IP Library Granted Patent US 8,728,943
Granted Patent B2
US 8,728,943 · App. 12/926,134 · Granted May 20, 2014

Pattern forming method and manufacturing method of semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 8,728,943
App. No.
12/926,134
Granted
May 20, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pattern forming method includes forming a spin on dielectric film on a substrate, washing the spin on dielectric film by using a washing liquid, drying a surface of the spin on dielectric film after the washing, forming a photosensitive film on the dried coating type insulation film, emitting energy rays to a predetermined position of the photosensitive film in order to form a latent image on the photosensitive film, developing the photosensitive film in order to form a photosensitive film pattern which corresponds to the latent image, and processing the spin on dielectric film with the photosensitive film pattern serving as a mask.

Claims (17)

1. A semiconductor device manufacturing method comprising:

preparing a first substrate above which a multi-layered film having a photosensitive film is formed;

supplying a first washing liquid to an entire top surface of the multi-layered film before emitting energy rays to the photosensitive film; and

developing the photosensitive film in order to form a photosensitive film pattern which corresponds to a latent image formed on the photosensitive film by emitting energy rays to the photosensitive film,

wherein a planarization of the photosensitive film above the substrate is unchanged by the supplying the first washing liquid to the entire top surface of the multi-layered film.

2. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the emitting energy rays to the photosensitive film is performed by using an immersion type exposure.

3. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the first washing liquid is a pure water.

4. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the multi-layered film comprises an anti-reflection film below the photosensitive film.

5. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising drying the top surface of the multi-layered film after the supplying the first washing liquid to the entire top surface of the multi-layered film before the emitting energy rays to the photosensitive film.

6. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the supplying a first washing liquid to the entire top surface of the multi-layered film is performed while the first substrate being rotated.

7. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 , further comprising heating the first substrate after the supplying the first washing liquid to the entire top surface of the multi-layered film before the emitting energy rays to the photosensitive film.

8. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the photosensitive film is a chemically amplified resist film which contains an optical acid generating liquid.

9. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 2 , wherein the photosensitive film is a chemically amplified resist film which contains an optical acid generating liquid.

10. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 8 , wherein the chemically amplified resist has reactivity with ArF light.

11. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 9 , wherein the chemically amplified resist has reactivity with ArF light.

12. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 8 , wherein the multi-layered film comprises an anti-reflection film below the photosensitive film.

13. The semiconductor device manufacturing method according to claim 9 , wherein the multi-layered film comprises an anti-reflection film below the photosensitive film.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: K.K. PANGEA
Reel/Frame 055659/0471 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0401 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043151/0011 →