@inproceedings{a2349cb518a84f43ade7c5085e0243cd,
title = "Novel ArF photoresist polymer to suppress the roughness formation in plasma etching processes",
abstract = "The serious problem associated with 193-nm lithography using an ArF photoresist is roughness formation of photoresist polymer during plasma processes. We have previously investigated the mechanism of roughness formation caused by plasma. The main deciding factor for roughness formation is a chemical reaction between photoresist polymer and reactive species from plasma. The lactone group in photoresist polymer is highly chemically reactive, and shrinking the lactone structure enhances the roughness formation. In this paper, on the basis of the mechanism of roughness formation, we propose a novel ArF photoresist polymer. The roughness formation was much more suppressed in the novel photoresist polymer during plasma etching process than in the previous type. In the novel photoresist polymer, chemical reactions were spread evenly on the photoresist film surface by adding the polar structure. As a result, decreases in the lactone group were inhibited, leading to suppressing ArF photoresist roughness.",
keywords = "Acrylic copolymer, ArF photoresist polymer, LER, Plasma etching process, Surface roughness",
author = "Keisuke Kato and Atsushi Yasuda and Maeda, {Shin Ichi} and Takuji Uesugi and Takeru Okada and Akira Wada and Seiji Samukawa",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1117/12.2011096",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780819494641",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "Advances in Resist Materials and Processing Technology XXX",
note = "Advances in Resist Materials and Processing Technology XXX ; Conference date: 25-02-2013 Through 27-02-2013",
}