IP Library Granted Patent US 10,366,886
Granted Patent B2
US 10,366,886 · App. 15/444,505 · Granted Jul 30, 2019

Pattern forming method, self-organization material, and method of manufacturing semiconductor apparatus

Inventors: Seiji Morita (Shinagawa Tokyo, JP); Masahiro Kanno (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Yusuke Kasahara (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Toshiba Memory Corporation
H01L21/0271C08F293/005C09D5/00C09D153/00H01L21/02118H01L21/31058H01L21/31138H01L21/31144
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Patent No.
US 10,366,886
App. No.
15/444,505
Granted
Jul 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a pattern forming method includes supplying, onto an under layer, a self-organization material including a block copolymer which includes a first polymer and a second polymer, and a third polymer having a molecular structure with oxygen attached to a cyclic structure, wherein the third polymer is bonded to the first polymer, and phase-separating the block copolymer to form a phase-separation pattern on the under layer.

Claims (25)

1. A pattern forming method, comprising:

supplying, on to an under layer, a self-organization material including a block copolymer which includes a first polymer, a second polymer, and a third polymer, wherein the third polymer is bonded to the first polymer and has a molecular structure including oxygen attached to a cyclic structure; and

after supplying the self-organization material onto the under layer, phase separating the block copolymer to form a phase-separation pattern on the under layer.

2. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the self-organization material further includes a fourth polymer which is bonded to the second polymer.

3. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first polymer is formed by polymerizing m first monomers, where m is an integer equal to or greater than 2, and

wherein the third polymer is bonded to at least one of the m first monomers.

4. The method according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second polymer is formed by polymerizing n second monomers, where n is an integer equal to or greater than 2, and

wherein the fourth polymer is bonded to at least one of the n second monomers.

5. The method according to claim 4 ,

wherein the fourth polymer does not contain silicon.

6. The method according to claim 2 ,

wherein the fourth polymer does not contain silicon.

7. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the phase-separation pattern comprises cylindrical blocks having diameters ranging from approximately 40 nanometers to 60 nanometers.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the third polymer is a saccharide.

9. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus comprising:

placing a self-organization material on an under layer, the self-organization material including a block copolymer which includes a first polymer, a second polymer, and a third polymer, the third polymer is bonded to the first polymer and has a molecular structure including oxygen attached to a cyclic structure;

phase separating the block copolymer on the under layer to form a phase-separation pattern;

removing the first polymer or second polymer from the phase-separation pattern; and

after removing the first polymer or second polymer from the phase-separation pattern, processing the under layer by using the phase-separation pattern as a mask.

10. The method according to claim 9 ,

wherein the phase separation pattern comprises cylindrical blocks having diameters ranging from approximately 40 nanometers to 60 nanometers.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043194/0647 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 18, 2017
From: MORITA, SEIJI; KANNO, MASAHIRO; KASAHARA, YUSUKE
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 042044/0890 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-180778 · Sep 15, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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