Study of resolution limits due to intrinsic bias in chemically amplified photoresists

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作者
Postnikov, SV [1 ]
Stewart, MD
Tran, HV
Nierode, MA
Medeiros, DR
Cao, T
Byers, J
Webber, SE
Wilson, CG
机构
[1] Univ Texas, Dept Chem, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Univ Texas, Dept Chem Engn, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[3] Int SEMATECH, Austin, TX 78741 USA
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1999年 / 17卷 / 06期
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10.1116/1.591007
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This article presents experimental results that suggest that classical Fickian diffusion cannot account for any significant fraction of the critical dimension bias observed in chemically amplified photoresists. A transport mechanism based on reaction front propagation is proposed as a possible explanation for the experimental observations. (C) 1999 American Vacuum Society. [S0734-211X(99)18206-4].
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