IP Library Granted Patent US 9,725,618
Granted Patent B2
US 9,725,618 · App. 15/027,311 · Granted Aug 8, 2017

Metal-containing resist underlayer film-forming composition containing polyacid

Inventors: Makoto Nakajima (Toyama, JP); Wataru Shibayama (Toyama, JP); Hiroyuki Wakayama (Toyama, JP); Satoshi Takeda (Toyama, JP)
Assignee: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
C09D183/04C08G77/06C08G77/26C08G77/58C08G77/80C08L83/04C08L85/00C09D1/00C09D5/00C09D5/006C09D7/1216C09D183/08C09D183/14G03F7/0752G03F7/091G03F7/094G03F7/11G03F7/168G03F7/20G03F7/32H01L21/0271H01L21/0332H01L21/0335H01L21/0337H01L21/0338C08G77/04C08K3/24
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Patent No.
US 9,725,618
App. No.
15/027,311
Granted
Aug 8, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A resist underlayer film-forming composition including: (A) component: an isopoly or heteropoly acid, or a salt thereof, or a combination thereof; and (B) component: polysiloxan, poly hafnium oxide or zirconium oxide, or a combination thereof, wherein an amount of the (A) component is 0.1 to 85% by mass of a total amount of the (A) component and the (B) component; and polysiloxan is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable silane of Formula (1): R 1 a R 2 b Si(R 3 ) 4−(a+b)   Formula (1) and a hydrolyzable silane whose (a+b) is 0 is contained in a proportion of 60 to 85 mol % of a total hydrolyzable silane in Formula (1); the poly hafnium oxide is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable hafnium of Formula (2): Hf(R 4 ) 4   Formula (2) and the zirconium oxide is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable zirconium of Formula (3) or Formula (4): Zr(R 5 ) 4   Formula (3) ZrO(R 6 ) 2   Formula (4) or a hydrolysis-condensation product of a combination thereof.

Claims (84)

1. A resist underlayer film obtained by applying a resist underlayer film-forming composition onto a semiconductor substrate, and then baking the applied resist underlayer film-forming composition, wherein the resist underlayer film-forming composition comprises:

(A) component: an isopoly acid or a heteropoly acid, or a salt thereof, or a combination thereof; and

(B) component: polysiloxan, poly hafnium oxide or zirconium oxide, or a combination thereof, wherein

an amount of the (A) component is 0.1 to 85% by mass of a total amount of the (A) component and the (B) component; and

the polysiloxan is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable silane of Formula (1):

R 1 a R 2 b Si(R 3 ) 4−(a+b)   Formula (1)

wherein:

R 1 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogenated alkyl group, a halogenated aryl group, an alkenyl group, or an organic group having an epoxy group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a mercapto group, or a cyano group, and R 1 binds to a silicon atom with a Si—C bond;

R 2 is a nitrogen atom-containing ring or an organic group containing the nitrogen atom-containing ring, a condensed aromatic ring or an organic group containing the condensed aromatic ring, a protected phenolic hydroxyl group or an organic group containing the protected phenolic hydroxyl group, or a bisaryl group or an organic group containing the bisaryl group, and R 2 binds to a silicon atom with a Si—C bond;

R 3 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group;

a is an integer of 0 to 3;

b is an integer of 0 to 3;

(a+b) is an integer of 0 to 3; and

a hydrolyzable silane whose (a+b) is 0 is contained in a proportion of 60 to 85 mol % of a total hydrolyzable silane in Formula (1);

the poly hafnium oxide is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable hafnium of Formula (2):

Hf(R 4 ) 4   Formula (2)

wherein R 4 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group; and

the zirconium oxide is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable zirconium of Formula (3) or Formula (4):

Zr(R 5 ) 4   Formula (3)

ZrO(R 6 ) 2   Formula (4)

wherein each of R 5 and R 6 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, a halogen group, or a nitrate ion, or a hydrolysis-condensation product of a combination thereof.

2. The resist underlayer film obtained by applying a resist underlayer film-forming composition according to claim 1 , wherein the isopoly acid is an oxoacid of tungsten, molybdenum, or vanadium, or a salt thereof.

3. The resist underlayer film obtained by applying a resist underlayer film-forming composition according to claim 1 , wherein the isopoly acid is metatungstic acid or ammonium metatungstate.

4. The resist underlayer film obtained by applying a resist underlayer film-forming composition according to claim 1 , wherein the heteropoly acid is a combination of an oxoacid of tungsten, molybdenum, or vanadium, or a salt thereof and an oxoacid of silicon or phosphorus, or a salt thereof.

5. The resist underlayer film obtained by applying a resist underlayer film-forming composition according to claim 1 , wherein the heteropoly acid is silicotungstic acid, phosphotungstic acid, or phosphomolybdic acid.

6. The resist underlayer film obtained by applying a resist underlayer film-forming composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises an acid.

7. The resist underlayer film obtained by applying a resist underlayer film-forming composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises water.

8. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:

forming a resist underlayer film by applying a resist underlayer film-forming composition onto a semiconductor substrate, and then baking the applied resist underlayer film-forming composition;

forming a resist film by applying a composition for resists onto the resist underlayer film; exposing the resist film;

obtaining a resist pattern by developing the exposed resist film;

etching the resist underlayer film with the resist pattern; and

processing the semiconductor substrate with a patterned resist underlayer film,

wherein the resist underlayer film-forming composition comprises:

(A) component: an isopoly acid or a heteropoly acid, or a salt thereof, or a combination thereof; and

(B) component: polysiloxan, poly hafnium oxide or zirconium oxide, or a combination thereof, wherein

an amount of the (A) component is 0.1 to 85% by mass of a total amount of the (A) component and the (B) component; and

the polysiloxan is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable silane of Formula (1):

R 1 a R 2 b Si(R 3 ) 4−(a+b)   Formula (1)

wherein:

R 1 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogenated alkyl group, a halogenated aryl group, an alkenyl group, or an organic group having an epoxy group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a mercapto group, or a cyano group, and R 1 binds to a silicon atom with a Si—C bond;

R 2 is a nitrogen atom-containing ring or an organic group containing the nitrogen-atom containing ring, a condensed aromatic ring or an organic group containing the condensed aromatic ring, a protected phenolic hydroxyl group or an organic group containing the protected phenolic hydroxyl group, or a bisaryl group or an organic group containing the bisaryl group, and R 2 binds to a silicon atom with a Si—C bond;

R 3 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group;

a is an integer of 0 to 3;

b is an integer of 0 to 3;

(a+b) is an integer of 0 to 3; and

a hydrolyzable silane whose (a+b) is 0 is contained in a proportion of 60 to 85 mol % of a total hydrolyzable silane in Formula (1):

the poly hafnium oxide is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable hafnium of Formula (2):

Hf(R 4 ) 4   Formula (2)

wherein R 4 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group; and

the zirconium oxide is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable zirconium of Formula (3) or Formula (4):

Zr(R 5 ) 4   Formula (3)

ZrO(R 6 ) 2   Formula (4)

wherein each of R 5 and R 6 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, a halogen group, or a nitrate ion, or a hydrolysis-condensation product of a combination thereof.

9. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:

forming an organic underlayer film on a semiconductor substrate;

forming a resist underlayer film by applying a resist underlayer film-forming composition onto the organic underlayer film, and then baking the applied resist underlayer film-forming composition;

forming a resist film by applying a composition for resists onto the resist underlayer film;

exposing the resist film;

obtaining a resist pattern by developing the exposed resist film;

etching the resist underlayer film with the resist pattern;

etching the organic underlayer film with the patterned resist underlayer film; and

processing the semiconductor substrate with the patterned organic underlayer film,

wherein the resist underlayer film-forming composition comprises:

(A) component: an isopoly acid or a heteropoly acid, or a salt thereof, or a combination thereof; and

(B) component: polysiloxan, poly hafnium oxide or zirconium oxide, or a combination thereof, wherein

an amount of the (A) component is 0.1 to 85% by mass of a total amount of the (A) component and the (B) component; and

the polysiloxan is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable silane of Formula (1):

R 1 a R 2 b Si(R 3 ) 4−(a+b)   Formula (1)

wherein:

R 1 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, a halogenated alkyl group, a halogenated aryl group, an alkenyl group, or an organic group having an epoxy group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a mercapto group, or a cyano group, and R 1 binds to a silicon atom with a Si—C bond;

R 2 is a nitrogen atom-containing ring or an organic group containing the nitrogen atom-containing ring, a condensed aromatic ring or an organic group containing the condensed aromatic ring, a protected phenolic hydroxyl group or an organic group containing the protected phenolic hydroxyl group, or a bisaryl group or an organic group containing the bisaryl group, and R 2 binds to a silicon atom with a Si—C bond;

R 3 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group;

a is an integer of 0 to 3;

b is an integer of 0 to 3;

(a+b) is an integer of 0 to 3; and

a hydrolyzable silane whose (a+b) is 0 is contained in a proportion of 60 to 85 mol % of a total hydrolyzable silane in Formula (1);

the poly hafnium oxide is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable hafnium of Formula (2):

Hf(R 4 ) 4   Formula (2)

wherein R 4 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group; and

the zirconium oxide is a hydrolysis-condensation product of hydrolyzable zirconium of Formula (3) or Formula (4):

Zr(R 5 ) 4   Formula (3)

ZrO(R 6 ) 2   Formula (4)

wherein each of R 5 and R 6 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, a halogen group, or a nitrate ion, or a hydrolysis-condensation product of a combination thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2016
From: NAKAJIMA, MAKOTO; SHIBAYAMA, WATARU; WAKAYAMA, HIROYUKI; TAKEDA, SATOSHI
To: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 038356/0563 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-210103 · Oct 7, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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