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To provide a chemically amplified positive resist composition that can form a resist film capable of forming a pattern which has extremely high resolution, small LER, and excellent rectangularity and in which the influence of development loading and development residue defects are suppressed, and to provide a resist pattern forming method using the chemically amplified positive resist composition.SOLUTION: The chemically amplified positive resist composition contains: (A) a photoacid generator of a specific structure which generates an acid by the action of high-energy rays; and (B) a base polymer containing a polymer which increases its solubility in an alkaline aqueous solution by the action of an acid and contains a repeating unit represented by the following formula (B1).SELECTED DRAWING: None

Photoresist rework of metal-containing photoresist is disclosed. Rework can be accomplished using a thermal process by exposing a substrate to an elevated temperature and an etch gas. Rework can be also accomplished using a wet process by exposing the substrate to an inorganic acidic solution. Residue or other contaminants may be cleaned up from the substrate after rework by exposure to high temperatures, plasma, or wet clean.

The present disclosure relates to a film formed with an organometallic precursor and an organic co-reactant, as well as methods for forming and employing such films. In particular embodiments, the films can be incubated after exposure to radiation, which can provide enhanced material differences between the exposed and unexposed regions. In non-limiting embodiments, the radiation can include extreme ultraviolet (EUV) or deep ultraviolet (DUV) radiation.

Various embodiments described herein relate to methods, apparatuses, and systems for post-development treatment of a metal-containing photoresist mask to improve lithographic performance. After development, the metal-containing photoresist mask may be exposed to one or more of the following treatments: thermal anneal, plasma exposure, exposure to reactive gases, and selective deposition of a protective film. In some embodiments, the metal-containing photoresist mask is exposed to one or more reactive gases to compositionally change the photoresist mask and / or selectively deposit a protective film on top surfaces and sidewalls of the photoresist mask. The treated photoresist mask may exhibit increased line CD for reduced dose-to-size and improved etch resistance.

The present disclosure relates to use of an acid for developing or treating a radiation-sensitive film including two or more elements having a high patterning radiation-absorption cross-section. The acid can be employed to form a pattern by a negative tone development process or to treat a developed pattern by further removing residual resist components.

Methods for making thin-films on semiconductor substrates, which may be patterned using EUV, include: depositing the organometallic polymer-like material onto the surface of the semiconductor substrate, exposing the surface to EUV to form a pattern, and developing the pattern for later transfer to underlying layers. The depositing operations may be performed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), and ALD with a CVD component, such as a discontinuous, ALD-like process in which metal precursors and counter-reactants are separated in either time or space.

Vacuum-integrated photoresist-less methods and apparatuses for forming metal hardmasks can provide sub-30 nm patterning resolution. A metal-containing (e.g., metal salt or organometallic compound) film that is sensitive to a patterning agent is deposited on a semiconductor substrate. The metal-containing film is then patterned directly (i.e., without the use of a photoresist) by exposure to the patterning agent in a vacuum ambient to form the metal mask. For example, the metal-containing film is photosensitive and the patterning is conducted using sub-30 nm wavelength optical lithography, such as EUV lithography.

The present disclosure relates to the use of a metal chelator to treat an exposed photoresist film. In particular embodiments, the metal chelator is employed to remove an interfacial area that is disposed between exposed and unexposed areas or disposed within an exposed area, thereby enhancing patterning quality.

Methods for making thin-films on semiconductor substrates, which may be patterned using EUV, include: depositing the organometallic polymer-like material onto the surface of the semiconductor substrate, exposing the surface to EUV to form a pattern, and developing the pattern for later transfer to underlying layers. The depositing operations may be performed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), and ALD with a CVD component, such as a discontinuous, ALD-like process in which metal precursors and counter-reactants are separated in either time or space.

Process condition management facilitates the combination of dry development and post-development treatment into a single process chamber, eliminating the necessity for a post-dry development bake step in a separate chamber during semiconductor manufacturing. Thermal dry development and plasma dry development may be performed in the same chamber. Thermal dry development, plasma dry development and passivation such as an O2 flash treatment; or thermal dry development, plasma dry development, passivation and hardening operations are enabled without wafer transfer.

Process condition management facilitates the combination of dry development and etching into a single process chamber; eliminating the necessity for a post-dry development bake step during semiconductor manufacturing. Methods and apparatuses for rapidly instituting a large drop in process chamber pressure allow thermal dry development and an O2 flash treatment or thermal dry development and plasma hardmask open operations to take place without wafer transfer.

The present disclosure relates to use of aqueous acid for developing or treating a radiation-sensitive film. The aqueous acid can be employed to form a pattern by a positive tone wet development process or to treat a developed pattern by further removing residual resist components.

Dry development or dry removal of metal-containing extreme ultraviolet radiation (EUV) photoresist is performed in atmospheric conditions or performed in process tools without vacuum equipment. Dry removal of the metal-containing EUV photoresist may be performed under atmospheric pressure or over-atmospheric pressure. Dry removal of the metal-containing EUV photoresist may be performed with exposure to an air environment or with non-oxidizing gases. A process chamber or module may be modified or integrated to perform dry removal of the metal-containing EUV photoresist with baking, wafer cleaning, wafer treatment, or other photoresist processing function. In some embodiments, the process chamber for dry removal of the metal-containing EUV photoresist includes a heating assembly for localized heating of a semiconductor substrate and a movable discharge nozzle for localized gas delivery above the semiconductor substrate.

Dry development of resists can be useful, for example, to form a patterning mask in the context of high-resolution patterning. Dry development may be advantageously accomplished by a method of processing a semiconductor substrate including providing in a process chamber a photopatterned resist on a substrate layer on a semiconductor substrate, and dry developing the photopatterned resist by removing either an exposed portion or an unexposed portion of the resist by a dry development process comprising exposure to a chemical compound to form a resist mask. The resist may be an EUV-sensitive organo-metal oxide or organo-metal-containing thin film EUV resist.

Development of resists are useful, for example, to form a patterning mask in the context of high-resolution patterning. Development can be accomplished using a halide-containing chemistry such as a hydrogen halide. A metal-containing resist film may be deposited on a semiconductor substrate using a dry or wet deposition technique. The resist film may be an EUV-sensitive organo-metal oxide or organo-metal-containing thin film resist. After exposure, the photopatterned metal-containing resist is developed using wet or dry development.

Various embodiments herein relate to methods, apparatus, and systems for baking metal-containing on a semiconductor substrate in the presence of a reactive gas species. For example, the method may include receiving the substrate in a process chamber, the substrate having a photoresist layer thereon, where the photoresist layer includes a metal-containing photoresist material; flowing a reactive gas species from a gas source, through a gas delivery line, into the process chamber, and exposing the substrate to the reactive gas species in the process chamber; and baking the photoresist layer while the substrate is exposed to the reactive gas species.

Dry development of resists can be useful, for example, to form a patterning mask in the context of high-resolution patterning. Dry development may be advantageously accomplished by a method of processing a semiconductor substrate including providing in a process chamber a photopatterned resist on a substrate layer on a semiconductor substrate, and dry developing the photopatterned resist by removing either an exposed portion or an unexposed portion of the resist by a dry development process comprising exposure to a chemical compound to form a resist mask. The resist may be an EUV-sensitive organo-metal oxide or organo-metal-containing thin film EUV resist.

Development of resists are useful, for example, to form a patterning mask in the context of high-resolution patterning. Development can be accomplished using an organic vapor such as a carboxylic acid. In some implementations, the organic vapor is trifluoroacetic acid. In some implementations, the organic vapor is hexafluoro-acetylacetone. A metal-containing resist film such as an EUV-sensitive organo-metal oxide may be deposited on a semiconductor substrate using a dry or wet deposition technique. The metal-containing resist film on the semiconductor substrate may be developed using the organic vapor, or residue of metal-containing resist material formed on surfaces of a process chamber may be removed using the organic vapor.

Dry development or dry removal of metal-containing extreme ultraviolet radiation (EUV) photoresist is performed in atmospheric conditions or performed in process tools without vacuum equipment. Dry removal of the metal-containing EUV photoresist may be performed under atmospheric pressure or over-atmospheric pressure. Dry removal of the metal-containing EUV photoresist may be performed with exposure to an air environment or with non-oxidizing gases. A process chamber or module may be modified or integrated to perform dry removal of the metal-containing EUV photoresist with baking, wafer cleaning, wafer treatment, or other photoresist processing function. In some embodiments, the process chamber for dry removal of the metal-containing EUV photoresist includes a heating assembly for localized heating of a semiconductor substrate and a movable discharge nozzle for localized gas delivery above the semiconductor substrate.

The invention discloses low-dielectric photosensitive polyimide resin as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The invention discloses a low-dielectric photosensitive polyimide resin for a flexible copper-clad circuit board, and aims to provide the low-dielectric photosensitive polyimide resin for the flexible copper-clad circuit board, the polyimide resin provided by the invention has low dielectric constant and is more beneficial to reduction of electric energy loss, and the technical scheme is as follows: after a photosensitive monomer is copolymerized with dianhydride and diamine, the low-dielectric photosensitive resin is obtained through imidization; the chemical structural formula is # imgabs0 #, and belongs to the technical field of high polymer materials.

Process condition management facilitates the combination of dry development and post-development treatment into a single process chamber; eliminating the necessity for a post-dry development bake step in a separate chamber during semiconductor manufacturing. Thermal dry development and plasma dry development may be performed in the same chamber. Thermal dry development, plasma dry development and passivation such as an O2 flash treatment; or thermal dry development, plasma dry development, passivation and hardening operations are enabled without wafer transfer.

Methods for making thin-films on semiconductor substrates, which may be patterned using EUV, include: depositing the organometallic polymer-like material onto the surface of the semiconductor substrate, exposing the surface to EUV to form a pattern, and developing the pattern for later transfer to underlying layers. The depositing operations may be performed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), and ALD with a CVD component, such as a discontinuous, ALD-like process in which metal precursors and counter-reactants are separated in either time or space.

The invention discloses a preparation method of novel AG (anti-glare) glass. The preparation method comprises the following steps: carrying out surface treatment on a glass substrate; uniformly coating a functional coating on the surface of the glass substrate; uniformly coating photoresist on the surface of the functional coating, and performing soft baking treatment after coating; carrying out graphic design and exposure by adopting a high-precision MASK, and accurately transferring a designed microstructure pattern to the photoresist layer; carrying out developing treatment after exposure, removing the unexposed photoresist part, and forming a predetermined pattern on the glass substrate; the developed photoresist pattern is cured to ensure that the photoresist pattern has enough corrosion resistance and stability in the subsequent etching process; carrying out etching treatment, and removing the unprotected functional coating and the glass substrate to form an accurate microstructure pattern; removing the residual photoresist by using a photoresist removal technology to obtain a final microstructure pattern; and the surface of the microstructure pattern is subjected to functionalization treatment through fluorination treatment, so that the microstructure pattern has anti-glare and anti-fouling properties.

As a high-performance resist material that can have high purity and uniform solubility, the following tin compound is provided. The tin compound includes: a tin atom; an organic group R; and at least one of an oxo-ligand and a hydroxo-ligand, wherein the tin compound has a diffraction angle 2θ (°) of a peak with a strongest intensity between 5.00 to 15.00° in X-ray diffraction measurement, the strongest intensity peak has a half-value width of 1.00 to 4.00°, and the organic group R has 1 to 30 carbon atoms.

The invention provides low-corrosion alkaline photoresist stripping liquid as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The low-corrosion alkaline photoresist stripping liquid comprises the following components in parts by weight: 0.1-5 parts of a metal protective agent; 5-25 parts of an organic base; 10-40 parts of a polar solvent; 15 to 45 parts of ultrapure water; the metal protective agent comprises water-soluble carbon dots and alkyl phosphate. The invention also discloses a preparation method of the low-corrosion alkaline photoresist stripping liquid, which comprises the following steps: dissolving the water-soluble carbon dots in ultrapure water, then adding the alkyl phosphate and the polar solvent, stirring at room temperature until the solution is clear, adding the organic alkali, and uniformly stirring to obtain the low-corrosion alkaline photoresist stripping liquid. The low-corrosion alkaline photoresist stripper almost has no corrosion to copper and alloys thereof, and has good application prospects and large-scale popularization potential in the field of photoresist stripping of display panels.

Process condition management facilitates the combination of dry development and etching into a single process chamber; eliminating the necessity for a post-dry development bake step during semiconductor manufacturing. Methods and apparatuses for rapidly instituting a large drop in process chamber pressure allow thermal dry development and an O2 flash treatment or thermal dry development and plasma hardmask open operations to take place without wafer transfer.

Development of resists are useful, for example, to form a patterning mask in the context of high-resolution patterning. Development can be accomplished using a halide-containing chemistry such as a hydrogen halide. A metal-containing resist film may be deposited on a semiconductor substrate using a dry or wet deposition technique. The resist film may be an EUV-sensitive organo-metal oxide or organo-metal-containing thin film resist. After exposure, the photopatterned metal-containing resist is developed using wet or dry development.

Provided are a photosensitive transfer material capable of producing a resin pattern with reduced defects, a method for producing a resin pattern using the photosensitive transfer material, a method for producing circuit wiring, and a method for producing a touch panel, and a polyethylene terephthalate film. The present invention provides a temporary support and a photosensitive resin layer disposed on the temporary support, and the number of foreign particles having a major axis of 3 μm or more contained in the temporary support is 0.5 / mm 2 The following are photosensitive transfer materials and their applications.

A silicon-containing resist underlayer film forming composition for forming a resist underlayer film which is able to be removed not only by a conventional dry etching method but also by a wet etching method that uses a chemical agent, and which has excellent lithography characteristics, while enabling the achievement of a high etching rate during wet etching. A silicon-containing resist underlayer film forming composition which contains (A) a polysiloxane, (B) nitric acid, (C) a bisphenol compound and (D) a solvent.

To provide a patterning process used for a resist underlayer film material having excellent dry etching resistance.SOLUTION: A compound for forming a metal-containing film is represented by the general formula (M) in the figure, where each T independently represents the general formula (T-1) or (T-2) in the figure; P independently represents *OCOR, where the asterisk represents an attachment point to the Sn atom and R represents a monovalent organic group; each Q independently represents a C1-20 alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group, alkoxy group, or C6-30 aryl group.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1