IP Library Granted Patent US 12,098,282
Granted Patent B2
US 12,098,282 · App. 16/942,938 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Film-forming composition, silicon-containing film, and resist pattern-forming method

Inventors: Tomoaki Seko (Tokyo, JP); Tomoya Taji (Tokyo, JP); Nozomi Satou (Tokyo, JP); Hiromitsu Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Tatsuya Sakai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
C08L83/14C08G77/12C08G77/18C08G77/48G03F7/0752G03F7/0757G03F7/11G03F7/2004G03F7/325C08L2203/16
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Patent No.
US 12,098,282
App. No.
16/942,938
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A film-forming composition includes a compound including a Si—H bond and an orthoester. The compound preferably includes a structural unit that is a structural unit represented by formula (1-1), a structural unit represented by formula (1-2), or a combination thereof. In the formula (1-1) and the formula (1-2), R 1 and R 2 each represent a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and R 3 represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that bonds to two Si atoms.

Claims (38)

1. A resist pattern-forming method comprising:

applying a film-forming composition directly or indirectly on an upper face of a substrate to form a silicon-containing film;

applying a resist composition on an upper face of the silicon-containing film to form a resist film;

exposing the resist film; and

developing the resist film exposed, wherein

the film-forming composition comprises:

a polymer comprising a carbosilane structural unit represented by formula (1-2); and

an orthoester represented by formula (4):

wherein, in the formula (1-2), c is an integer of 1 to 3; R 2 represents a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; d is an integer of 0 to 2, wherein in a case in which d is 2, two R 2 s are identical or different; R 3 represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that bonds to two Si atoms; and p is an integer of 1 to 3, wherein in a case in which p is no less than 2, a plurality of R's are identical or different, and wherein a sum of c, d, and p is less than 4,

R 8 —C(OR 9 ) 3   (4)

wherein, in the formula (4), R 8 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and each R 9 independently represents an unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

2. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein an exposure light used in the exposing is an extreme ultraviolet ray or an electron beam.

3. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , further comprising carrying out etching after the developing.

4. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , further comprising, before the applying of the film-forming composition, forming an organic underlayer film directly or indirectly on the upper face of the substrate.

5. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer further comprises a first structural unit that is a structural unit represented by formula (1-1),

wherein, in the formula (1-1), a is an integer of 1 to 3; R 1 represents a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and b is an integer of 0 to 2, wherein in a case in which b is 2, two R's are identical or different, and wherein a sum of a and b is no greater than 3.

6. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 5 , wherein a total of an amount of the carbosilane structural unit and an amount of the first structural unit in the polymer is 30 to 90 mol % with respect to total structural units constituting the polymer.

7. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer further comprises a second structural unit that is a structural unit represented by formula (2-1), a structural unit represented by formula (2-2), or a combination thereof,

wherein, in the formula (2-2), R 4 represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that bonds to two Si atoms; and q is an integer of 1 to 4, wherein in a case in which q is no less than 2, a plurality of R 4 s are identical or different.

8. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 7 , wherein the polymer further comprises a third structural unit that is a structural unit represented by formula (3-1), a structural unit represented by formula (3-2), or a combination thereof,

wherein,

in the formula (3-1), R 5 represents a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and e is an integer of 1 to 3, wherein in a case in which e is no less than 2, a plurality of R 5 s are identical or different, and

in the formula (3-2), R 6 represents a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; f is 1 or 2, wherein in a case in which f is 2, two R 6 s are identical or different; R 7 represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that bonds to two Si atoms; and r is an integer of 1 to 3, wherein in a case in which r is no less than 2, a plurality of R's are identical or different, and wherein a sum of f and r is no greater than 4.

9. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 8 , wherein an amount of the third structural unit in the polymer is 5 to 60 mol % with respect to total structural units constituting the polymer.

10. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 7 , wherein an amount of the second structural unit in the polymer is 5 to 70 mol % with respect to total structural units constituting the polymer.

11. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer further comprises a third structural unit that is a structural unit represented by formula (3-1), a structural unit represented by formula (3-2), or a combination thereof,

wherein,

in the formula (3-1), R 5 represents a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and e is an integer of 1 to 3, wherein in a case in which e is no less than 2, a plurality of R 5 s are identical or different, and

in the formula (3-2), R 6 represents a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; f is 1 or 2, wherein in a case in which f is 2, two R's are identical or different; R 7 represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that bonds to two Si atoms; and r is an integer of 1 to 3, wherein in a case in which r is no less than 2, a plurality of R 7 s are identical or different, and wherein a sum of f and r is no greater than 4.

12. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 11 , wherein an amount of the third structural unit in the polymer is 5 to 70 mol % with respect to total structural units constituting the polymer.

13. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 100,000.

14. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 13 , wherein the polymer has the weight average molecular weight of 1,500 to 3,000.

15. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein the orthoester is at least one selected from the group consisting of an orthoformic acid ester, an orthoacetic acid ester, and an orthopropionic acid ester.

16. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the orthoester in the film-forming composition is 10 to 10,000 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer.

17. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the orthoester in the film-forming composition is 300 to 2,000 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer.

18. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the orthoester in the film-forming composition is 500 to 1,000 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer.

19. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein the film-forming composition further comprises a solvent.

20. The resist pattern-forming method according to claim 1 , wherein the film-forming composition further comprises at least one of an acid generating agent and a basic compound.

Assignments (5)
MERGER Recorded Mar 23, 2026
From: JSR CORPORATION
To: JICC-02, CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 075191/0149 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 23, 2026
From: JICC-02 CO., LTD
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075192/0023 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 21, 2025
From: JSR CORPORATION
To: JICC-02 CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070894/0405 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2025
From: JICC-02 CO., LTD.
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070894/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2021
From: SEKO, TOMOAKI; TAJI, TOMOYA; SATOU, NOZOMI; TANAKA, HIROMITSU; SAKAI, TATSUYA
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056798/0749 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-018693 · Feb 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2019002564 · Jan 25, 2019
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