a material containing silicon and nitrogen, or a material containing one or more elements selected from nonmetallic elements and metalloid elements excluding oxygen in a material consisting of silicon and nitrogen. This is because the silicon-containing material containing nitrogen has higher light resistance to ArF exposure light than the silicon-containing material not containing nitrogen. Moreover, it is because the oxidation of the pattern side wall when the phase shift pattern is formed in the lower layer 21 is suppressed. However, as the nitrogen content in the material forming the lower layer 21 increases, the refractive index n increases and the extinction coefficient k decreases. For this reason, the nitrogen content in the material forming the lower layer 21 is preferably 40 atomic percent or less, more preferably 36 atomic percent or less, and even more preferably 32 atomic percent or less.
- the upper layer 22 is formed of a material made of silicon and nitrogen, or a material containing one or more elements selected from non-metal elements and metalloid elements excluding oxygen in a material made of silicon and nitrogen, except for the surface layer portion. .
- the surface layer portion of the upper layer 22 refers to the surface layer portion on the opposite side of the upper layer 22 from the lower layer 21 side.
- the oxidation of the surface layer portion of the upper layer 22 also proceeds when the phase shift film 2 is exposed to the atmosphere or heat treatment is performed in the atmosphere.
- the upper layer 22 is preferably a material having a high refractive index n. Since the refractive index n tends to decrease as the oxygen content in the material increases, oxygen is not actively contained in the upper layer 22 at the time of film formation except for the surface layer portion (such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy). The oxygen content when the composition analysis is performed is less than the detection lower limit.) From these things, the surface layer part of the upper layer 22 is formed with the material which added oxygen to the material which forms the upper layer except a surface layer part.
- the surface layer portion of the upper layer 22 may be formed by various oxidation treatments. This is because the surface layer can be a stable oxide layer.
- the oxidation treatment include a heat treatment in a gas containing oxygen such as the atmosphere, a light irradiation treatment using a flash lamp in a gas containing oxygen, a treatment in which ozone or oxygen plasma is brought into contact with the surface of the upper layer 22, and the like. Is given.
- the surface layer portion of the upper layer 22 preferably has a thickness of 1 nm or more, more preferably 1.5 nm or more. Further, the surface layer portion of the upper layer 22 preferably has a thickness of 5 nm or less, and more preferably 3 nm or less.
- the upper layer 22 does not contain a transition metal that can cause a decrease in light resistance to ArF exposure light. Since it is impossible to deny the possibility that the light resistance to ArF exposure light can be reduced, it is desirable not to include metal elements other than transition metals.
- the upper layer 22 may contain any metalloid element in addition to silicon. Among these metalloid elements, it is preferable to include one or more elements selected from boron, germanium, antimony, and tellurium because it can be expected to increase the conductivity of silicon used as a sputtering target.
- the upper layer 22 may contain a nonmetallic element other than oxygen. Among these nonmetallic elements, it is preferable to contain one or more elements selected from nitrogen, carbon, fluorine and hydrogen. This nonmetallic element also includes rare gases such as helium (He), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), and xenon (Xe).
- the upper layer 22 is preferably a material having a higher refractive index n, and the silicon-based material tends to have a higher refractive index n as the nitrogen content increases. For this reason, it is preferable that the total content of the metalloid element and the nonmetal element contained in the material forming the upper layer 22 is 10 atomic% or less, more preferably 5 atomic% or less, and not actively contained. Further preferred.
- the nitrogen content in the material forming the upper layer 22 is required to be at least higher than the nitrogen content in the material forming the lower layer 21.
- the nitrogen content in the material forming the upper layer 22 is preferably greater than 50 atomic%, more preferably 52 atomic% or more, and even more preferably 55 atomic% or more.
- the lower layer 21 is preferably formed in contact with the surface of the translucent substrate 1. This is because the configuration in which the lower layer 21 is in contact with the surface of the translucent substrate 1 is more effective in increasing the back surface reflectance generated by the laminated structure of the lower layer 21 and the upper layer 22 of the phase shift film 2 described above.
- An etching stopper film may be provided between the translucent substrate 1 and the phase shift film 2 if the influence on the effect of increasing the back surface reflectance of the phase shift film 2 is very small. In this case, the thickness of the etching stopper film needs to be 10 nm or less, preferably 7 nm or less, and more preferably 5 nm or less.
- the thickness of the etching stopper film needs to be 3 nm or more.
- the extinction coefficient k of the material forming the etching stopper film needs to be less than 0.1, preferably 0.05 or less, and more preferably 0.01 or less.
- the refractive index n of the material forming the etching stopper film is required to be at least 1.9 or less, and is preferably 1.7 or less.
- the refractive index n of the material forming the etching stopper film is preferably 1.55 or more.
- both the material forming the lower layer 21 and the material forming the upper layer 22 excluding the surface layer portion are composed of the same element.
- the upper layer 22 and the lower layer 21 are patterned by dry etching using the same etching gas. For this reason, it is desirable to etch the upper layer 22 and the lower layer 21 in the same etching chamber. If the elements constituting each material forming the upper layer 22 and the lower layer 21 are the same, the environmental change in the etching chamber when the object to be dry-etched from the upper layer 22 to the lower layer 21 changes can be reduced. it can.
- the ratio of the etching rate of the lower layer 21 to the etching rate of the upper layer 22 is preferably 3.0 or less, and is 2.5 or less. More preferred. Further, when the phase shift film 2 is patterned by dry etching with the same etching gas, the ratio of the etching rate of the lower layer 21 to the etching rate of the upper layer 22 is preferably 1.0 or more.
- the lower layer 21 and the upper layer 22 in the phase shift film 2 are formed by sputtering, but any sputtering such as DC sputtering, RF sputtering, and ion beam sputtering is applicable. In consideration of the deposition rate, it is preferable to apply DC sputtering. In the case of using a target with low conductivity, it is preferable to apply RF sputtering or ion beam sputtering, but it is more preferable to apply RF sputtering in consideration of the film formation rate.
- any sputtering such as DC sputtering, RF sputtering, and ion beam sputtering is applicable. In consideration of the deposition rate, it is preferable to apply DC sputtering. In the case of using a target with low conductivity, it is preferable to apply RF sputtering or ion beam sputtering, but it is more preferable to apply RF sputtering in
- the mask blank 100 includes a light shielding film 3 on the phase shift film 2.
- the outer peripheral area of a transfer pattern formation area is affected by exposure light transmitted through the outer peripheral area when exposed and transferred to a resist film on a semiconductor wafer using an exposure apparatus. Therefore, it is required to secure an optical density (OD) of a predetermined value or higher so that the resist film does not receive the resist.
- OD optical density
- the OD is required to be larger than 2.0, and the OD is preferably 2.8 or more, and more preferably 3.0 or more.
- the phase shift film 2 has a function of transmitting exposure light with a predetermined transmittance, and it is difficult to ensure a predetermined optical density with the phase shift film 2 alone. For this reason, it is necessary to laminate the light shielding film 3 on the phase shift film 2 at the stage of manufacturing the mask blank 100 in order to ensure an insufficient optical density.
- the light shielding film 3 in the region (basically the transfer pattern forming region) where the phase shift effect is used is removed in the course of manufacturing the phase shift mask 200 (see FIG. 2). By doing so, it is possible to manufacture the phase shift mask 200 in which an optical density of a predetermined value is secured in the outer peripheral region.
- the light shielding film 3 can be applied to either a single layer structure or a laminated structure of two or more layers.
- each layer of the light-shielding film 3 having a single-layer structure and the light-shielding film 3 having a laminated structure of two or more layers has a composition in the layer thickness direction even if the layers have almost the same composition in the film thickness direction.
- An inclined configuration may be used.
- the mask blank 100 in the form shown in FIG. 1 has a configuration in which the light shielding film 3 is laminated on the phase shift film 2 without interposing another film.
- the light-shielding film 3 is preferably formed of a material containing chromium.
- the material containing chromium forming the light-shielding film 3 include a material containing one or more elements selected from oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron, and fluorine in addition to chromium metal.
- a chromium-based material is etched with a mixed gas of a chlorine-based gas and an oxygen gas, but chromium metal does not have a very high etching rate with respect to this etching gas.
- the material for forming the light shielding film 3 is one or more elements selected from chromium, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron and fluorine.
- a material containing is preferred.
- you may make the material containing chromium which forms the light shielding film 3 contain one or more elements among molybdenum, indium, and tin. By including one or more elements of molybdenum, indium and tin, the etching rate for the mixed gas of chlorine-based gas and oxygen gas can be further increased.
- the light shielding film 3 may be formed of a material containing a transition metal and silicon as long as etching selectivity for dry etching can be obtained with the material forming the upper layer 22 (particularly the surface layer portion). This is because a material containing a transition metal and silicon has a high light shielding performance, and the thickness of the light shielding film 3 can be reduced.
- transition metals to be included in the light-shielding film 3 molybdenum (Mo), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), hafnium (Hf), nickel (Ni), vanadium (V) , Zirconium (Zr), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), zinc (Zn), niobium (Nb), palladium (Pd), and any one metal or an alloy of these metals.
- the metal element other than the transition metal element contained in the light shielding film 3 include aluminum (Al), indium (In), tin (Sn), and gallium (Ga).
- a light shielding film 3 having a structure in which a layer made of a material containing chromium and a layer made of a material containing transition metal and silicon are laminated in this order from the phase shift film 2 side. May be.
- the specific matters of the material containing chromium and the material containing transition metal and silicon in this case are the same as those of the light shielding film 3 described above.
- the mask blank 100 preferably has a reflectance (back surface reflectance) of 30% or more on the translucent substrate 1 side (back surface side) with respect to ArF exposure light in a state where the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 are laminated.
- a reflectance back surface reflectance
- the light shielding film 3 is formed of a material containing chromium
- the layer on the phase shift film 2 side of the light shielding film 3 is formed of a material containing chromium
- ArF exposure light incident on the light shielding film 3 When the amount of light is large, a phenomenon in which chromium is photoexcited and chromium moves to the phase shift film 2 side easily occurs.
- the back surface reflectance with respect to ArF exposure light in a state where the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 are laminated to be 30% or more, the movement of chromium can be suppressed.
- the light shielding film 3 is formed of a material containing a transition metal and silicon, if the amount of ArF exposure light incident on the light shielding film 3 is large, the transition metal is photoexcited and the transition metal is moved to the phase shift film 2 side. The phenomenon of moving is more likely to occur.
- the back surface reflectance with respect to ArF exposure light in a state where the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 are laminated to be 30% or more, the movement of the transition metal can be suppressed.
- a hard mask film 4 formed of a material having etching selectivity with respect to an etching gas used when the light shielding film 3 is etched is further laminated on the light shielding film 3. Since the hard mask film 4 is basically not restricted by the optical density, the thickness of the hard mask film 4 can be made much thinner than the thickness of the light shielding film 3.
- the resist film made of an organic material is sufficient to have a thickness sufficient to function as an etching mask until dry etching for forming a pattern on the hard mask film 4 is completed. The thickness can be greatly reduced. Thinning the resist film is effective in improving resist resolution and preventing pattern collapse, and is extremely important in meeting the demand for miniaturization.
- the hard mask film 4 is preferably formed of a material containing silicon. Since the hard mask film 4 in this case tends to have low adhesion to the organic material resist film, the surface of the hard mask film 4 is subjected to HMDS (Hexamethyldisilazane) treatment to improve surface adhesion. It is preferable. In this case, the hard mask film 4 is more preferably formed of SiO 2 , SiN, SiON or the like.
- a material containing tantalum is also applicable as the material of the hard mask film 4 when the light shielding film 3 is formed of a material containing chromium.
- the material containing tantalum in this case include a material in which tantalum contains one or more elements selected from nitrogen, oxygen, boron, and carbon in addition to tantalum metal. Examples thereof include Ta, TaN, TaO, TaON, TaBN, TaBO, TaBON, TaCN, TaCO, TaCON, TaBCN, TaBOCN, and the like.
- the hard mask film 4 is preferably formed of the material containing chromium.
- a resist film of an organic material is formed with a thickness of 100 nm or less in contact with the surface of the hard mask film 4.
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- a transfer pattern phase shift pattern
- FIG. 2 shows the phase shift mask 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention manufactured from the mask blank 100 of the above embodiment and the manufacturing process thereof.
- the phase shift pattern 2 a that is a transfer pattern is formed on the phase shift film 2 of the mask blank 100
- the light shielding pattern 3 b is formed on the light shielding film 3. It is characterized by having.
- the hard mask film 4 is provided on the mask blank 100, the hard mask film 4 is removed while the phase shift mask 200 is being formed.
- the method of manufacturing the phase shift mask 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention uses the mask blank 100 described above.
- the step of forming a transfer pattern on the light shielding film 3 by dry etching, and the light shielding film 3 having the transfer pattern are provided.
- the manufacturing method of the phase shift mask 200 of this invention is demonstrated.
- phase shift mask 200 using the mask blank 100 in which the hard mask film 4 is laminated on the light shielding film 3 will be described.
- a material containing chromium is applied to the light shielding film 3 and a material containing silicon is applied to the hard mask film 4 will be described.
- a resist film is formed by spin coating in contact with the hard mask film 4 in the mask blank 100.
- a first pattern which is a transfer pattern (phase shift pattern) to be formed on the phase shift film 2
- a predetermined process such as a development process is further performed.
- a first resist pattern 5a having a shift pattern was formed (see FIG. 2A).
- dry etching using a fluorine-based gas was performed using the first resist pattern 5a as a mask to form a first pattern (hard mask pattern 4a) on the hard mask film 4 (see FIG. 2B). .
- a resist film was formed on the mask blank 100 by a spin coating method.
- a second pattern which is a pattern (light-shielding pattern) to be formed on the light-shielding film 3
- a predetermined process such as a development process is performed to provide a light-shielding pattern.
- a second resist pattern 6b was formed (see FIG. 2E).
- dry etching using a mixed gas of chlorine-based gas and oxygen gas is performed using the second resist pattern 6b as a mask to form a second pattern (light-shielding pattern 3b) on the light-shielding film 3 (FIG. 2 ( f)).
- the second resist pattern 6b was removed, and a predetermined process such as cleaning was performed to obtain a phase shift mask 200 (see FIG. 2G).
- the chlorine-based gas used in the dry etching is not particularly limited as long as it contains Cl.
- Cl 2 , SiCl 2 , CHCl 3 , CH 2 Cl 2 , CCl 4 , BCl 3 and the like can be mentioned.
- the fluorine-based gas used in the dry etching is not particularly limited as long as F is contained.
- F for example, CHF 3, CF 4, C 2 F 6, C 4 F 8, SF 6 and the like.
- the fluorine-based gas not containing C has a relatively low etching rate with respect to the glass substrate, damage to the glass substrate can be further reduced.
- the phase shift mask 200 of the present invention is manufactured using the mask blank 100 described above. Therefore, the phase shift film 2 (phase shift pattern 2a) on which the transfer pattern is formed has a transmittance for ArF exposure light of 2% or more, and the thickness of the exposure light transmitted through the phase shift pattern 2a and the phase shift pattern 2a. The phase difference between the exposure light and the exposure light that has passed through the air by the same distance is within the range of 150 degrees to 180 degrees. Further, this phase shift mask 200 has a back surface reflectance of 35% or more in the region of the phase shift pattern 2a where the light shielding pattern 3b is not laminated (the region on the translucent substrate 1 where only the phase shift pattern 2a exists). It has become. As a result, the amount of ArF exposure light incident on the inside of the phase shift film 2 can be reduced, and photoexcitation of silicon in the phase shift film 2 by the ArF exposure light can be suppressed.
- the phase shift mask 200 preferably has a back surface reflectance of 45% or less in the region of the phase shift pattern 2a where the light shielding pattern 3b is not laminated.
- an object to be transferred such as a resist film on a semiconductor wafer
- the reflected light on the back side of the phase shift pattern 2a does not affect the exposure transfer image. It is to do.
- the phase shift mask 200 preferably has a back surface reflectance of 30% or more in the region on the translucent substrate 1 of the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light shielding patterns 3b are stacked.
- the chromium in the light shielding pattern 3b is the phase shift pattern. It can suppress moving in 2a.
- the light shielding pattern 3b is formed with the material containing a transition metal and silicon, it can suppress that the transition metal in the light shielding pattern 3b moves in the phase shift pattern 2a.
- the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device of the present invention is characterized in that a transfer pattern is exposed and transferred onto a resist film on a semiconductor substrate using the phase shift mask 200 described above.
- the phase shift pattern 2a of the phase shift mask 200 has significantly improved light resistance against ArF exposure light.
- the phase shift mask 200 is set in an exposure apparatus, and ArF exposure light is irradiated from the light transmissive substrate 1 side of the phase shift mask 200 to an object to be transferred (such as a resist film on a semiconductor wafer). Even if the process is continuously performed, the CD change amount of the phase shift pattern 2a is small, and the desired pattern can be continuously transferred to the transfer object with high accuracy.
- Example 1 Manufacture of mask blanks
- a translucent substrate 1 made of synthetic quartz glass having a main surface dimension of about 152 mm ⁇ about 152 mm and a thickness of about 6.35 mm was prepared.
- This translucent substrate 1 has its end face and main surface polished to a predetermined surface roughness, and then subjected to a predetermined cleaning process and drying process.
- the refractive index n was 1.556 and the extinction coefficient k was 0.00.
- the translucent substrate 1 is set in a single wafer RF sputtering apparatus, and a surface of the translucent substrate 1 is formed by RF sputtering using a silicon (Si) target and argon (Ar) gas as a sputtering gas.
- a lower layer 21 (Si film) of the phase shift film 2 made of silicon was formed with a thickness of 8 nm.
- a phase shift composed of silicon and nitrogen is formed on the lower layer 21 by reactive sputtering (RF sputtering) using a silicon (Si) target and a mixed gas of argon (Ar) and nitrogen (N 2 ) as a sputtering gas.
- the phase shift film 2 in which the lower layer 21 and the upper layer 22 were laminated in contact with the surface of the translucent substrate 1 was formed with a thickness of 71 nm.
- the thickness of the upper layer 22 is 7.9 times the thickness of the lower layer 21.
- the compositions of the lower layer 21 and the upper layer 22 are results obtained by measurement by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The same applies to other films.
- the lower layer 21 and the upper layer 22 of the phase shift film 2 had a refractive index n of 1.06 and an extinction coefficient k of 2.72, and the upper layer 22 had a refractive index. n was 2.63 and the extinction coefficient k was 0.37.
- the back surface reflectance (reflectance on the translucent substrate 1 side) of the phase shift film 2 with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm was 44.1%.
- %: 22 atomic%: 12 atomic%: 11 atomic%) was formed with a thickness of 46 nm.
- the back surface reflectance (reflectance on the light transmissive substrate 1 side) with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm was 42.7%.
- the optical density (OD) of light having a wavelength of 193 nm in the laminated structure of the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 was measured and found to be 3.0 or more.
- another light-transmitting substrate 1 was prepared, and only the light-shielding film 3 was formed under the same film-forming conditions, and the optical characteristics of the light-shielding film 3 were measured.
- the refractive index n was 1.95, the extinction coefficient. k was 1.53.
- the translucent substrate 1 in which the phase shift film 2 and the light-shielding film 3 are laminated is placed in a single wafer RF sputtering apparatus, and argon (Ar) gas is sputtered using a silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) target.
- a hard mask film 4 made of silicon and oxygen was formed to a thickness of 5 nm on the light shielding film 3 by RF sputtering using gas.
- phase shift mask 200 of Example 1 was produced according to the following procedure. First, the surface of the hard mask film 4 was subjected to HMDS treatment. Subsequently, a resist film made of a chemically amplified resist for electron beam drawing with a film thickness of 80 nm was formed in contact with the surface of the hard mask film 4 by spin coating. Next, a first pattern which is a phase shift pattern to be formed on the phase shift film 2 is drawn on the resist film by electron beam, a predetermined development process and a cleaning process are performed, and a first pattern having the first pattern is obtained. 1 resist pattern 5a was formed (see FIG. 2A).
- a resist film made of a chemically amplified resist for electron beam lithography was formed on the light-shielding pattern 3a with a film thickness of 150 nm by spin coating.
- a second pattern which is a pattern (light-shielding pattern) to be formed on the light-shielding film, is exposed and drawn on the resist film, and further subjected to a predetermined process such as a development process, whereby the second resist having the light-shielding pattern A pattern 6b was formed (see FIG. 2E).
- the region of the phase shift pattern 2a where the light shielding pattern 3b is not stacked is intermittently irradiated with ArF excimer laser light so that the integrated dose becomes 40 kJ / cm 2. Irradiation treatment was performed.
- the CD change amount of the phase shift pattern 2a before and after this irradiation treatment was 1.5 nm. This CD change amount is improved as compared with the CD change amount (3.2 nm) generated before and after the same irradiation treatment with respect to the phase shift pattern having a single layer structure of Si 3 N 4 .
- the phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank of Example 1 is set in an exposure apparatus and subjected to exposure transfer with exposure light of an ArF excimer laser until the integrated dose reaches 40 kJ / cm 2. However, it can be said that exposure transfer can be performed with high accuracy to the resist film on the semiconductor device.
- the ArF excimer laser light is intermittently irradiated to the region of the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light shielding pattern 3b is laminated in the halftone phase shift mask 200 of Example 1 so that the integrated irradiation amount becomes 40 kJ / cm 2.
- Irradiation treatment was performed.
- the secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was performed on the phase shift pattern 2a in the region subjected to the irradiation treatment, the chromium content of the phase shift pattern 2a was very small.
- the phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank of Example 1 is shielded when the ArF excimer laser exposure light is irradiated to the phase shift pattern 2a on which the light shielding pattern 3b is laminated. It can be said that the chromium in the pattern 3b can be sufficiently suppressed from moving into the phase shift pattern 2a.
- Example 2 Manufacture of mask blanks
- the mask blank 100 of Example 2 was manufactured in the same procedure as in Example 1 except for the phase shift film 2.
- the material and thickness of the lower layer 21 are changed, and the thickness of the upper layer 22 is changed.
- the translucent substrate 1 is installed in a single wafer RF sputtering apparatus, a silicon (Si) target is used, and a mixed gas of argon (Ar) and nitrogen (N 2 ) is used as a sputtering gas.
- RF sputtering reactive sputtering
- the phase shift film 2 in which the lower layer 21 and the upper layer 22 were laminated in contact with the surface of the translucent substrate 1 was formed with a thickness of 68 nm.
- the thickness of the upper layer 22 is 6.6 times the thickness of the lower layer 21.
- the heat treatment was performed on the phase shift film 2 of Example 2 under the same processing conditions as in Example 1.
- a phase shift measuring device MPM193, manufactured by Lasertec Corporation
- the transmittance and phase difference of the phase shift film 2 with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm were measured.
- the transmittance was 6.1%
- the phase difference was 177.0. Degree.
- this phase shift film 2 was analyzed by STEM and EDX, it was confirmed that an oxide layer was formed in a surface layer portion having a thickness of about 2 nm from the surface of the upper layer 22.
- the lower layer 21 had a refractive index n of 1.48, an extinction coefficient k of 2.35, and the upper layer 22 had a refractive index.
- n was 2.63 and the extinction coefficient k was 0.37.
- the back surface reflectance (reflectance on the translucent substrate 1 side) of the phase shift film 2 with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm was 39.5%.
- the mask blank of Example 2 having a structure in which the phase shift film 2, the light-shielding film 3, and the hard mask film 4 composed of the SiN lower layer 21 and the SiN upper layer 22 are laminated on the translucent substrate 1 by the above procedure. 100 was produced. Note that the mask blank 100 of Example 2 has a back-surface reflectance (a reflectance on the translucent substrate 1 side) with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm when the phase shift film 2 and the light-shielding film 3 are laminated on the translucent substrate 1. ) was 37.6%. The optical density (OD) of light having a wavelength of 193 nm in the laminated structure of the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 was measured and found to be 3.0 or more.
- phase shift mask 200 of Example 2 was produced in the same procedure as in Example 1.
- the ratio of the etching rate of the lower layer 21 to the etching rate of the upper layer 22 when dry etching using SF 6 + He was performed on the phase shift film 2 was 1.09.
- the ArF excimer laser light is intermittently irradiated to the region of the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light shielding pattern 3b is not laminated so that the integrated dose is 40 kJ / cm 2. Irradiation treatment was performed.
- the CD change amount of the phase shift pattern 2a before and after the irradiation treatment was 1.8 nm. This CD change amount is improved as compared with the CD change amount (3.2 nm) generated before and after the same irradiation treatment with respect to the phase shift pattern having a single layer structure of Si 3 N 4 .
- the phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank of Example 2 is set in an exposure apparatus and subjected to exposure transfer with exposure light of an ArF excimer laser until the integrated dose reaches 40 kJ / cm 2. However, it can be said that exposure transfer can be performed with high accuracy to the resist film on the semiconductor device.
- the ArF excimer laser light is intermittently irradiated to the region of the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light shielding pattern 3b is laminated in the halftone phase shift mask 200 of the second embodiment so that the integrated irradiation amount is 40 kJ / cm 2.
- Irradiation treatment was performed.
- the secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was performed on the phase shift pattern 2a in the region subjected to the irradiation treatment, the chromium content of the phase shift pattern 2a was very small.
- phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank 100 of Example 2 is irradiated with the ArF excimer laser exposure light on the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light shielding pattern 3b is laminated, It can be said that the chromium in the light shielding pattern 3b can be sufficiently suppressed from moving into the phase shift pattern 2a.
- Example 3 Manufacture of mask blanks
- the mask blank 100 of Example 3 was manufactured in the same procedure as Example 1 except for the phase shift film 2.
- the material and film thickness for forming the lower layer 21 are changed, and the film thickness of the upper layer 22 is further changed.
- the translucent substrate 1 is installed in a single wafer RF sputtering apparatus, a silicon (Si) target is used, and a mixed gas of argon (Ar) and nitrogen (N 2 ) is used as a sputtering gas.
- RF sputtering reactive sputtering
- the phase shift film 2 in which the lower layer 21 and the upper layer 22 were laminated in contact with the surface of the translucent substrate 1 was formed with a thickness of 68 nm.
- the thickness of the upper layer 22 is 5.8 times the thickness of the lower layer 21.
- the heat treatment was performed on the phase shift film 2 of Example 3 under the same processing conditions as in Example 1.
- a phase shift measuring device MPM193, manufactured by Lasertec Corporation
- the transmittance and phase difference of the phase shift film 2 with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm were measured.
- the transmittance was 6.1%
- the phase difference was 177.0. Degree.
- this phase shift film 2 was analyzed by STEM and EDX, it was confirmed that an oxide layer was formed in a surface layer portion having a thickness of about 2 nm from the surface of the upper layer 22.
- the lower layer 21 had a refractive index n of 1.62, an extinction coefficient k of 2.18, and the upper layer 22 had a refractive index.
- n was 2.63 and the extinction coefficient k was 0.37.
- the back surface reflectivity (reflectance on the translucent substrate 1 side) of the phase shift film 2 with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm was 37.8%.
- the mask blank of Example 3 having a structure in which the phase shift film 2, the light-shielding film 3, and the hard mask film 4 composed of the SiN lower layer 21 and the SiN upper layer 22 are laminated on the translucent substrate 1 by the above procedure. 100 was produced.
- the mask blank 100 of this Example 3 has a back-surface reflectance (a reflectance on the translucent substrate 1 side) with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm in a state where the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 are laminated on the translucent substrate 1. ) was 35.8%.
- the optical density (OD) of light having a wavelength of 193 nm in the laminated structure of the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 was measured and found to be 3.0 or more.
- phase shift mask 200 of Example 3 was produced in the same procedure as in Example 1.
- the ratio of the etching rate of the lower layer 21 to the etching rate of the upper layer 22 when dry etching using SF 6 + He was performed on the phase shift film 2 was 1.04.
- the region of the phase shift pattern 2a where the light shielding pattern 3b is not laminated is intermittently irradiated with ArF excimer laser light so that the integrated dose is 40 kJ / cm 2. Irradiation treatment was performed.
- the CD change amount of the phase shift pattern 2a before and after this irradiation treatment was 2.0 nm. This CD change amount is improved as compared with the CD change amount (3.2 nm) generated before and after the same irradiation treatment with respect to the phase shift pattern having a single layer structure of Si 3 N 4 .
- the phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank of Example 3 is set in an exposure apparatus and subjected to exposure transfer with exposure light of an ArF excimer laser until the integrated dose reaches 40 kJ / cm 2.
- exposure transfer can be performed with high accuracy to the resist film on the semiconductor device.
- the ArF excimer laser light is intermittently irradiated to the region of the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light shielding pattern 3b is laminated in the halftone phase shift mask 200 of Example 3 so that the integrated irradiation amount becomes 40 kJ / cm 2.
- Irradiation treatment was performed.
- the secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was performed on the phase shift pattern 2a in the region subjected to the irradiation treatment, the chromium content of the phase shift pattern 2a was very small.
- phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank 100 of Example 3 is irradiated with the ArF excimer laser exposure light on the phase shift pattern 2a on which the light shielding pattern 3b is laminated, It can be said that the chromium in the light shielding pattern 3b can be sufficiently suppressed from moving into the phase shift pattern 2a.
- Example 4 Manufacture of mask blanks
- the mask blank 100 of Example 4 was manufactured in the same procedure as in Example 1 except for the phase shift film 2.
- the material and film thickness for forming the lower layer 21 are changed, and the film thickness of the upper layer 22 is further changed.
- the translucent substrate 1 is installed in a single wafer RF sputtering apparatus, a silicon (Si) target is used, and a mixed gas of argon (Ar) and nitrogen (N 2 ) is used as a sputtering gas.
- RF sputtering reactive sputtering
- the phase shift film 2 in which the lower layer 21 and the upper layer 22 were laminated in contact with the surface of the translucent substrate 1 was formed with a thickness of 67 nm.
- the thickness of the upper layer 22 is 5.1 times the thickness of the lower layer 21.
- the heat treatment was performed on the phase shift film 2 of Example 4 under the same processing conditions as in Example 1.
- a phase shift measuring device MPM193, manufactured by Lasertec Corporation
- the transmittance and phase difference of the phase shift film 2 with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm were measured.
- the transmittance was 6.1%
- the phase difference was 177.0. Degree.
- this phase shift film 2 was analyzed by STEM and EDX, it was confirmed that an oxide layer was formed in a surface layer portion having a thickness of about 2 nm from the surface of the upper layer 22.
- the lower layer 21 had a refractive index n of 1.76 and an extinction coefficient k of 2.00, and the upper layer 22 had a refractive index.
- n was 2.63 and the extinction coefficient k was 0.37.
- the back surface reflectivity (reflectance on the translucent substrate 1 side) of the phase shift film 2 with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm was 35.4%.
- the mask blank of Example 4 having a structure in which the phase shift film 2, the light shielding film 3, and the hard mask film 4 composed of the SiN lower layer 21 and the SiN upper layer 22 are laminated on the translucent substrate 1. 100 was produced.
- the mask blank 100 of this Example 4 has a back surface reflectance (a reflectance on the side of the translucent substrate 1) with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm in a state where the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 are laminated on the translucent substrate 1. ) was 33.3%.
- the optical density (OD) of light having a wavelength of 193 nm in the laminated structure of the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 was measured and found to be 3.0 or more.
- phase shift mask 200 of Example 4 was produced in the same procedure as in Example 1.
- the ratio of the etching rate of the lower layer 21 to the etching rate of the upper layer 22 when dry etching using SF 6 + He was performed on the phase shift film 2 was 1.00.
- the region of the phase shift pattern 2a where the light shielding pattern 3b is not stacked is intermittently irradiated with ArF excimer laser light so that the integrated dose is 40 kJ / cm 2. Irradiation treatment was performed.
- the amount of CD change in the phase shift pattern 2a before and after this irradiation treatment was 2.4 nm. This CD change amount is improved as compared with the CD change amount (3.2 nm) generated before and after the same irradiation treatment with respect to the phase shift pattern having a single layer structure of Si 3 N 4 .
- the phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank of Example 4 is set in an exposure apparatus and subjected to exposure transfer with exposure light of an ArF excimer laser until the integrated dose reaches 40 kJ / cm 2.
- exposure transfer can be performed with high accuracy to the resist film on the semiconductor device.
- the ArF excimer laser light is intermittently irradiated to the region of the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light-shielding pattern 3b is laminated in the halftone phase shift mask 200 of Example 4 so that the integrated irradiation amount becomes 40 kJ / cm 2.
- Irradiation treatment was performed.
- the secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was performed on the phase shift pattern 2a in the region subjected to the irradiation treatment, the chromium content of the phase shift pattern 2a was very small.
- phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank 100 of Example 4 is irradiated with the ArF excimer laser exposure light on the phase shift pattern 2a on which the light shielding pattern 3b is laminated, It can be said that the chromium in the light shielding pattern 3b can be sufficiently suppressed from moving into the phase shift pattern 2a.
- Example 5 Manufacture of mask blanks
- the mask blank 100 of Example 5 was manufactured in the same procedure as Example 1 except for the light shielding film 3 and the hard mask film 4.
- the light shielding film 3 of Example 5 has a two-layer structure of a lower layer and an upper layer, and a molybdenum silicide material is used as a material for forming the lower layer and the upper layer.
- Atomic%: 54 atomic%: 3 atomic%: 37 atomic%) was formed with a thickness of 13 nm.
- the light-shielding film 3 in which the lower layer and the upper layer were laminated in contact with the surface of the phase shift film 2 was formed with a thickness of 40 nm.
- the optical density (OD) for light having a wavelength of 193 nm in the laminated structure of the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 was measured and found to be 3.0 or more. Further, another light-transmitting substrate 1 was prepared, and only the lower layer of the light-shielding film 3 was formed under the same film-forming conditions, and the optical characteristics of the lower layer of the light-shielding film 3 were measured. The refractive index n was 2.23. The extinction coefficient k was 2.07. Similarly, when another light-transmitting substrate 1 is prepared, only the upper layer of the light shielding film 3 is formed under the same film formation conditions, and the optical characteristics of the upper layer of the light shielding film 3 are measured, the refractive index n is 2. 33 and the extinction coefficient k was 0.94.
- the hard mask film 4 of Example 5 uses a chromium-based material. Specifically, the translucent substrate 1 on which the phase shift film 3 and the light-shielding film 4 are formed is installed in a single-wafer DC sputtering apparatus, and using a chromium (Cr) target, argon (Ar) and nitrogen (N 2 )
- the phase shift film 2 composed of the SiN lower layer 21 and the SiN upper layer 22, the light shielding film 3 composed of the MoSiN lower layer and the MoSiON upper layer, and the CrN hard mask film 4 are formed on the translucent substrate 1.
- the mask blank 100 of Example 5 provided with the structure which laminated
- the mask blank 100 of this Example 5 has a back surface reflectance (a reflectance on the side of the translucent substrate 1) with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm in a state where the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 are laminated on the translucent substrate 1. ) was 43.1%.
- phase shift mask 200 of Example 5 was produced in the same procedure as in Example 1 except that a mixed gas of oxygen and oxygen (Cl 2 + O 2 ) was used.
- the region of the phase shift pattern 2a where the light shielding pattern 3b is not laminated is intermittently irradiated with ArF excimer laser light so that the integrated dose is 40 kJ / cm 2. Irradiation treatment was performed.
- the CD change amount of the phase shift pattern 2a before and after this irradiation treatment was 1.5 nm. This CD change amount is improved as compared with the CD change amount (3.2 nm) generated before and after the same irradiation treatment with respect to the phase shift pattern having a single layer structure of Si 3 N 4 .
- the phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank of Example 5 is set in an exposure apparatus and subjected to exposure transfer with exposure light of an ArF excimer laser until the integrated dose reaches 40 kJ / cm 2. However, it can be said that exposure transfer can be performed with high accuracy to the resist film on the semiconductor device.
- the ArF excimer laser light is intermittently irradiated to the region of the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light-shielding pattern 3b is laminated in the halftone phase shift mask 200 of Example 5 so that the integrated irradiation amount becomes 40 kJ / cm 2. Irradiation treatment was performed. When secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was performed on the phase shift pattern 2a in the irradiated region, the molybdenum content of the phase shift pattern 2a was very small.
- SIMS secondary ion mass spectrometry
- Comparative Example 1 Manufacture of mask blanks
- the mask blank of Comparative Example 1 was manufactured in the same procedure as in Example 1 except for the phase shift film 2.
- the phase shift film 2 of Comparative Example 1 the material and film thickness for forming the lower layer 21 are changed, and the film thickness of the upper layer 22 is further changed.
- the translucent substrate 1 is installed in a single wafer RF sputtering apparatus, a silicon (Si) target is used, and a mixed gas of argon (Ar) and nitrogen (N 2 ) is used as a sputtering gas.
- RF sputtering reactive sputtering
- the phase shift film 2 in which the lower layer 21 and the upper layer 22 were laminated in contact with the surface of the translucent substrate 1 was formed with a thickness of 64 nm.
- the thickness of the upper layer 22 is 1.9 times the thickness of the lower layer 21.
- the heat treatment was performed on the phase shift film 2 of Comparative Example 1 under the same treatment conditions as in Example 1.
- a phase shift measuring device MPM193, manufactured by Lasertec Corporation
- the transmittance and phase difference of the phase shift film 2 with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm were measured.
- the transmittance was 6.1%
- the phase difference was 177.0. Degree.
- this phase shift film 2 was analyzed by STEM and EDX, it was confirmed that an oxide layer was formed in a surface layer portion having a thickness of about 2 nm from the surface of the upper layer 22.
- the lower layer 21 had a refractive index n of 2.39 and an extinction coefficient k of 1.17
- the upper layer 22 had a refractive index of n was 2.63 and the extinction coefficient k was 0.37.
- the back surface reflectivity (reflectance on the translucent substrate 1 side) of the phase shift film 2 with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm was 19.5%.
- the mask blank of Comparative Example 1 having a structure in which the phase shift film 2, the light-shielding film 3, and the hard mask film 4 composed of the SiN lower layer 21 and the SiN upper layer 22 are laminated on the translucent substrate 1 by the above procedure. Manufactured.
- the mask blank of this comparative example 1 has a back surface reflectance for the light having a wavelength of 193 nm in the state where the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 are laminated on the light transmissive substrate 1 (reflectance on the light transmissive substrate 1 side).
- the optical density (OD) of light having a wavelength of 193 nm in the laminated structure of the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 was measured and found to be 3.0 or more.
- phase shift mask of Comparative Example 1 was produced in the same procedure as in Example 1.
- the ratio of the etching rate of the lower layer 21 to the etching rate of the upper layer 22 when the dry etching using SF 6 + He was performed on the phase shift film 2 was 0.96.
- the region of the phase shift pattern 2a where the light shielding pattern 3b is not laminated is intermittently irradiated with ArF excimer laser light so that the integrated dose is 40 kJ / cm 2. Irradiation treatment was performed.
- the amount of CD change in the phase shift pattern 2a before and after this irradiation treatment was 3.2 nm. This CD change amount is not different from the CD change amount (3.2 nm) generated before and after the same irradiation process with respect to the phase shift pattern having a single layer structure of Si 3 N 4 , and the CD change amount is improved. Is not done.
- the ArF excimer laser light is intermittently irradiated to the region of the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light shielding pattern 3b in the halftone phase shift mask of Comparative Example 1 is laminated so that the integrated irradiation amount becomes 40 kJ / cm 2.
- Irradiation treatment was performed.
- secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was performed on the phase shift pattern 2a in the region subjected to the irradiation treatment, the chromium content of the phase shift pattern 2a was compared with the result in each example. Has increased significantly.
- Comparative Example 2 Manufacture of mask blanks
- the mask blank of Comparative Example 2 was manufactured in the same procedure as in Example 1 except for the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3.
- the phase shift film 2 of Comparative Example 2 is changed to a single layer structure.
- the translucent substrate 1 is installed in a single wafer RF sputtering apparatus, a silicon (Si) target is used, and a mixed gas of argon (Ar) and nitrogen (N 2 ) is used as a sputtering gas.
- the refractive index n was 2.63 and the extinction coefficient k was 0.37.
- the transmittance was 18.1%.
- the light-shielding film 3 has the same composition and optical characteristics. The thickness was changed to 57 nm.
- the back surface reflectance (reflectance on the translucent substrate 1 side) of the phase shift film 2 with respect to light having a wavelength of 193 nm was 16.6%.
- a mask blank of Comparative Example 2 having a structure in which a phase shift film 2 having a single layer structure of SiN, a light shielding film 3 and a hard mask film 4 was laminated on a translucent substrate 1 was manufactured.
- the mask blank of this comparative example 2 is a back surface reflectance with respect to the light of wavelength 193 nm in the state which laminated
- the ArF excimer laser light is intermittently irradiated to the region of the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light-shielding pattern 3b is not laminated in the halftone phase shift mask of Comparative Example 2 manufactured so that the integrated irradiation amount is 40 kJ / cm 2. Irradiation treatment was performed. The amount of CD change in the phase shift pattern 2a before and after this irradiation treatment was 3.2 nm.
- the phase shift mask was exposed and transferred to a resist film on a semiconductor device with an exposure light having a wavelength of 193 using AIMS 193 (manufactured by Carl Zeiss). An exposure transfer image was simulated. When the exposure transfer image obtained by this simulation was verified, the design specifications could not be satisfied. From the above, when the phase shift mask manufactured from the mask blank of Comparative Example 2 is set in an exposure apparatus and exposure transfer using exposure light of an ArF excimer laser is performed until the integrated dose reaches 40 kJ / cm 2. It can be said that exposure transfer cannot be performed with high accuracy on the resist film on the semiconductor device.
- ArF excimer laser light is intermittently irradiated to the region of the phase shift pattern 2a in which the light shielding pattern 3b in the halftone phase shift mask of Comparative Example 2 is laminated so that the integrated irradiation amount becomes 40 kJ / cm 2.
- Irradiation treatment was performed.
- secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) was performed on the phase shift pattern 2a in the region subjected to the irradiation treatment, the chromium content of the phase shift pattern 2a was compared with the result in each example. Has increased significantly.
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Abstract
Description
(構成1)
透光性基板上に位相シフト膜を備えたマスクブランクであって、
前記位相シフト膜は、ArFエキシマレーザーの露光光を2%以上の透過率で透過させる機能と、前記位相シフト膜を透過した前記露光光に対して前記位相シフト膜の厚さと同じ距離だけ空気中を通過した前記露光光との間で150度以上180度以下の位相差を生じさせる機能とを有し、
前記位相シフト膜は、前記透光性基板側から下層と上層が積層した構造を含み、
前記下層は、ケイ素からなる材料、またはケイ素からなる材料に酸素以外の非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有する材料で形成され、
前記上層は、その表層部分を除き、ケイ素および窒素からなる材料、またはケイ素および窒素からなる材料に酸素を除く非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有する材料で形成され、
前記下層は、屈折率nが1.8未満であり、かつ消衰係数kが2.0以上であり、
前記上層は、屈折率nが2.3以上であり、かつ消衰係数kが1.0以下であり、
前記上層は、前記下層よりも厚さが厚い
ことを特徴とするマスクブランク。
前記下層は、厚さが12nm未満であることを特徴とする構成1記載のマスクブランク。
(構成3)
前記上層の厚さは、前記下層の厚さの5倍以上であることを特徴とする構成1または2に記載のマスクブランク。
前記下層は、ケイ素および窒素からなる材料、またはケイ素および窒素からなる材料に酸素以外の非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有した材料で形成されていることを特徴とする構成1から3のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
(構成5)
前記下層は、窒素含有量が40原子%以下であることを特徴とする構成1から4のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
前記上層の表層部分は、前記表層部分を除く上層を形成する材料に酸素を加えた材料で形成されていることを特徴とする構成1から5のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
(構成7)
前記上層は、窒素含有量が50原子%よりも大きいことを特徴とする構成1から6のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
前記下層は、前記透光性基板の表面に接して形成されていることを特徴とする構成1から7のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
(構成9)
前記位相シフト膜上に、遮光膜を備えることを特徴とする構成1から8のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
前記遮光膜は、クロムを含有する材料からなることを特徴とする構成9記載のマスクブランク。
(構成11)
前記遮光膜は、遷移金属とケイ素を含有する材料からなることを特徴とする構成9記載のマスクブランク。
前記遮光膜は、前記位相シフト膜側からクロムを含有する材料からなる層と遷移金属とケイ素を含有する材料からなる層がこの順に積層した構造を有することを特徴とする構成9記載のマスクブランク。
透光性基板上に転写パターンが形成された位相シフト膜を備えた位相シフトマスクであって、
前記位相シフト膜は、ArFエキシマレーザーの露光光を2%以上の透過率で透過させる機能と、前記位相シフト膜を透過した前記露光光に対して前記位相シフト膜の厚さと同じ距離だけ空気中を通過した前記露光光との間で150度以上180度以下の位相差を生じさせる機能とを有し、
前記位相シフト膜は、前記透光性基板側から下層と上層が積層した構造を含み、
前記下層は、ケイ素からなる材料、またはケイ素からなる材料に酸素以外の非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有する材料で形成され、
前記上層は、その表層部分を除き、ケイ素および窒素からなる材料、またはケイ素および窒素からなる材料に酸素を除く非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有する材料で形成され、
前記下層は、屈折率nが1.8未満であり、かつ消衰係数kが2.0以上であり、
前記上層は、屈折率nが2.3以上であり、かつ消衰係数kが1.0以下であり、
前記上層は、前記下層よりも厚さが厚い
ことを特徴とする位相シフトマスク。
前記下層は、厚さが12nm未満であることを特徴とする構成13記載の位相シフトマスク。
(構成15)
前記上層の厚さは、前記下層の厚さの5倍以上であることを特徴とする構成13または14に記載の位相シフトマスク。
前記下層は、ケイ素および窒素からなる材料、またはケイ素および窒素からなる材料に酸素以外の非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有した材料で形成されていることを特徴とする構成13から15のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
(構成17)
前記下層は、窒素含有量が40原子%以下であることを特徴とする構成13から16のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
前記上層の表層部分は、前記表層部分を除く上層を形成する材料に酸素を加えた材料で形成されていることを特徴とする構成13から17のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
(構成19)
前記上層は、窒素含有量が50原子%よりも大きいことを特徴とする構成13から18のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
前記下層は、前記透光性基板の表面に接して形成されていることを特徴とする構成13から19のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
(構成21)
前記位相シフト膜上に、遮光パターンが形成された遮光膜を備えることを特徴とする構成13から20のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
前記遮光膜は、クロムを含有する材料からなることを特徴とする構成21記載の位相シフトマスク。
(構成23)
前記遮光膜は、遷移金属とケイ素を含有する材料からなることを特徴とする構成21記載の位相シフトマスク。
前記遮光膜は、前記位相シフト膜側からクロムを含有する材料からなる層と遷移金属とケイ素を含有する材料からなる層がこの順に積層した構造を有することを特徴とする構成21記載の位相シフトマスク。
(構成25)
前記遮光膜が積層していない前記位相シフト膜の領域における前記透光性基板側から入射する前記露光光に対する裏面反射率が35%以上であることを特徴とする構成21から24のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
前記遮光膜が積層している前記位相シフト膜の領域における前記透光性基板側から入射する前記露光光に対する裏面反射率が30%以上であることを特徴とする構成21から25のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
(構成27)
構成21から26のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスクを用い、半導体基板上のレジスト膜に転写パターンを露光転写する工程を備えることを特徴とする半導体デバイスの製造方法。
(実施例1)
[マスクブランクの製造]
主表面の寸法が約152mm×約152mmで、厚さが約6.35mmの合成石英ガラスからなる透光性基板1を準備した。この透光性基板1は、端面及び主表面を所定の表面粗さに研磨され、その後、所定の洗浄処理および乾燥処理を施されたものである。この透光性基板1の光学特性を測定したところ、屈折率nが1.556、消衰係数kが0.00であった。
次に、この実施例1のマスクブランク100を用い、以下の手順で実施例1の位相シフトマスク200を作製した。最初に、ハードマスク膜4の表面にHMDS処理を施した。続いて、スピン塗布法によって、ハードマスク膜4の表面に接して、電子線描画用化学増幅型レジストからなるレジスト膜を膜厚80nmで形成した。次に、このレジスト膜に対して、位相シフト膜2に形成すべき位相シフトパターンである第1のパターンを電子線描画し、所定の現像処理および洗浄処理を行い、第1のパターンを有する第1のレジストパターン5aを形成した(図2(a)参照)。
[マスクブランクの製造]
実施例2のマスクブランク100は、位相シフト膜2以外については、実施例1と同様の手順で製造した。この実施例2の位相シフト膜2は、下層21を形成する材料と膜厚を変更し、さらに上層22の膜厚を変更している。具体的には、枚葉式RFスパッタ装置内に透光性基板1を設置し、ケイ素(Si)ターゲットを用い、アルゴン(Ar)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(RFスパッタリング)により、透光性基板1の表面に接してケイ素および窒素からなる位相シフト膜2の下層21(SiN膜 Si:N=68原子%:32原子%)を9nmの厚さで形成した。続いて、ケイ素(Si)ターゲットを用い、アルゴン(Ar)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(RFスパッタリング)により、下層21上に、ケイ素および窒素からなる位相シフト膜2の上層22(SiN膜 Si:N=43原子%:57原子%)を59nmの厚さで形成した。以上の手順により、透光性基板1の表面に接して下層21と上層22が積層した位相シフト膜2を68nmの厚さで形成した。この位相シフト膜2は、上層22の厚さが下層21の厚さの6.6倍ある。
次に、この実施例2のマスクブランク100を用い、実施例1と同様の手順で、実施例2の位相シフトマスク200を作製した。なお、位相シフト膜2にSF6+Heを用いたドライエッチングを行ったときの上層22のエッチングレートに対する下層21のエッチングレートの比は、1.09であった。
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実施例3のマスクブランク100は、位相シフト膜2以外については、実施例1と同様の手順で製造した。この実施例3の位相シフト膜2は、下層21を形成する材料と膜厚を変更し、さらに上層22の膜厚を変更している。具体的には、枚葉式RFスパッタ装置内に透光性基板1を設置し、ケイ素(Si)ターゲットを用い、アルゴン(Ar)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(RFスパッタリング)により、透光性基板1の表面に接してケイ素および窒素からなる位相シフト膜2の下層21(SiN膜 Si:N=64原子%:36原子%)を10nmの厚さで形成した。続いて、ケイ素(Si)ターゲットを用い、アルゴン(Ar)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(RFスパッタリング)により、下層21上に、ケイ素および窒素からなる位相シフト膜2の上層22(SiN膜 Si:N=43原子%:57原子%)を58nmの厚さで形成した。以上の手順により、透光性基板1の表面に接して下層21と上層22が積層した位相シフト膜2を68nmの厚さで形成した。この位相シフト膜2は、上層22の厚さが下層21の厚さの5.8倍ある。
次に、この実施例3のマスクブランク100を用い、実施例1と同様の手順で、実施例3の位相シフトマスク200を作製した。なお、位相シフト膜2にSF6+Heを用いたドライエッチングを行ったときの上層22のエッチングレートに対する下層21のエッチングレートの比は、1.04であった。
[マスクブランクの製造]
実施例4のマスクブランク100は、位相シフト膜2以外については、実施例1と同様の手順で製造した。この実施例4の位相シフト膜2は、下層21を形成する材料と膜厚を変更し、さらに上層22の膜厚を変更している。具体的には、枚葉式RFスパッタ装置内に透光性基板1を設置し、ケイ素(Si)ターゲットを用い、アルゴン(Ar)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(RFスパッタリング)により、透光性基板1の表面に接してケイ素および窒素からなる位相シフト膜2の下層21(SiN膜 Si:N=60原子%:40原子%)を11nmの厚さで形成した。続いて、ケイ素(Si)ターゲットを用い、アルゴン(Ar)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(RFスパッタリング)により、下層21上に、ケイ素および窒素からなる位相シフト膜2の上層22(SiN膜 Si:N=43原子%:57原子%)を56nmの厚さで形成した。以上の手順により、透光性基板1の表面に接して下層21と上層22が積層した位相シフト膜2を67nmの厚さで形成した。この位相シフト膜2は、上層22の厚さが下層21の厚さの5.1倍ある。
次に、この実施例4のマスクブランク100を用い、実施例1と同様の手順で、実施例4の位相シフトマスク200を作製した。なお、位相シフト膜2にSF6+Heを用いたドライエッチングを行ったときの上層22のエッチングレートに対する下層21のエッチングレートの比は、1.00であった。
[マスクブランクの製造]
実施例5のマスクブランク100は、遮光膜3とハードマスク膜4以外については、実施例1と同様の手順で製造した。この実施例5の遮光膜3は、下層と上層の2層構造とし、さらに下層と上層を形成する材料にモリブデンシリサイド系材料を用いている。具体的には、枚葉式DCスパッタ装置内に位相シフト膜3が形成された透光性基板1を設置し、モリブデン(Mo)とケイ素(Si)の混合ターゲット(Mo:Si=13原子%:87原子%)を用い、アルゴン(Ar)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(DCスパッタリング)により、位相シフト膜2の上層22の表面に接してモリブデン、ケイ素および窒素からなる遮光膜3の下層(MoSiN膜 Mo:Si:N=8原子%:62原子%:30原子%)を27nmの厚さで形成した。続いて、モリブデン(Mo)とケイ素(Si)の混合ターゲット(Mo:Si=13原子%:87原子%)を用い、アルゴン(Ar)、酸素(O2)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(DCスパッタリング)により、遮光膜3の下層の表面に接してモリブデン、ケイ素、窒素および酸素からなる遮光膜3の上層(MoSiON膜 Mo:Si:O:N=6原子%:54原子%:3原子%:37原子%)を13nmの厚さで形成した。以上の手順により、位相シフト膜2の表面に接して下層と上層が積層した遮光膜3を40nmの厚さで形成した。
次に、この実施例5のマスクブランク100を用い、遮光膜3のドライエッチングに用いるエッチングガスとしてフッ素系ガス(SF6+He)と適用し、ハードマスク膜4のドライエッチングに用いるエッチングガスとして塩素と酸素の混合ガス(Cl2+O2)と適用したこと以外は、実施例1と同様の手順で、実施例5の位相シフトマスク200を作製した。
[マスクブランクの製造]
この比較例1のマスクブランクは、位相シフト膜2以外については、実施例1と同様の手順で製造した。この比較例1の位相シフト膜2は、下層21を形成する材料と膜厚を変更し、さらに上層22の膜厚を変更している。具体的には、枚葉式RFスパッタ装置内に透光性基板1を設置し、ケイ素(Si)ターゲットを用い、アルゴン(Ar)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(RFスパッタリング)により、透光性基板1の表面に接してケイ素および窒素からなる位相シフト膜2の下層21(SiN膜 Si:N=52原子%:48原子%)を22nmの厚さで形成した。続いて、ケイ素(Si)ターゲットを用い、アルゴン(Ar)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(RFスパッタリング)により、下層21上に、ケイ素および窒素からなる位相シフト膜2の上層22(SiN膜 Si:N=43原子%:57原子%)を42nmの厚さで形成した。以上の手順により、透光性基板1の表面に接して下層21と上層22が積層した位相シフト膜2を64nmの厚さで形成した。この位相シフト膜2は、上層22の厚さが下層21の厚さの1.9倍ある。
次に、この比較例1のマスクブランクを用い、実施例1と同様の手順で、比較例1の位相シフトマスクを作製した。なお、位相シフト膜2にSF6+Heを用いたドライエッチングを行ったときの上層22のエッチングレートに対する下層21のエッチングレートの比は、0.96であった。
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この比較例2のマスクブランクは、位相シフト膜2と遮光膜3以外については、実施例1と同様の手順で製造した。この比較例2の位相シフト膜2は、単層構造に変更している。具体的には、枚葉式RFスパッタ装置内に透光性基板1を設置し、ケイ素(Si)ターゲットを用い、アルゴン(Ar)および窒素(N2)の混合ガスをスパッタリングガスとする反応性スパッタリング(RFスパッタリング)により、透光性基板1の表面に接してケイ素および窒素からなる位相シフト膜2(SiN膜 Si:N=43原子%:57原子%)を60nmの厚さで形成した。
次に、この比較例2のマスクブランクを用い、実施例1と同様の手順で、比較例2の位相シフトマスクを作製した。
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- 透光性基板上に位相シフト膜を備えたマスクブランクであって、
前記位相シフト膜は、ArFエキシマレーザーの露光光を2%以上の透過率で透過させる機能と、前記位相シフト膜を透過した前記露光光に対して前記位相シフト膜の厚さと同じ距離だけ空気中を通過した前記露光光との間で150度以上180度以下の位相差を生じさせる機能とを有し、
前記位相シフト膜は、前記透光性基板側から下層と上層が積層した構造を含み、
前記下層は、ケイ素からなる材料、またはケイ素からなる材料に酸素以外の非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有する材料で形成され、
前記上層は、その表層部分を除き、ケイ素および窒素からなる材料、またはケイ素および窒素からなる材料に酸素を除く非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有する材料で形成され、
前記下層は、屈折率nが1.8未満であり、かつ消衰係数kが2.0以上であり、
前記上層は、屈折率nが2.3以上であり、かつ消衰係数kが1.0以下であり、
前記上層は、前記下層よりも厚さが厚い
ことを特徴とするマスクブランク。 - 前記下層は、厚さが12nm未満であることを特徴とする請求項1記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記上層の厚さは、前記下層の厚さの5倍以上であることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記下層は、ケイ素および窒素からなる材料、またはケイ素および窒素からなる材料に酸素以外の非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有した材料で形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記下層は、窒素含有量が40原子%以下であることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記上層の表層部分は、前記表層部分を除く上層を形成する材料に酸素を加えた材料で形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記上層は、窒素含有量が50原子%よりも大きいことを特徴とする請求項1から6のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記下層は、前記透光性基板の表面に接して形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1から7のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記位相シフト膜上に、遮光膜を備えることを特徴とする請求項1から8のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記遮光膜は、クロムを含有する材料からなることを特徴とする請求項9記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記遮光膜は、遷移金属とケイ素を含有する材料からなることを特徴とする請求項9記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記遮光膜は、前記位相シフト膜側からクロムを含有する材料からなる層と遷移金属とケイ素を含有する材料からなる層がこの順に積層した構造を有することを特徴とする請求項9記載のマスクブランク。
- 透光性基板上に転写パターンが形成された位相シフト膜を備えた位相シフトマスクであって、
前記位相シフト膜は、ArFエキシマレーザーの露光光を2%以上の透過率で透過させる機能と、前記位相シフト膜を透過した前記露光光に対して前記位相シフト膜の厚さと同じ距離だけ空気中を通過した前記露光光との間で150度以上180度以下の位相差を生じさせる機能とを有し、
前記位相シフト膜は、前記透光性基板側から下層と上層が積層した構造を含み、
前記下層は、ケイ素からなる材料、またはケイ素からなる材料に酸素以外の非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有する材料で形成され、
前記上層は、その表層部分を除き、ケイ素および窒素からなる材料、またはケイ素および窒素からなる材料に酸素を除く非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有する材料で形成され、
前記下層は、屈折率nが1.8未満であり、かつ消衰係数kが2.0以上であり、
前記上層は、屈折率nが2.3以上であり、かつ消衰係数kが1.0以下であり、
前記上層は、前記下層よりも厚さが厚い
ことを特徴とする位相シフトマスク。 - 前記下層は、厚さが12nm未満であることを特徴とする請求項13記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記上層の厚さは、前記下層の厚さの5倍以上であることを特徴とする請求項13または14に記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記下層は、ケイ素および窒素からなる材料、またはケイ素および窒素からなる材料に酸素以外の非金属元素および半金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素を含有した材料で形成されていることを特徴とする請求項13から15のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記下層は、窒素含有量が40原子%以下であることを特徴とする請求項13から16のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記上層の表層部分は、前記表層部分を除く上層を形成する材料に酸素を加えた材料で形成されていることを特徴とする請求項13から17のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記上層は、窒素含有量が50原子%よりも大きいことを特徴とする請求項13から18のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記下層は、前記透光性基板の表面に接して形成されていることを特徴とする請求項13から19のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記位相シフト膜上に、遮光パターンが形成された遮光膜を備えることを特徴とする請求項13から20のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記遮光膜は、クロムを含有する材料からなることを特徴とする請求項21記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記遮光膜は、遷移金属とケイ素を含有する材料からなることを特徴とする請求項21記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記遮光膜は、前記位相シフト膜側からクロムを含有する材料からなる層と遷移金属とケイ素を含有する材料からなる層がこの順に積層した構造を有することを特徴とする請求項21記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記遮光膜が積層していない前記位相シフト膜の領域における前記透光性基板側から入射する前記露光光に対する裏面反射率が35%以上であることを特徴とする請求項21から24のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記遮光膜が積層している前記位相シフト膜の領域における前記透光性基板側から入射する前記露光光に対する裏面反射率が30%以上であることを特徴とする請求項21から25のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 請求項21から26のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスクを用い、半導体基板上のレジスト膜に転写パターンを露光転写する工程を備えることを特徴とする半導体デバイスの製造方法。
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