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US 12,584,023 · App. 18/169,280 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Composition for forming organic film, patterning process, and compound

Inventors: Daisuke Kori (Joetsu, JP); Shohei Iwamori (Joetsu, JP)
Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., LTD.
C09D4/00G03F7/0048G03F7/0752G03F7/091G03F7/167G03F7/2004G03F7/2016G03F7/2043G03F7/26
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Patent No.
US 12,584,023
App. No.
18/169,280
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition for forming an organic film, including: a compound represented by the following general formula (1); and an organic solvent, wherein in the general formula (1), X represents any one group of X1 to X3 represented by the following general formulae (2), (3), and (5), and two or more kinds of X are optionally used in combination, wherein in the general formula (3), W represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; “n1” represents 0 or 1; “n2” represents an integer of 1 to 3; and R 1 independently represents any one of groups represented by the following general formula (4), and wherein in the general formula (5), R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R 3 represents any one of the following groups.

Claims (58)

1 . A composition for forming an organic film, comprising:

a compound represented by the following general formula (1); and

an organic solvent,

wherein in the general formula (1), X represents any one group of X1 to X3 represented by the following general formulae (2), (3), and (5), and two or more kinds of X are optionally used in combination,

wherein in the general formula (3), W represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; “n1” represents 0 or 1; “n2” represents an integer of 1 to 3; and R 1 independently represents any one of groups represented by the following general formula (4), and

wherein in the general formula (5), R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R 3 represents any one of the following groups.

2 . The composition for forming an organic film according to claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by the general formula (1) satisfies 1.00≤Mw/Mn≤1.15 where Mw is a weight-average molecular weight and Mn is a number-average molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography in terms of polystyrene.

3 . The composition for forming an organic film according to claim 1 , wherein the organic solvent is a mixture of: one or more kinds of organic solvent having a boiling point of lower than 180° C.; and one or more kinds of organic solvent having a boiling point of 180° C. or higher.

4 . The composition for forming an organic film according to claim 2 , wherein the organic solvent is a mixture of: one or more kinds of organic solvent having a boiling point of lower than 180° C.; and one or more kinds of organic solvent having a boiling point of 180° C. or higher.

5 . The composition for forming an organic film according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a surfactant and a plasticizer.

6 . The composition for forming an organic film according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one of a surfactant and a plasticizer.

7 . The composition for forming an organic film according to claim 3 , further comprising at least one of a surfactant and a plasticizer.

8 . The composition for forming an organic film according to claim 4 , further comprising at least one of a surfactant and a plasticizer.

9 . A patterning process, comprising:

forming an organic film on a body to be processed by using the composition for forming an organic film according to claim 1 ;

forming a silicon-containing resist intermediate film on the organic film by using a silicon-containing resist intermediate film material;

forming a resist upper layer film on the silicon-containing resist intermediate film by using a photoresist composition;

forming a circuit pattern in the resist upper layer film;

transferring the pattern to the silicon-containing resist intermediate film by etching while using the resist upper layer film having the formed pattern as a mask;

transferring the pattern to the organic film by etching while using the silicon-containing resist intermediate film having the transferred pattern as a mask; and

further forming a pattern to the body to be processed by etching while using the organic film having the transferred pattern as a mask.

10 . A patterning process, comprising:

forming an organic film on a body to be processed by using the composition for forming an organic film according to claim 1 ;

forming a silicon-containing resist intermediate film on the organic film by using a silicon-containing resist intermediate film material;

forming an organic anti-reflective film, BARC, on the silicon-containing resist intermediate film;

forming a resist upper layer film on the BARC by using a photoresist composition to form a four-layer film structure;

forming a circuit pattern in the resist upper layer film;

transferring the pattern to the BARC film and the silicon-containing resist intermediate film by etching while using the resist upper layer film having the formed pattern as a mask;

transferring the pattern to the organic film by etching while using the silicon-containing resist intermediate film having the transferred pattern as a mask; and

further forming a pattern to the body to be processed by etching the body to be processed while using the organic film having the transferred pattern as a mask.

11 . A patterning process, comprising:

forming an organic film on a body to be processed by using the composition for forming an organic film according to claim 1 ;

forming an inorganic hard mask selected from a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxynitride film on the organic film;

forming a resist upper layer film on the inorganic hard mask by using a photoresist composition;

forming a circuit pattern in the resist upper layer film;

transferring the pattern to the inorganic hard mask by etching while using the resist upper layer film having the formed pattern as a mask;

transferring the pattern to the organic film by etching while using the inorganic hard mask having the transferred pattern as a mask; and

further forming a pattern to the body to be processed by etching the body to be processed while using the organic film having the transferred pattern as a mask.

12 . A patterning process, comprising:

forming an organic film on a body to be processed by using the composition for forming an organic film according to claim 1 ;

forming an inorganic hard mask selected from a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxynitride film on the organic film;

forming an organic anti-reflective film, BARC, on the inorganic hard mask;

forming a resist upper layer film on the BARC by using a photoresist composition to form a four-layer film structure;

forming a circuit pattern in the resist upper layer film;

transferring the pattern to the BARC film and the inorganic hard mask by etching while using the resist upper layer film having the formed pattern as a mask;

transferring the pattern to the organic film by etching while using the inorganic hard mask having the transferred pattern as a mask; and

further forming a pattern to the body to be processed by etching the body to be processed while using the organic film having the transferred pattern as a mask.

13 . The patterning process according to claim 11 , wherein the inorganic hard mask is formed by a CVD method or an ALD method.

14 . The patterning process according to claim 12 , wherein the inorganic hard mask is formed by a CVD method or an ALD method.

15 . The patterning process according to claim 9 , wherein the circuit pattern is formed by a photolithography using light having a wavelength of 10 nm or more and 300 nm or less, a direct writing with electron beam, nanoimprinting, or a combination thereof.

16 . The patterning process according to claim 10 , wherein the circuit pattern is formed by a photolithography using light having a wavelength of 10 nm or more and 300 nm or less, a direct writing with electron beam, nanoimprinting, or a combination thereof.

17 . The patterning process according to claim 9 , wherein the circuit pattern is developed with an alkaline development or an organic solvent.

18 . The patterning process according to claim 9 , wherein the body to be processed is a semiconductor device substrate, a metal film, a metal carbide film, a metal oxide film, a metal nitride film, a metal oxycarbide film, or a metal oxynitride film.

19 . The patterning process according to claim 18 , wherein the metal is silicon, titanium, tungsten, hafnium, zirconium, chromium, germanium, copper, silver, gold, aluminum, indium, gallium, arsenic, palladium, iron, tantalum, iridium, molybdenum, or an alloy thereof.

20 . A compound represented by the following general formula (1),

wherein in the general formula (1), X represents any one group of X1 to X3 represented by the following general formulae (2), (3), and (5), and two or more kinds of X are optionally used in combination,

wherein in the general formula (3), W represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; “n1” represents 0 or 1; “n2” represents an integer of 1 to 3; and R 1 independently represents any one of groups represented by the following general formula (4), and

wherein in the general formula (5), R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R 3 represents any one of the following groups

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2023
From: KORI, DAISUKE; IWAMORI, SHOHEI
To: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062750/0116 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-033006 · Mar 3, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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