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Semiconductor device containing Si, O and N anti-reflective layer

Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1997-03-19
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Granted: 1997-12-16
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Expires: 2017-03-19
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Abstract

Abstract A method of determining an optimum condition of an anti-reflective layer upon forming a resist pattern by exposure with a monochromatic light, forms the anti-reflective layer with these conditions and forms a resist pattern using a novel anti-reflective layer. The method comprises (I) forming an equi-contour line for the amount of absorbed light regarding a photoresist of an optional film thickness using the optical condition of the anti-reflective layer as a parameter, (II) conducting the same procedure as in (I) above for a plurality of resist film thicknesses, (III) finding a common region for the amount of absorbed light with respect to each of the traces obtained, thereby determining the optical condition for the anti-reflective layer, (IV) applying same procedures as described above while changing the condition of the anti-reflective layer, thereby determining the optical condition for the anti-reflective layer, and (V) determining the optimum optical condition such as the kind and the thickness of the anti-reflective layer under a certain condition of the anti-reflective layer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tohru Ogawa
  • 👤 Tetsuo Gocho

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 10:11
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/09; G03F7/091; G03F7/70; G03F7/70691; H; H10; H10P; H10P50/00; H10P50/20; H10P50/26; H10P50/264; H10P50/266; H10P50/267; H10P50/268; H10P50/71; H10P70/00; H10P70/20; H10P70/27; H10P70/273; H10P76/00; H10P76/20; H10P76/204; H10P76/2041; H10P76/2042; H10P76/2043; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/151

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 29 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a first layer; an anti-reflective layer including elements of Si, O and N on said first layer; and a transparent layer on said anti-reflective layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 29 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a first layer; an anti-reflective layer including elements of Si, O and N on said first layer; and a transparent layer on said anti-reflective layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 44 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said anti-reflective layer, for a light of a wavelength λ has a reflection refractive index n, an absorption refractive index k and a film thickness d, wherein 1.2≦n≦5.7; 0≦k≦1.4; 10 nm≦d≦100 nm; and 150 nm≦λ≦450 nm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 39 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said anti-reflective layer has a composition of SiO x N y H z , wherein x is 0.3 to 1.30, y is 0.09 to 0.35 and z is 0 to 0.85.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 42 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein said first layer is selected from a group consisting of a refractory metal layer, a refractory metal silicide layer, a metal layer, a metal silicide layer, a metal alloy layer and a silicon layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein the first layer is formed on a substrate of semiconductor material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a first layer; a transparent layer on said first layer; and an anti-reflective layer including elements of Si, O and N on said transparent layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 29 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a first layer; a transparent layer on said first layer; and an anti-reflective layer including elements of Si, O and N on said transparent layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 50 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein said anti-reflective layer is receives an exposure light of a wavelength λ, and said anti-reflective layer has a reflection refractive index n, an absorption refractive index k and a film thickness d, wherein 150 nm≦λ≦450 nm; 1.2≦n≦5.7; 0≦k≦1.4; and 10 nm≦d≦100 nm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 39 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein said anti-reflective layer has a composition of SiO x N y H z , wherein x is 0.3 to 1.3, y is 0.08 to 0.35 and z is 0 to 0.85.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 42 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 8, wherein said first layer is selected from a group consisting of a refractory metal layer, a refractory metal silicide layer, a metal layer, a metal silicide layer, a metal alloy layer and a silicon layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 19 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 9, wherein the first layer is formed on a substrate of semiconductor material.

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