IP Library Granted Patent US 12,517,433
Granted Patent B2
US 12,517,433 · App. 17/689,193 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Composition, resist underlayer film, method of forming film, method of producing patterned substrate, and compound

Inventors: Naoya Nosaka (Tokyo, JP); Tsubasa Abe (Tokyo, JP); Masato Dobashi (Tokyo, JP); Kazunori Takanashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JSR CORPORATION
G03F7/11C07C13/567C07C13/62C07C13/66C07C69/616C07D209/08C07D317/50C07C2603/18C07C2603/50C07C2603/54H01L21/0273
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Patent No.
US 12,517,433
App. No.
17/689,193
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition includes: a compound including an aromatic hydrocarbon ring structure, and a partial structure represented by formula (1) which bonds to the aromatic hydrocarbon ring structure; and a solvent. The aromatic hydrocarbon ring structure has no fewer than 25 carbon atoms. In the formula (1), X represents a group represented by formula (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv); and *'s denote binding sites to two adjacent carbon atoms constituting the aromatic hydrocarbon ring structure. A method of producing a patterned substrate, includes applying the composition directly or indirectly on a substrate to form a resist underlayer film; forming a resist pattern directly or indirectly on the resist underlayer film; and carrying out etching using the resist pattern as a mask.

Claims (44)

1 . A method of producing a patterned substrate, the method comprising:

applying a resist-underlayer-film-forming composition directly or indirectly on a substrate to form a resist underlayer film;

forming a resist pattern directly or indirectly on the resist underlayer film; and

etching the substrate and the resist underlayer film using the resist pattern as a mask, wherein

the resist-underlayer-film-forming composition comprises:

a compound represented by at least one formula selected from the group consisting of formula (A1-1), formula (A1-2), formula (A1-3), formula (A1-4), formula (A1-5), formula (A1-6), formula (A1-7), and formula (A1-8); and

a solvent, wherein

wherein, in the formulae (A1-1) to (A1-8), X represents a group represented by formula (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv),

wherein,

in the formula (i), R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and R 2 represents a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

in the formula (ii), R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and R 4 represents a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

in the formula (iii), R 5 represents a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

in the formula (iv), R 6 represents a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and

the monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms represented by R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , or R 6 is represented by at least one formula selected from the group consisting of formula (x-1), formula (x-2), formula (x-3), formula (x-4), formula (x-5), formula (x-6), formula (x-7), formula (x-8), formula (x-9), formula (x-10), formula (x-11), and formula (x-12):

wherein ** denotes a site of bonding to the carbon atom or the nitrogen atom in the formula (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv).

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, before forming the resist pattern, forming a silicon-containing film directly or indirectly on the resist underlayer film such that the silicon-containing film is positioned between the resist underlayer film and the resist pattern,

wherein etching comprises etching the substrate, the resist underlayer film, and the silicon-containing film using the resist pattern as a mask.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound is represented by at least one formula selected from the group consisting of formula (A1-1), formula (A1-2), and formula (A1-3).

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein X represents a group represented by the formula (i) or (ii).

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compound is represented by at least one formula selected from the group consisting of formula (A1-1), formula (A1-2), and formula (A1-3), and X represents a group represented by the formula (i) or (ii).

6 . A composition comprising:

a compound represented by at least one formula selected from the group consisting of formula (A1-1), formula (A1-2), formula (A1-3), formula (A1-4), formula (A1-5), formula (A1-6), formula (A1-7), and formula (A1-8); and

a solvent, wherein

wherein, in the formulae (A1-1) to (A1-8), X represents a group represented by formula (i) or (ii),

wherein,

in the formula (i), R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and R 2 represents a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

in the formula (ii), R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and R 4 represents a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

and

the monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms represented by R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , or R 4 is represented by at least one formula selected from the group consisting of formula (x-1), formula (x-2), formula (x-3), formula (x-4), formula (x-5), formula (x-6), formula (x-7), formula (x-8), formula (x-9), formula (x-10), formula (x-11), and formula (x-12):

wherein ** denotes a site of bonding to the carbon atom or the nitrogen atom in the formula (i) or (ii).

7 . The composition according to claim 6 , wherein the compound is represented by at least one formula selected from the group consisting of formula (A1-1), formula (A1-2), and formula (A1-3).

8 . The composition according to claim 6 , which is suitable for forming a resist underlayer film.

9 . A resist underlayer film formed from the composition according to claim 6 .

10 . A method of forming a film, the method comprising:

applying the composition according to claim 6 directly or indirectly on a substrate; and

drying the composition.

11 . A compound represented by at least one formula selected from the group consisting of formula (A2-1), formula (A2-2), formula (A2-3), formula (A2-4), formula (A2-5), formula (A2-6), formula (A2-7), and formula (A2-8):

wherein, in the formulae (A2-1) to (A2-8), Y represents a group represented by formula (v) or,

wherein,

in the formula (v), R 7 and R 8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

and

the monovalent organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms represented by R 7 or R 8 is represented by at least one formula selected from the group consisting of formula (x-1), formula (x-2), formula (x-3), formula (x-4), formula (x-5), formula (x-6), formula (x-7), formula (x-8), formula (x-9), formula (x-10), formula (x-11), and formula (x-12):

wherein ** denotes a site of bonding to the carbon atom or the nitrogen atom in the formula (v).

12 . The compound according to claim 11 , wherein the compound is represented by at least one formula selected from the group consisting of formula (A2-1), formula (A2-2), and formula (A2-3).

Assignments (3)
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 Jun 2, 2022
From: NOSAKA, NAOYA; ABE, TSUBASA; DOBASHI, MASATO; TAKANASHI, KAZUNORI
To: JSR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060087/0168 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-168529 · Sep 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020034969 · Sep 15, 2020
Related Publication 20220197144A1 · Jun 23, 2022
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