WO2018016262A1 - マスクブランク、位相シフトマスク、位相シフトマスクの製造方法及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, a phase shift mask manufactured using the mask blank, and a manufacturing method thereof.
- 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. Also, a number of transfer masks are usually used for forming this fine pattern.
- an ArF excimer laser (wavelength: 193 nm) is increasingly used as an exposure light source for manufacturing a semiconductor device.
- 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).
- plasma treatment, UV irradiation treatment, or heat treatment is performed on the MoSi-based film after the pattern is formed, and a passive film is formed on the surface of the MoSi-based film pattern. Sexuality is enhanced.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a phase shift mask including a SiNx phase shift film
- Patent Document 3 describes that the SiNx phase shift film was confirmed to have high ArF light resistance.
- Patent Document 4 a black defect portion of a light-shielding film is etched and removed by supplying xenon difluoride (XeF 2 ) gas to the black defect portion and irradiating the portion with an electron beam.
- XeF 2 xenon difluoride
- Patent Document 3 it has been found that when an ArF excimer laser is used to form a phase shift film applied to exposure light with a single layer structure of SiNx, there are the following problems.
- an SiNx film satisfying the optical characteristics required for the phase shift film is to be formed by reactive sputtering, it has been necessary to form it under transition mode film formation conditions lacking in stability.
- the phase shift film formed in this transition mode has a problem in that the uniformity of the composition and optical characteristics in the plane and in the film thickness direction tends to be low.
- a phase shift film is made up of a high transmission layer formed of a SiN-based material having a high nitrogen content and a low transmission layer formed of a SiN-based material having a low nitrogen content. It has a laminated structure. That is, a high transmission layer is formed from a SiN-based material having a high nitrogen content by reactive sputtering under a poison mode (reaction mode) film formation condition, and a low transmission layer is formed through reactive sputtering under a metal mode film formation condition. It is made of a SiN material having a low nitrogen content.
- Such a phase shift film has high ArF light resistance and high uniformity of composition and optical characteristics in the plane and in the film thickness direction. Further, when this phase shift film is formed on each of a plurality of substrates, the composition and optical characteristics are uniform among the plurality of phase shift films.
- the black defect portion is corrected.
- the EB defect correction disclosed in Patent Document 4 has been increasingly used for correcting the black defect portion.
- a non-excited fluorine-based gas such as XeF 2 is supplied to the black defect portion of the thin film pattern while irradiating the black defect portion with an electron beam, thereby removing the black defect portion from a volatile fluorine. It is a technology that removes it by changing it to a compound.
- the phase shift film of SiN-based material has a composition close to that of a translucent substrate formed of a glass material, compared to a phase shift film of MoSi-based material. For this reason, it is not easy for the phase shift film made of a SiN-based material to increase the correction rate ratio between the EB defect and the translucent substrate.
- the phase shift film has a laminated structure of a low transmission layer formed of a SiN-based material having a low nitrogen content and a high transmission layer formed of a SiN-based material having a high nitrogen content, The correction rate of the EB defect correction of the phase shift film is slow, and the digging of the surface of the translucent substrate is likely to proceed at the time of EB defect correction.
- 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, the phase shift film is formed of a SiN-based material having a high nitrogen content. Even when a laminated structure of a high transmission layer and a low transmission layer formed of a SiN-based material with a low nitrogen content is used, the correction rate of EB defect correction is sufficiently high, and the translucent substrate for EB defect correction is An object of the present invention is to provide a mask blank having a sufficiently high correction rate ratio. Another object of the present invention is to provide a phase shift mask manufactured using this mask blank. Furthermore, the present invention aims to provide a method for manufacturing such a phase shift mask. 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 1% 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 having three or more pairs of laminated structures each composed of a high transmission layer and a low transmission layer,
- the high-permeability layer and the low-permeability layer are formed of a material consisting of silicon and nitrogen, or a material consisting of one or more elements selected from a semi-metal element and a non-metallic element, and silicon and nitrogen,
- the highly permeable layer has a nitrogen content of 50 atomic% or more and a thickness of 11 nm or less
- the mask blank characterized in that the low-permeability layer has a nitrogen content of less than 50 atomic% and is thinner than the high-permeability layer.
- (Configuration 2) The mask blank according to Configuration 1, wherein the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer are made of the same constituent element.
- (Configuration 3) The mask blank according to Configuration 1 or 2, wherein the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer are formed of a material made of silicon and nitrogen.
- phase shift film is formed at a position furthest away from the translucent substrate, from one or more elements selected from a material consisting of silicon, nitrogen and oxygen, or a metalloid element and a nonmetal element, and silicon, nitrogen and oxygen.
- Configuration 7) The mask blank according to any one of configurations 1 to 6, wherein a light shielding film is provided on the phase shift film.
- phase shift mask provided with a phase shift film having a transfer pattern on a translucent substrate,
- the phase shift film has a function of transmitting exposure light of ArF excimer laser with a transmittance of 1% 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 having three or more pairs of laminated structures each composed of a high transmission layer and a low transmission layer,
- the high-permeability layer and the low-permeability layer are formed of a material consisting of silicon and nitrogen, or a material consisting of one or more elements selected from a semi-metal element and a non-metallic element, and silicon and nitrogen,
- the highly permeable layer has a nitrogen content of 50 atomic% or more and a thickness of 11 nm or less
- the phase shift mask, wherein the low transmission layer has a nitrogen content of less than 50 atomic% and is thinner than the high transmission layer.
- (Configuration 11) 11 The phase shift mask according to any one of Structures 8 to 10, wherein the thickness of the low transmission layer is 1 ⁇ 2 or less of the thickness of the high transmission layer.
- (Configuration 12) The phase shift mask according to any one of Structures 8 to 11, wherein in the laminated structure, a high transmission layer and a low transmission layer are laminated in this order from the light transmitting substrate side.
- the phase shift film is formed at a position furthest away from the translucent substrate, from one or more elements selected from a material consisting of silicon, nitrogen and oxygen, or a metalloid element and a nonmetal element, and silicon, nitrogen and oxygen.
- (Configuration 15) A method of manufacturing a phase shift mask using the mask blank described in Structure 7, Forming a transfer pattern on the light shielding film by dry etching; Forming a transfer pattern on the phase shift film by dry etching using the light-shielding film having the transfer pattern as a mask; Forming a pattern including a light shielding band on the light shielding film by dry etching using a resist film having a pattern including the light shielding band as a mask.
- (Configuration 16) A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising the step of exposing and transferring a transfer pattern onto a resist film on a semiconductor substrate using the phase shift mask according to Structure 14.
- (Configuration 17) A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising a step of exposing and transferring a transfer pattern onto a resist film on a semiconductor substrate using the phase shift mask manufactured by the method for manufacturing a phase shift mask according to Structure 15.
- the mask blank of the present invention includes a structure in which the phase shift film has three or more pairs of laminated structures each composed of a high transmission layer and a low transmission layer, and the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer are made of silicon and nitrogen. Or formed of a material composed of one or more elements selected from a metalloid element and a nonmetal element, and silicon and nitrogen, and the highly transmissive layer has a nitrogen content of 50 atomic% or more and a thickness of 11 nm or less.
- the low-permeability layer is characterized in that the nitrogen content is less than 50 atomic% and is thinner than the high-permeability layer.
- the ArF light resistance of the phase shift film can be increased, and the correction rate for correcting the EB defect of the phase shift film can be greatly increased.
- the correction rate ratio with respect to EB defect correction with the substrate can be increased.
- the phase shift mask of the present invention is characterized in that the phase shift film having a transfer pattern has the same configuration as the phase shift film of the mask blank of the present invention.
- the inventors of the present invention have a highly transparent layer formed of a SiN-based material having a high nitrogen content (nitrogen content of 50 atomic% or more) and a SiN-based material having a low nitrogen content (containing nitrogen).
- a layered structure of a low transmission layer formed with an amount of less than 50 atomic% is used and ArF light resistance is greatly enhanced, intensive research has been conducted on means for increasing the correction rate of EB defect correction.
- each of a high-transmission layer of SiN-based material with a high nitrogen content formed under a poison mode film formation condition and a low-transmission layer of a SiN-based material with a low nitrogen content formed under a metal mode film formation condition The correction rate of EB defect correction in was measured. Specifically, only a SiN film having a high nitrogen content is formed on a light-transmitting substrate under poison mode film formation conditions, and EB defect correction is performed on the SiN film to measure the correction rate of the high transmission layer. did. Next, only a SiN film with a low nitrogen content is formed on another light-transmitting substrate under metal mode deposition conditions, and EB defect correction is performed on the SiN film, and the correction rate of the low transmission layer is measured. did. As a result, it has been found that the correction rate of the low transmission layer of the SiN-based material having a low nitrogen content is significantly faster than the correction rate of the high transmission layer of the SiN-based material having a high nitrogen content.
- a phase shift film having a two-layer structure of a high transmission layer and a low transmission layer and a phase shift film having a structure (six layer structure) in which three combinations of the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer are provided have substantially the same transmittance
- the film thickness of each layer is adjusted so as to have a phase difference, and each layer is formed on two translucent substrates, and EB defect correction is performed on each of the two phase shift films.
- Each correction rate was measured. As a result, it was found that the correction rate of EB defect correction was clearly faster in the six-layer phase shift film than in the two-layer phase shift film.
- the phase shift film having a structure (four-layer structure) in which two sets of high-transmitting layers and low-transmitting layers are provided is substantially the same in transmittance and phase difference as the two-layer and six-layered phase shift films.
- each layer was adjusted so as to be formed on a light-transmitting substrate, EB defect correction was performed on the phase shift film, and the correction rate of EB defect correction was measured.
- the difference in the correction rate of EB defect correction between the phase shift film of the four-layer structure and the phase shift film of the two-layer structure is considerably small, and the phase shift film of the six-layer structure and the phase shift film of the four-layer structure There was no significant difference between the EB defect correction rate between the two.
- the phase shift film having the four-layer structure there is almost no difference between the phase shift film having the four-layer structure and the phase shift film having the six-layer structure, except for the thicknesses of the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer.
- the correction rate of EB defect correction in the single layer of the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer is significantly faster in the low transmission layer than in the high transmission layer.
- the total film thickness of the low transmission layer needs to be 1 ⁇ 2 or less of the total film thickness of the high transmission layer. It is difficult to think that the thickness of the material greatly contributes.
- the difference in the thickness of the high transmission layer having a slow correction rate for EB defect correction greatly contributes to the difference in the correction rate for EB defect correction between the phase shift film having the four-layer structure and the phase shift film having the six-layer structure. it is conceivable that.
- the phase shift film includes a structure in which three or more combinations of the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer are provided, and the thickness of the low transmission layer is made thinner than that of the high transmission layer. It was concluded that if the thickness is 11 nm or less, the correction rate of EB defect correction can be significantly increased. That is, the mask blank of the present invention is a mask blank provided with a phase shift film on a translucent substrate, and the phase shift film has a function of transmitting ArF excimer laser exposure light with a transmittance of 1% or more.
- the phase shift film includes a structure having three or more pairs of laminated structures each composed of a high transmission layer and a low transmission layer.
- the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer are made of a material made of silicon and nitrogen, or a semimetal.
- the highly transmissive layer has a nitrogen content of 50 atomic% or more, a thickness of 11 nm or less, and a low Permeation layer is nitrogen A content of less than 50 atomic%, and is characterized in that the reduced thickness than the high permeability layer.
- the thin film for pattern formation in a mask blank including a phase shift film is most preferably an amorphous structure because the pattern edge roughness is good when a pattern is formed by etching. If the thin film has a composition that is difficult to have an amorphous structure, an amorphous structure and a microcrystalline structure may be mixed.
- fluorine in a non-excited gas such as XeF 2 is adsorbed to the black defect portion, fluorine in the gas is separated, and the fluorine of the silicon having a relatively low boiling point is removed. It uses a mechanism that generates and volatilizes chemical compounds.
- a thin film in a black defect portion is irradiated with an electron beam to excite silicon in the black defect portion.
- fluoride can be generated more easily than silicon other than the black defect portion, and silicon in the black defect portion can be preferentially volatilized to remove the black defect.
- the silicon in the black defect portion does not have a crystal structure, that is, the amorphous structure tends to generate silicon fluoride and the black defect portion tends to be removed.
- the low transmission layer of the phase shift film has a nitrogen content of less than 50 atomic%, and the ratio of silicon in the layer having an amorphous structure is compared with a high transmission layer having a nitrogen content of 50 atomic% or more. It seems to be big. For this reason, even if it is the same silicon nitride type material, it is thought that the correction rate of EB defect correction of the low transmission layer is significantly faster than that of the high transmission layer. On the other hand, a high transmission layer having a nitrogen content of 50 atomic% or more has a relatively large ratio of silicon in the layer having a microcrystalline structure.
- the phase shift film having a six-layer structure of the present invention has at least two high transmission layers sandwiched between two low transmission layers.
- the sandwiched high transmission layer is formed by sputtering particles entering and depositing on the surface of the lower low transmission layer by sputtering.
- there is a mixed region where the constituent elements of the low-transmitting layer and the constituent elements of the highly-transmitting layer are mixed, although the thickness is quite thin (about 0.1 to 2 nm) between the lower-transmitting layer and the high-transmitting layer. It is formed.
- the ratio of silicon in the region having an amorphous structure is higher than that in the high transmission layer.
- a mixed region is also formed between the high-permeability layer and the upper low-permeability layer.
- the correction rate of EB defect correction is considered to be faster than that of the high transmission layer.
- the thicknesses of these mixed regions are not greatly changed by changing the thicknesses of the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer. Note that these mixed regions become slightly larger when the later-described heat treatment or light irradiation treatment is performed on the phase shift film.
- phase shift film having a four-layer structure it is difficult to reduce the thickness of all highly transmissive layers to 11 nm or less due to optical limitations of the phase shift film.
- the number of mixed regions formed is small because the number of low transmission layers and high transmission layers in contact with each other is smaller than that of a phase shift film having a six-layer structure.
- the thickness of the high transmission layer per layer excluding the mixed region is much larger in the phase shift film having the four-layer structure than in the phase shift film having the six-layer structure.
- the thickness of the high transmission layer excluding the mixed region of the phase shift film having a six-layer structure is thinner than 11 nm.
- the time for removing one highly transmissive layer by EB defect correction is significantly shorter in the phase shift film having the six-layer structure than in the case of the phase shift film having the four-layer structure.
- the phase shift film includes a structure in which three or more combinations of the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer are provided, and the thickness of the low transmission layer is made thinner than that of the high transmission layer, thereby further increasing the transmission. By setting the layer thickness to 11 nm or less, it is presumed that the correction rate of EB defect correction is significantly increased.
- 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 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 (wavelength 193 nm), and is particularly preferable as a material for forming a light-transmitting substrate of a mask blank.
- the phase shift film 2 preferably has a transmittance of 1% or more with respect to exposure light (hereinafter referred to as ArF exposure light) of an ArF excimer laser. More preferably. Further, the phase shift film 2 is preferably adjusted so that the transmittance for ArF exposure light is 30% or less, more preferably 20% or less, and further preferably 18% or less.
- the phase shift film 2 gives a predetermined phase difference 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 have a function to be generated. Moreover, it is preferable that the phase difference is adjusted to be in a range of 150 degrees or more and 200 degrees or less.
- the lower limit value of the phase difference in the phase shift film 2 is more preferably 160 degrees or more, and further preferably 170 degrees or more.
- the upper limit value of the phase difference in the phase shift film 2 is more preferably 180 degrees or less, and further preferably 179 degrees or less.
- the reason for 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 of the present invention includes at least a structure (six layer structure) having three or more pairs of laminated structures each composed of the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21.
- the phase shift film 2 in FIG. 1 includes five sets of a laminated structure including a high transmission layer 22 and a low transmission layer 21.
- the phase shift film 2 includes five sets of a laminated structure in which a high transmission layer 22 and a low transmission layer 21 are laminated in this order from the translucent substrate 1 side, and the uppermost layer 23 is disposed on the uppermost low transmission layer 21. Has a laminated structure.
- the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 are formed of a material consisting of silicon and nitrogen, or a material consisting of one or more elements selected from a semi-metal element and a non-metallic element, and silicon and nitrogen.
- the low transmission layer 21 and the high transmission layer 22 do not contain a transition metal that may cause a decrease in light resistance to ArF exposure light.
- the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission 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 high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 may contain any nonmetallic element in addition to nitrogen.
- the nonmetallic element in the present invention refers to a substance containing a nonmetallic element in a narrow sense (nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, selenium), halogen, and a noble gas.
- these nonmetallic elements it is preferable to include one or more elements selected from carbon, fluorine and hydrogen.
- the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 preferably have an oxygen content of 10 atomic% or less, more preferably 5 atomic% or less, and do not actively contain oxygen (X-rays). More preferably, it is below the lower limit of detection when compositional analysis is performed by photoelectron spectroscopy.
- the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 preferably have a total content of silicon and nitrogen of greater than 90 atomic%, more preferably 95 atomic% or more, and even more preferably 98 atomic% or more. .
- the translucent substrate is generally made of a material mainly composed of SiO 2 such as synthetic quartz glass.
- SiO 2 such as synthetic quartz glass.
- the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 may contain a noble gas.
- the noble gas is an element that can increase the deposition rate and improve the productivity by being present in the deposition chamber when forming a thin film by reactive sputtering.
- this noble gas is turned into plasma and collides with the target, the target constituent element is ejected from the target, and a thin film is formed on the translucent substrate 1 while taking in the reactive gas in the middle.
- the noble gas in the film formation chamber is slightly taken in until the target constituent element jumps out of the target and adheres to the translucent substrate.
- Preferable noble gases required for this reactive sputtering include argon, krypton, and xenon.
- helium and neon having a small atomic weight can be actively incorporated into the thin film.
- the nitrogen content of the high transmission layer 22 is required to be 50 atomic% or more.
- the silicon-based film has a very low refractive index n for ArF exposure light and a large extinction coefficient k for ArF exposure light (hereinafter, simply referred to as refractive index n, the refractive index n for ArF exposure light is referred to as “refractive index n”).
- refractive index n the refractive index n for ArF exposure light
- refractive index n the refractive index n for ArF exposure light
- refractive index n the refractive index n for ArF exposure light
- the nitrogen content of the highly transmissive layer 22 be 50 atomic% or more.
- the nitrogen content of the high transmission layer 22 is preferably 52 atomic% or more. Further, the nitrogen content of the high transmission layer 22 is preferably 57 atomic% or less, and more preferably 55 atomic% or less.
- the nitrogen content of the low transmission layer 21 is required to be less than 50 atomic%.
- the nitrogen content of the low transmission layer 21 is preferably 48 atomic% or less, and more preferably 45 atomic% or less. Further, the nitrogen content of the low transmission layer 21 is preferably 20 atomic% or more, and more preferably 25 atomic% or more. In order to ensure the transmittance required for the phase shift film 2 and also ensure the phase difference required for a thinner thickness, it is desirable that the nitrogen content of the low transmission layer 21 be 20 atomic% or more.
- the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 are preferably made of the same constituent elements.
- Either the high transmissive layer 22 or the low transmissive layer 21 contains different constituent elements, and when heat treatment or light irradiation treatment is performed in a state where these elements are in contact with each other, ArF exposure light irradiation is performed. If it is broken, the different constituent elements may move to the layer on the side not containing the constituent elements and diffuse. And there exists a possibility that the optical characteristic of the high transmissive layer 22 and the low transmissive layer 21 may change a lot from the beginning of film-forming. In particular, when the different constituent element is a metalloid element, it is necessary to form the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 using different targets.
- the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 are preferably formed of a material composed of silicon and nitrogen.
- the noble gas is an element that is difficult to detect even when a composition analysis such as RBS (Rutherford Backing Scattering Spectrometry) or XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) is performed on the thin film.
- the material containing silicon and nitrogen includes a material containing a noble gas.
- the high transmission layer 22 is required to have a thickness of 11 nm or less. By setting the thickness of the high transmission layer to 11 nm or less, the correction rate of EB defect correction can be increased.
- the highly transmissive layer 22 is required to have a thickness of 11 nm or less.
- the thickness of the high transmission layer 22 is preferably 10 nm or less, and more preferably 9 nm or less.
- the thickness of the highly transmissive layer 22 is preferably 3 nm or more, more preferably 4 nm or more, and further preferably 5 nm or more. If the thickness of the high transmission layer 22 is less than 3 nm, the low transmission layer 21 needs to be thinner than that, as will be described later. Such a thin low-transmitting layer 21 becomes only the mixed region, and there is a possibility that desired optical characteristics required for the low-transmitting layer 21 cannot be obtained.
- the thickness of the highly transmissive layer 22 here includes the above mixed region.
- the low transmission layer 21 is required to be thinner than the high transmission layer 22.
- the thickness of the low transmission layer 21 is preferably 9 nm or less, and more preferably 8 nm or less.
- the low transmission layer 21 has a thickness of preferably 2 nm or more, and more preferably 3 nm or more.
- the thickness of the low transmission layer 21 is preferably 1 ⁇ 2 or less of the thickness of the high transmission layer 22.
- the low transmission layer 21 has a smaller refractive index n for ArF exposure light and a larger extinction coefficient k for ArF exposure light than the high transmission layer 22. For this reason, when the total film thickness of the low transmission layer is larger than 1 ⁇ 2 of the total film thickness of the high transmission layer, it is difficult to adjust the phase shift film 2 to a desired transmittance and phase difference.
- the number of pairs of the laminated structure composed of the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 in the phase shift film 2 is 3 sets (6 layers in total) or more. More preferably, the number of sets of the laminated structure is 4 sets (8 layers in total) or more. Moreover, the number of sets of the laminated structure composed of the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 in the phase shift film 2 is preferably 10 sets (total 20 layers) or less, and 9 sets (total 18 layers) or less. More preferably, it is more preferably 8 sets (16 layers in total) or less.
- the thickness of the low transmission layer 21 is less than 2 nm, and such a thin low transmission layer 21 is only in the mixed region. turn into.
- the high transmission layer 22 has a higher abundance ratio of a microcrystalline structure composed of Si—N bonds than the low transmission layer 21.
- the low transmission layer 21 has a higher proportion of Si amorphous structure than the high transmission layer 22.
- the existence ratio of the amorphous structure of Si is higher than the region of the high transmission layer 22 excluding the mixed region.
- the above-described mixed region has a lower proportion of the microcrystalline structure composed of Si—N bonds than the region of the highly transmissive layer 22 excluding the mixed region.
- the correction rate of EB defect correction is faster than that of the high transmission layer 22.
- the thickness of the mixed region is preferably in the range of 0.1 nm to 2 nm.
- the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 in the phase shift film 2 have a structure in which they are directly in contact with each other without interposing other films. With this structure in contact with each other, a mixed region can be formed between the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21, and the correction rate of the phase shift film 2 for correcting EB defects can be increased. From the viewpoint of the correction rate in EB defect correction, the stacking order from the light-transmitting substrate 1 side of the stacked structure including the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 may be any order.
- the laminated structure composed of the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 has the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 from the translucent substrate 1 side. It is preferable to laminate in this order.
- EB defect correction when an electron beam is irradiated to a black defect portion, at least one of Auger electrons, secondary electrons, characteristic X-rays, and backscattered electrons emitted from the irradiated portion is detected. The end point of the correction is detected by looking at the change. For example, when detecting Auger electrons emitted from a portion irradiated with an electron beam, changes in material composition are mainly observed by Auger electron spectroscopy (AES).
- AES Auger electron spectroscopy
- EDX energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- WDX wavelength dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- EBSD electron beam backscatter diffraction
- the translucent substrate 1 is made of a material mainly composed of silicon oxide.
- the detected intensity of nitrogen as the correction proceeds Judgment is made by looking at the change from a decrease in oxygen to an increase in the detection intensity of oxygen. Considering this point, it is more advantageous for end point detection at the time of EB defect correction to dispose the high transmission layer 22 having a high nitrogen content in the layer on the side of the phase shift film 2 in contact with the translucent substrate 1.
- the phase shift film 2 made of a silicon nitride-based material
- a fluorine-based gas such as SF 6 that has a relatively low etching rate for dry etching on the translucent substrate 1.
- the low transmission layer 21 having a low nitrogen content can increase the etching selectivity with the light-transmitting substrate 1.
- the laminated structure composed of the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 has the low transmission layer 21 and the high transmission layer 22 laminated in this order from the translucent substrate 1 side. It is preferable.
- the high transmission layer 22 has a refractive index n with respect to ArF exposure light of 2.5 or more (preferably 2.6 or more) and an extinction coefficient k of less than 1.0 (preferably 0.9 or less, more preferably 0). .7 or less, more preferably 0.5 or less).
- the low transmission layer 21 has a refractive index n of less than 2.5 (preferably 2.4 or less, more preferably 2.2 or less) and an extinction coefficient k of 1.0 or more (preferably 1. 1 or more, more preferably 1.4 or more).
- the high transmission layer 22 is used to satisfy a predetermined phase difference and a predetermined transmittance with respect to ArF exposure light, which are optical characteristics required for the phase shift film 2. This is because the low transmission layer 21 is difficult to realize unless the refractive index n and the extinction coefficient k are within the above ranges.
- the refractive index n and extinction coefficient k of a thin film 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.
- the ratio of the mixed gas of the noble gas and the reactive gas is set when the film is formed by the reactive sputtering. It is not limited only to adjustment.
- the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 are formed by sputtering, but any sputtering such as DC sputtering, RF sputtering, and ion beam sputtering can be applied.
- a target with low conductivity such as a silicon target or a silicon compound target that does not contain a metalloid element or has a low content
- the method of manufacturing mask blank 100 uses a silicon target or a target composed of one or more elements selected from a metalloid element and a nonmetal element and silicon, and is reactive in a sputtering gas containing a nitrogen-based gas and a noble gas.
- the sputtering gas used in the highly transmissive layer forming step is more nitrogen gas than the range of the mixing ratio of nitrogen gas that becomes a transition mode in which the film formation tends to become unstable.
- the mixing ratio of the nitrogen-based gas, which is selected as the so-called poison mode (reaction mode) and the sputtering gas used in the low-permeability layer forming step is less than the range of the mixing ratio of the nitrogen-based gas that becomes the transition mode, It is preferable to select a so-called metal mode. Note that matters relating to the poison mode (reaction mode), the transition mode, and the metal mode are the same as in the case of forming the high transmission layer and the low transmission layer of the phase shift film in Patent Document 3 by sputtering.
- any gas can be applied as long as it contains nitrogen.
- the high-permeability layer 22 and the low-permeability layer 21 preferably have a low oxygen content. Therefore, it is preferable to apply a nitrogen-based gas that does not contain oxygen, and to apply nitrogen gas (N 2 gas). It is more preferable.
- any noble gas can be used as the noble gas used in the high permeable layer forming step and the low permeable layer forming step. Preferred examples of the noble gas include argon, krypton, and xenon.
- helium and neon having a small atomic weight can be actively incorporated into the thin film.
- the phase shift film 2 is formed at a position farthest from the translucent substrate 1 from one or more elements selected from a material consisting of silicon, nitrogen and oxygen, or a metalloid element and a nonmetal element, and silicon, nitrogen and oxygen. It is preferable that the uppermost layer 23 formed of the material is provided.
- a silicon-based material film that does not actively contain oxygen and contains nitrogen has high light resistance to ArF exposure light, but has lower chemical resistance than a silicon-based material film that actively contains oxygen. There is a tendency.
- a high transmission layer 22 or a low transmission layer 21 that does not actively contain oxygen and contains nitrogen is disposed.
- the surface layer of the phase shift film 2 is oxidized by performing mask cleaning on the phase shift mask 200 manufactured from the mask blank 100 or storing it in the air. Difficult to do.
- the surface layer of the phase shift film 2 is oxidized, the optical characteristics at the time of film formation are greatly changed.
- the increase in transmittance due to the oxidation of the low transmission layer 21 becomes large.
- the phase shift film 2 is formed on the laminated structure of the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21, and further, a material composed of silicon, nitrogen and oxygen, or one or more elements selected from a metalloid element and a nonmetal element, and silicon
- a material composed of silicon, nitrogen and oxygen, or one or more elements selected from a metalloid element and a nonmetal element silicon
- the uppermost layer 23 formed of a material composed of silicon, nitrogen and oxygen, or a material composed of one or more elements selected from a metalloid element and a nonmetallic element, silicon, nitrogen, and oxygen is substantially in the thickness direction of the layer.
- the composition has a composition gradient in the layer thickness direction (the composition having a composition gradient in which the oxygen content in the layer increases as the uppermost layer 23 moves away from the translucent substrate 1) Is also included.
- Examples of a material suitable for the uppermost layer 23 having a configuration having substantially the same composition in the layer thickness direction include SiO 2 and SiON.
- the translucent substrate 1 side is SiN
- the oxygen content increases as the distance from the translucent substrate 1 increases
- the surface layer becomes SiO 2 or SiON It is preferable that it is the structure which is.
- the uppermost layer 23 is formed by sputtering, but any sputtering such as DC sputtering, RF sputtering, and ion beam sputtering can be applied.
- a target with low conductivity such as a silicon target or a silicon compound target that does not contain a metalloid element or has a low content
- a phase shift is performed by sputtering in a sputtering gas containing a noble gas using a silicon target or a target composed of one or more elements selected from a metalloid element and a nonmetal element and silicon. It is preferable to have an uppermost layer forming step of forming the uppermost layer 23 at a position farthest from the translucent substrate 1 of the film 2. Furthermore, in this mask blank 100 manufacturing method, a silicon target is used and reactive sputtering in a sputtering gas composed of nitrogen gas and noble gas is used to place the phase shift film 2 farthest from the translucent substrate 1.
- an uppermost layer forming step of forming the upper layer 23 and performing a process of oxidizing at least the surface layer of the uppermost layer 23 is more preferable to have an uppermost layer forming step of forming the upper layer 23 and performing a process of oxidizing at least the surface layer of the uppermost layer 23.
- the surface layer of the uppermost layer 23 is oxidized by heat treatment in a gas containing oxygen such as in the atmosphere, light irradiation treatment such as a flash lamp in a gas containing oxygen in the air, ozone, and the like. And a process of bringing oxygen plasma into contact with the uppermost layer 23.
- a silicon target or a target composed of one or more elements selected from a metalloid element and a nonmetallic element and silicon is used, and a sputtering gas containing nitrogen gas, oxygen gas and noble gas is used.
- An uppermost layer forming step formed by reactive sputtering can be applied. This uppermost layer forming step can be applied to the formation of the uppermost layer 23 of the uppermost layer 23 having a composition that is substantially the same in the thickness direction of the layer and the uppermost layer 23 having a composition-graded structure.
- An uppermost layer forming step formed by sputtering in a sputtering gas can be applied. This uppermost layer forming step can be applied to the formation of either the uppermost layer 23 having a composition that is substantially the same in the layer thickness direction or the uppermost layer 23 having a composition gradient.
- the light shielding film 3 is preferably provided on the phase shift film 2.
- the outer peripheral region of the region where the transfer pattern is formed is the outer peripheral region when exposed and transferred to a resist film on a semiconductor wafer using an exposure apparatus. It is required to secure an optical density (OD) of a predetermined value or more so that the resist film is not affected by the exposure light transmitted through the film.
- the optical density is required to be at least greater than 2.0.
- the phase shift film 2 has a function of transmitting exposure light with a predetermined transmittance, and it is difficult to ensure the above optical density with the phase shift film 2 alone.
- the light shielding film 3 is laminated on the phase shift film 2 in order to secure an insufficient optical density at the stage of manufacturing the mask blank 100.
- the optical density in the laminated structure of the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 is preferably 2.5 or more, and more preferably 2.8 or more.
- the optical density in the laminated structure of the phase shift film 2 and the light shielding film 3 is preferably 4.0 or less.
- 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 may have a structure having substantially the same composition in the film or layer thickness direction. The composition may be inclined.
- 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 selected from oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, boron and fluorine as chromium. It is preferable to use a material containing an element.
- the chromium-containing material forming the light shielding film 3 may contain one or more elements of molybdenum and tin. By including one or more elements of molybdenum and tin, the etching rate for the mixed gas of chlorine-based gas and oxygen gas can be further increased.
- the other film is made of the material containing chromium.
- the light-shielding film 3 be formed of a material containing silicon.
- a material containing chromium is etched by a mixed gas of a chlorine-based gas and an oxygen gas, but a resist film formed of an organic material is easily etched by this mixed gas.
- a material containing silicon is generally etched with a fluorine-based gas or a chlorine-based gas.
- etching gases basically do not contain oxygen, the amount of reduction in the resist film formed of an organic material can be reduced as compared with the case of etching with a mixed gas of chlorine gas and oxygen gas. For this reason, the film thickness of the resist film can be reduced.
- the material containing silicon forming the light shielding film 3 may contain a transition metal or a metal element other than the transition metal. This is because when the phase shift mask 200 is manufactured from the mask blank 100, the pattern formed by the light shielding film 3 is basically a light shielding band pattern in the outer peripheral region, and ArF exposure light is emitted compared to the transfer pattern forming region. This is because it is rare that the integrated amount to be irradiated is small or the light-shielding film 3 remains in a fine pattern, and even if ArF light resistance is low, a substantial problem hardly occurs.
- the light shielding film 3 contains a transition metal
- the light shielding performance is greatly improved as compared with the case where no transition metal is contained, and the thickness of the light shielding film can be reduced.
- transition metals to be contained 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), niobium (Nb), palladium (Pd), or any one metal or an alloy of these metals.
- the material containing silicon that forms the light-shielding film 3 a material composed of silicon and nitrogen, or a material composed of one or more elements selected from a metalloid element and a nonmetallic element, and silicon and nitrogen may be applied. Good.
- the mask blank 100 is formed of a material having etching selectivity with respect to an etching gas used when etching the light shielding film 3 on the light shielding film 3. More preferably, the hard mask film 4 is further laminated. Since the light-shielding film 3 has a function of ensuring a predetermined optical density, there is a limit to reducing its thickness. It is sufficient for the hard mask film 4 to have a film thickness that can function as an etching mask until dry etching for forming a pattern on the light shielding film 3 immediately below the hard mask film 4 is completed. There are no restrictions.
- 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 of the resist film can be greatly reduced.
- the hard mask film 4 is preferably formed of the material containing silicon.
- the surface of the hard mask film 4 is subjected to HMDS (Hexamethyldisilazane) treatment to improve the surface adhesion. It is preferable.
- 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 examples include a material in which tantalum contains one or more elements selected from nitrogen, oxygen, boron and carbon in addition to tantalum metal.
- the material include Ta, TaN, TaON, TaBN, TaBON, TaCN, TaCON, TaBCN, TaBOCN, and the like.
- the hard mask film 4 is preferably formed of the above-described material containing chromium.
- a material having etching selectivity for both the light-transmitting substrate 1 and the phase shift film 2 between the light-transmitting substrate 1 and the phase shift film 2 (a material containing chromium, for example, Cr, An etching stopper film made of CrN, CrC, CrO, CrON, CrC, etc.) may be formed. Note that the etching stopper film may be formed of a material containing aluminum.
- a resist film made 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.
- a transfer pattern (phase shift pattern) to be formed on the hard mask film 4 may be provided with SRAF (Sub-Resolution Assist Feature) having a line width of 40 nm.
- SRAF Sub-Resolution Assist Feature
- the resist film preferably has a film thickness of 80 nm or less.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a process of manufacturing the phase shift mask 200 from the mask blank 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the phase shift mask 200 of the present invention is a phase shift mask provided with a phase shift film 2 (phase shift pattern 2a) having a transfer pattern on a translucent substrate 1, and the phase shift film 2 includes an ArF excimer laser. Between the exposure light having passed through the air by the same distance as the thickness of the phase shift film 2 with respect to the exposure light transmitted through the phase shift film 2.
- the phase shift film 2 includes a structure having three or more pairs of laminated structures each composed of the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21, and has a function of generating a phase difference of not less than 200 degrees and not more than 200 degrees.
- the transmissive layer 22 and the low transmissive layer 21 are formed of a material composed of silicon and nitrogen, or a material composed of one or more elements selected from a metalloid element and a nonmetallic element, and silicon and nitrogen. Nitro The low-transmission layer 21 has a nitrogen content of less than 50 atomic% and is thinner than the high-transmission layer 22. It is what.
- This phase shift mask 200 has the same technical features as the mask blank 100.
- the matters relating to the translucent substrate 1, the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 of the phase shift film 2, and the light shielding film 3 in the phase shift mask 200 are the same as those of the mask blank 100.
- the method of manufacturing the phase shift mask 200 of the present invention uses the mask blank 100 described above, and includes a step of forming a transfer pattern on the light shielding film 3 by dry etching, and a light shielding film 3 (light shielding) having the transfer pattern.
- resist pattern 6b resist film having a pattern including a light shielding band as a mask.
- phase shift mask 200 has high ArF light resistance, and even after being subjected to integrated irradiation with exposure light of an ArF excimer laser, changes (thickness) in the CD (Critical Dimension) of the phase shift pattern 2a. It can be suppressed to a small range.
- a phase shift mask 200 having a fine pattern corresponding to the DRAM hp32 nm generation in recent years, there is no case where there is no black defect portion at the stage where a transfer pattern is formed on the phase shift film 2 of the mask blank 100 by dry etching. Quite few. Further, EB defect correction is often applied to defect correction performed on the black defect portion of the phase shift film 2 having the fine pattern.
- the phase shift film 2 has a high correction rate for EB defect correction, and has a high correction rate ratio for EB defect correction between the phase shift film 2 and the translucent substrate 1. For this reason, it is suppressed that the surface of the translucent board
- the phase shift mask 200 after the EB defect correction is performed on the black defect portion and the integrated irradiation is performed on the mask stage of the exposure apparatus using the ArF excimer laser as the exposure light.
- the phase shift pattern 2a is exposed and transferred to the resist film on the semiconductor substrate, the pattern can be transferred to the resist film on the semiconductor substrate with sufficient accuracy to satisfy the design specifications.
- phase shift mask 200 an example of a method of manufacturing the phase shift mask 200 will be described according to the manufacturing process shown in FIG.
- a material containing chromium is applied to the light shielding film 3
- a material containing silicon is applied to the hard mask film 4.
- a resist film was 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 is exposed and drawn on the resist film, and a predetermined process such as a development process is further performed.
- the 1st resist pattern 5a which has was formed (refer Fig.2 (a)).
- 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 further performed to provide a second pattern having a light-shielding pattern.
- Resist pattern 6b was formed.
- dry etching using a mixed gas of chlorine-based gas and oxygen gas is performed to form a second pattern (light-shielding pattern 3b) on the light-shielding film 3 (FIG. 2). (See (e)).
- 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. 2F).
- the chlorine-based gas used in the dry etching is not particularly limited as long as it contains Cl.
- a chlorine-based gas Cl 2, SiCl 2, CHCl 3, CH 2 Cl 2, CCl 4, BCl 3 and the like.
- the fluorine gas used in the dry etching is not particularly limited as long as F is contained.
- a fluorine-based gas 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 of the glass material with respect to the light-transmitting substrate 1, damage to the light-transmitting substrate 1 can be further reduced.
- the semiconductor device manufacturing method of the present invention uses the phase shift mask 200 manufactured using the phase shift mask 200 or the mask blank 100 to expose and transfer a pattern onto a resist film on a semiconductor substrate. It is characterized by. Since the phase shift mask 200 and the mask blank 100 of the present invention have the effects as described above, the EB defect correction is performed on the black defect portion on the mask stage of the exposure apparatus using the ArF excimer laser as the exposure light, Furthermore, when the phase shift mask 200 of the present invention after being irradiated with the exposure light of the ArF excimer laser is set and the phase shift pattern 2a is exposed and transferred to the resist film on the semiconductor substrate, the resist film on the semiconductor substrate is also exposed. Patterns can be transferred with sufficient accuracy to meet design specifications. For this reason, when the circuit pattern is formed by dry etching the lower layer film using this resist film pattern as a mask, a highly accurate circuit pattern free from wiring short-circuiting or disconnection due to insufficient accuracy can be formed.
- Example 1 Manufacture of mask blanks
- the translucent substrate 1 had its end face and main surface polished to a predetermined surface roughness, and then subjected to a predetermined cleaning process and a drying process.
- the translucent substrate 1 is installed in a single wafer RF sputtering apparatus, and a mixed gas (flow rate ratio Kr) of krypton (Kr), helium (He) and nitrogen (N 2 ) is used using a silicon (Si) target.
- a mixed gas flow rate ratio Kr
- Kr krypton
- He helium
- N 2 nitrogen
- the power of the RF power source is 2.8 kW
- the reactive sputtering (RF sputtering) is performed on the light-transmitting substrate 1.
- the highly transmissive layer 22 is formed under the same conditions on the main surface of another translucent substrate, and the optical property of the highly transmissive layer 22 is measured using a spectroscopic ellipsometer (M-2000D manufactured by JA Woollam). When the characteristics were measured, the refractive index n at a wavelength of 193 nm was 2.66, and the extinction coefficient k was 0.36.
- the conditions used in forming the high-permeability layer 22, in advance at the single-wafer RF sputtering apparatus used, N 2 of Kr gas, a mixed gas of He gas and N 2 gas in the sputtering gas The relationship between the gas flow rate and the film formation rate is verified, and film formation conditions such as a flow rate ratio capable of stably forming a film in the poison mode (reaction mode) region are selected.
- the composition of the high transmission layer 22 is a result obtained by measurement by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The same applies to other films.
- the low transmission layer 21 is formed under the same conditions on the main surface of another translucent substrate, and the optical characteristics of the low transmission layer 21 are measured using a spectroscopic ellipsometer (M-2000D manufactured by JA Woollam). When the characteristics were measured, the refractive index n at a wavelength of 193 nm was 2.10, and the extinction coefficient k was 1.50.
- the conditions used in forming the low-permeability layer 21, in advance at the single-wafer RF sputtering apparatus used N 2 of Kr gas, a mixed gas of He gas and N 2 gas in the sputtering gas
- film formation conditions such as a flow rate ratio that enables stable film formation in the metal mode region are selected.
- the translucent substrate 1 having five layers of the laminated structure of the high transmissive layer 22 and the low transmissive layer 21 is installed in a single wafer RF sputtering apparatus, and under the same film formation conditions as when the high transmissive layer 22 is formed.
- the uppermost layer 23 was formed with a thickness of 8.0 nm in contact with the surface of the highly transmissive layer 22 farthest from the translucent substrate 1 side.
- the phase shift film 2 having a total of 11 layer structures including five sets of the laminated structure of the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21 on the translucent substrate 1 and the uppermost layer 23 thereon.
- the total film thickness was 65.5 nm.
- the translucent substrate 1 on which the phase shift film 2 was formed was subjected to a heat treatment in the atmosphere under the conditions of a heating temperature of 500 ° C. and a treatment time of 1 hour.
- the transmittance and phase difference of the ArF excimer laser at the wavelength of light (about 193 nm) were measured on the phase shift film 2 after the heat treatment using a phase shift amount measuring device (MPM-193, manufactured by Lasertec Corporation).
- the phase difference was 5.9% and the phase difference was 175.9 degrees.
- phase shift film 2 after the heat treatment was performed in the same procedure on another translucent substrate 1 and the cross section of the phase shift film 2 was observed with TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope).
- TEM Transmission Electron Microscope
- DC sputtering reactive sputtering
- Ar argon
- N 2 nitrogen
- the lower layer of the light-shielding film 3 made of CrOCN was formed to a thickness of 4 nm on the lowermost layer of the light-shielding film 3 by reactive sputtering (DC sputtering).
- the upper layer of the film 3 was formed with a thickness of 14 nm.
- the light-shielding film 3 made of a chromium-based material having a three-layer structure of the lowermost layer made of CrOCN, the lower layer made of CrN, and the upper layer made of CrOCN was formed with a total film thickness of 48 nm from the phase shift film 2 side.
- a mask blank 100 having a structure in which the phase shift film 2, the light shielding film 3, and the hard mask film 4 having an 11-layer structure were laminated on the light transmitting substrate 1 was manufactured.
- 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 with an electron beam, a predetermined development process and a cleaning process are performed, and a first pattern having the first pattern is formed. 1 resist pattern 5a was formed (see FIG. 2A). At this time, in addition to the phase shift pattern that should be originally formed, a program defect is added to the first pattern drawn by the electron beam so that a black defect is formed in the phase shift film 2.
- 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 3, is exposed and drawn on the resist film, and a predetermined process such as a development process is further performed to provide a second pattern having a light-shielding pattern.
- Resist pattern 6b was formed.
- phase shift pattern 2 a of the phase shift mask 200 of Example 1 was performed on the phase shift pattern 2 a of the phase shift mask 200 of Example 1 after the EB defect correction.
- the CD change amount of the phase shift pattern 2a before and after the irradiation process was about 2 nm, which was the CD change amount in a range usable as the phase shift mask 200.
- the resist film on the semiconductor substrate is exposed to light having a wavelength of 193 nm using AIMS 193 (manufactured by Carl Zeiss) with respect to the phase shift mask 200 of the first embodiment after EB defect correction and ArF excimer laser light irradiation treatment.
- the transferred image was simulated when exposed to light.
- Example 2 Manufacture of mask blanks
- the mask blank 100 of Example 2 was manufactured in the same procedure as the mask blank 100 of Example 1 except that the phase shift film 2 was changed. Specifically, in the phase shift film 2 of Example 2, the thickness of the high transmission layer 22 is set to 10.5 nm, and the thickness of the low transmission layer 21 is set to 2.5 nm. A total of four sets of 21 laminated structures were formed, and the thickness of the uppermost layer 23 was 10.5 nm. That is, on the translucent substrate 1, the phase shift film 2 having a total of nine layers having four layers of the laminated structure of the high transmissive layer 22 and the low transmissive layer 21 and the uppermost layer 23 thereon is obtained. Formed at 62.5 nm.
- the light-transmitting substrate 1 on which the phase shift film 2 was formed was subjected to heat treatment in the atmosphere under the conditions of a heating temperature of 500 ° C. and a treatment time of 1 hour.
- the transmittance and phase difference of the ArF excimer laser at the wavelength of light (about 193 nm) were measured on the phase shift film 2 after the heat treatment using a phase shift amount measuring device (MPM-193, manufactured by Lasertec Corporation).
- the phase difference was 12.1% and 174.2 degrees.
- the uppermost layer 23 was translucent.
- the structure has a composition gradient in which the oxygen content increases as the distance from the substrate 1 increases. It was also confirmed that there were mixed regions of around 1 nm in the vicinity of the interface between the high transmission layer 22 and the low transmission layer 21.
- the mask blank 100 of Example 2 having a structure in which the phase shift film 2, the light-shielding film 3, and the hard mask film 4 having a nine-layer structure were laminated on the translucent substrate 1 was manufactured.
- phase shift mask 200 of Example 2 was manufactured in the same procedure as in Example 1.
- the mask pattern was inspected by the mask inspection apparatus with respect to the manufactured halftone phase shift mask 200 of Example 1, it was confirmed that black defects were present in the phase shift pattern 2a where the program defects were arranged. It was done.
- the correction rate ratio between the phase shift pattern 2a and the translucent substrate 1 was as high as 4.0, and etching on the surface of the translucent substrate 1 was performed. I was able to keep it to a minimum.
- phase shift pattern 2a of the phase shift mask 200 of Example 2 was performed on the phase shift pattern 2a of the phase shift mask 200 of Example 2 after the EB defect correction.
- the CD change amount of the phase shift pattern 2a before and after the irradiation process was about 2 nm, which was the CD change amount in a range usable as the phase shift mask 200.
- the resist film on the semiconductor substrate is exposed to light having a wavelength of 193 nm using the AIMS 193 (manufactured by Carl Zeiss) with respect to the phase shift mask 200 of the second embodiment after the EB defect correction and the ArF excimer laser light irradiation treatment.
- the transferred image was simulated when exposed to light.
- Comparative Example 1 Manufacture of mask blanks
- the mask blank of Comparative Example 1 was manufactured in the same procedure as the mask blank 100 of Example 1 except that the phase shift film was changed. Specifically, the phase shift film of Comparative Example 1 is in contact with the surface of the translucent substrate, and a low transmission layer is formed with a thickness of 12 nm in the same procedure as in Example 1, and the surface of the low transmission layer is formed. In contact therewith, a highly transmissive layer was formed with a thickness of 55 nm, and a two-layer structure with a total film thickness of 67 nm was obtained.
- the light-transmitting substrate on which the phase shift film was formed was subjected to heat treatment in the atmosphere at a heating temperature of 500 ° C. and a treatment time of 1 hour.
- the transmittance and phase difference of the ArF excimer laser at the wavelength of light (about 193 nm) were measured on the phase shift film 2 after the heat treatment using a phase shift amount measuring device (MPM-193, manufactured by Lasertec Corporation).
- the phase difference was 5.97% and 177.7 degrees.
- the high transmission layer was observed from the translucent substrate side.
- the structure had a composition gradient in which the oxygen content increased with increasing distance. It was also confirmed that there was a mixed region of about 1 nm in the vicinity of the interface between the low transmission layer and the high transmission layer.
- phase shift mask of Comparative Example 1 was manufactured in the same procedure as in Example 1.
- the mask pattern was inspected by the mask inspection apparatus with respect to the manufactured halftone phase shift mask of Comparative Example 1, the presence of black defects was confirmed in the phase shift pattern where the program defects were arranged. .
- the correction rate ratio between the phase shift pattern and the translucent substrate is as low as 1.5, so that etching on the surface of the translucent substrate proceeds. It was out.
- a process of irradiating ArF excimer laser light with an integrated dose of 20 kJ / cm 2 was performed on the phase shift pattern of the phase shift mask of Comparative Example 1 after the EB defect correction.
- the CD change amount of the phase shift pattern before and after this irradiation treatment was about 2 nm, which was a CD change amount in a range usable as a phase shift mask.
- a resist film on a semiconductor substrate with exposure light having a wavelength of 193 nm is applied to the phase shift mask 200 of Comparative Example 1 after EB defect correction and ArF excimer laser light irradiation using AIMS 193 (manufactured by Carl Zeiss). The transferred image was simulated when exposed to light.
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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1%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200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、高透過層と低透過層とからなる1組の積層構造を3組以上有する構造を含み、
前記高透過層および低透過層は、ケイ素及び窒素からなる材料、または半金属元素および非金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素とケイ素と窒素とからなる材料で形成され、
前記高透過層は、窒素の含有量が50原子%以上であり、厚さが11nm以下であり、
前記低透過層は、窒素の含有量が50原子%未満であり、前記高透過層よりも厚さが薄いことを特徴とするマスクブランク。
前記高透過層および低透過層は、同じ構成元素からな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)
前記高透過層および低透過層は、ケイ素及び窒素からなる材料で形成されてい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。
前記低透過層の厚さは、前記高透過層の厚さの1/2以下であ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)
前記積層構造は、透光性基板側から高透過層と低透過層がこの順に積層してい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。
前記位相シフト膜は、前記透光性基板から最も離れた位置に、ケイ素、窒素および酸素からなる材料、または半金属元素および非金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素とケイ素と窒素と酸素とからなる材料で形成された最上層を備え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6のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
透光性基板上に、転写パターンを有する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1%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200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、高透過層と低透過層とからなる1組の積層構造を3組以上有する構造を含み、
前記高透過層および低透過層は、ケイ素及び窒素からなる材料、または半金属元素および非金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素とケイ素と窒素とからなる材料で形成され、
前記高透過層は、窒素の含有量が50原子%以上であり、厚さが11nm以下であり、
前記低透過層は、窒素の含有量が50原子%未満であり、前記高透過層よりも厚さが薄いことを特徴とする位相シフトマスク。
前記高透過層および低透過層は、同じ構成元素からなることを特徴とする構成8記載の位相シフトマスク。
(構成10)
前記高透過層および低透過層は、ケイ素及び窒素からなる材料で形成されていることを特徴とする構成8または9に記載の位相シフトマスク。
前記低透過層の厚さは、前記高透過層の厚さの1/2以下であることを特徴とする構成8から10のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
(構成12)
前記積層構造は、透光性基板側から高透過層と低透過層がこの順に積層していることを特徴とする構成8から11のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
前記位相シフト膜は、前記透光性基板から最も離れた位置に、ケイ素、窒素および酸素からなる材料、または半金属元素および非金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素とケイ素と窒素と酸素とからなる材料で形成された最上層を備えることを特徴とする構成8から12のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
(構成14)
前記位相シフト膜上に、遮光帯を含むパターンを有する遮光膜を備えることを特徴とする構成8から13のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
構成7記載のマスクブランクを用いた位相シフトマスクの製造方法であって、
ドライエッチングにより前記遮光膜に転写パターンを形成する工程と、
前記転写パターンを有する遮光膜をマスクとするドライエッチングにより前記位相シフト膜に転写パターンを形成する工程と、
遮光帯を含むパターンを有するレジスト膜をマスクとするドライエッチングにより前記遮光膜に遮光帯を含むパターンを形成する工程と
を備えることを特徴とする位相シフトマスクの製造方法。
構成14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。
(構成17)
構成15記載の位相シフトマスクの製造方法により製造された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。
EB欠陥修正では、黒欠陥部分に対して電子線を照射したときに、照射を受けた部分から放出されるオージェ電子、2次電子、特性X線、後方散乱電子の少なくともいずれか1つを検出し、その変化を見ることで修正の終点を検出している。例えば、電子線の照射を受けた部分から放出されるオージェ電子を検出する場合には、オージェ電子分光法(AES)によって、主に材料組成の変化を見ている。また、2次電子を検出する場合には、SEM像から主に表面形状の変化を見ている。さらに、特性X線を検出する場合には、エネルギー分散型X線分光法(EDX)や波長分散X線分光法(WDX)によって、主に材料組成の変化を見ている。後方散乱電子を検出する場合には、電子線後方散乱回折法(EBSD)によって、主に材料の組成や結晶状態の変化を見ている。
(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6.25mm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、端面及び主表面が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)。なお、このとき、電子線描画した第1のパターンには、位相シフト膜2に黒欠陥が形成されるように、本来形成されるべき位相シフトパターンのほかにプログラム欠陥を加えておいた。
[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を変更した以外は、実施例1のマスクブランク100と同様の手順で製造された。具体的には、実施例2の位相シフト膜2は、高透過層22の厚さを10.5nmに、低透過層21の厚さを2.5nmとし、この高透過層22と低透過層21の積層構造を合計4組形成し、最上層23の厚さを10.5nmの厚さとした。すなわち、透光性基板1上に、高透過層22と低透過層21の積層構造を4組有し、その上に最上層23を有する、合計9層構造の位相シフト膜2を合計膜厚62.5nmで形成した。
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を製造した。製造した実施例1のハーフトーン型の位相シフトマスク200に対してマスク検査装置によってマスクパターンの検査を行ったところ、プログラム欠陥を配置していた箇所の位相シフトパターン2aに黒欠陥の存在が確認された。その黒欠陥部分に対してEB欠陥修正を行ったところ、位相シフトパターン2aと透光性基板1との間の修正レート比が4.0と高く、透光性基板1の表面へのエッチングを最小限にとどめることができた。
[マスクブランクの製造]
比較例1のマスクブランクは、位相シフト膜を変更した以外は、実施例1のマスクブランク100と同様の手順で製造された。具体的には、比較例1の位相シフト膜は、透光性基板の表面に接して、実施例1と同じ手順で低透過層を12nmの厚さで形成し、その低透過層の表面に接して高透過層を55nmの厚さで形成し、合計膜厚を67nmの2層構造とした。
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製造した。製造した比較例1のハーフトーン型の位相シフトマスクに対してマスク検査装置によってマスクパターンの検査を行ったところ、プログラム欠陥を配置していた箇所の位相シフトパターンに黒欠陥の存在が確認された。その黒欠陥部分に対してEB欠陥修正を行ったところ、位相シフトパターンと透光性基板との間の修正レート比が1.5と低いことから、透光性基板の表面へのエッチングが進んでいた。
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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1%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200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、高透過層と低透過層とからなる1組の積層構造を3組以上有する構造を含み、
前記高透過層および低透過層は、ケイ素及び窒素からなる材料、または半金属元素および非金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素とケイ素と窒素とからなる材料で形成され、
前記高透過層は、窒素の含有量が50原子%以上であり、厚さが11nm以下であり、
前記低透過層は、窒素の含有量が50原子%未満であり、前記高透過層よりも厚さが薄いことを特徴とするマスクブランク。 - 前記高透過層および低透過層は、同じ構成元素からなることを特徴とする請求項1記載のマスクブランク。
- 前記高透過層および低透過層は、ケイ素及び窒素からなる材料で形成されてい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。
- 前記低透過層の厚さは、前記高透過層の厚さの1/2以下であ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。
- 前記積層構造は、透光性基板側から高透過層と低透過層がこの順に積層してい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。
- 前記位相シフト膜は、前記透光性基板から最も離れた位置に、ケイ素、窒素および酸素からなる材料、または半金属元素および非金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素とケイ素と窒素と酸素とからなる材料で形成された最上層を備え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6のいずれかに記載のマスクブランク。
- 透光性基板上に、転写パターンを有する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1%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200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、高透過層と低透過層とからなる1組の積層構造を3組以上有する構造を含み、
前記高透過層および低透過層は、ケイ素及び窒素からなる材料、または半金属元素および非金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素とケイ素と窒素とからなる材料で形成され、
前記高透過層は、窒素の含有量が50原子%以上であり、厚さが11nm以下であり、
前記低透過層は、窒素の含有量が50原子%未満であり、前記高透過層よりも厚さが薄いことを特徴とする位相シフトマスク。 - 前記高透過層および低透過層は、同じ構成元素からなることを特徴とする請求項8記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記高透過層および低透過層は、ケイ素及び窒素からなる材料で形成されていることを特徴とする請求項8または9に記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記低透過層の厚さは、前記高透過層の厚さの1/2以下であることを特徴とする請求項8から10のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記積層構造は、透光性基板側から高透過層と低透過層がこの順に積層していることを特徴とする請求項8から11のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 前記位相シフト膜は、前記透光性基板から最も離れた位置に、ケイ素、窒素および酸素からなる材料、または半金属元素および非金属元素から選ばれる1以上の元素とケイ素と窒素と酸素とからなる材料で形成された最上層を備えることを特徴とする請求項8から12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、遮光帯を含むパターンを有する遮光膜を備えることを特徴とする請求項8から13のいずれかに記載の位相シフトマスク。
- 請求項7記載のマスクブランクを用いた位相シフトマスクの製造方法であって、
ドライエッチングにより前記遮光膜に転写パターンを形成する工程と、
前記転写パターンを有する遮光膜をマスクとするドライエッチングにより前記位相シフト膜に転写パターンを形成する工程と、
遮光帯を含むパターンを有するレジスト膜をマスクとするドライエッチングにより前記遮光膜に遮光帯を含むパターンを形成する工程と
を備えることを特徴とする位相シフトマスクの製造方法。 - 請求項14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。
- 請求項15記載の位相シフトマスクの製造方法により製造された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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