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US 9,857,686 · App. 15/178,982 · Granted Jan 2, 2018

Composition for forming resist underlayer film and patterning process

Inventors: Tsutomu Ogihara (Jyoetsu, JP); Daisuke Kori (Jyoetsu, JP); Jun Hatakeyama (Jyoetsu, JP); Naoki Kobayashi (Jyoetsu, JP)
Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 9,857,686
App. No.
15/178,982
Granted
Jan 2, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a composition for forming a resist underlayer film, containing an organic solvent and either or both of a compound shown by the following general formula (1) and a condensate of the compound. There can be provided a composition for forming a resist underlayer film that is capable of forming an underlayer film, especially for use in a three-layer resist process, that can reduce reflectance, has high pattern-bend resistance, and prevents line fall and wiggling after etching of a high aspect line especially thinner than 60 nm, and a patterning process using the same.

Claims (38)

1. A composition for forming a resist underlayer film, comprising an organic solvent and either or both of a compound shown by the following general formula (1) and a condensate of the compound,

wherein R 1 , R 3 , R 5 , and R 7 represent Z 1 , a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 2 , R 4 , R 6 , and R 8 represent Z 2 , a glycidyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; X represents a group shown by the following formula (1-1); n1 to n8 are each a number satisfying 0≦n1≦4, 0≦n2≦4, 0≦n3≦4, 0≦n4≦4, 0≦n5≦4, 0≦n6≦4, 0≦n7≦4, 0≦n8≦4, 0≦n1+n2≦4, 0≦n3+n4≦4, 0≦n5+n6≦4, 0≦n7+n8≦4, and 1≦n1+n2+n3+n4+n5+n6+n7+n8≦16, where Z 1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group or alkynyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, and Z 2 represents Z 1 , a hydrogen atom, or a hydroxyaryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms,

wherein * represents a binding site with R p where p represents 2, 4, 6, or 8.

2. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the condensate is obtained by a reaction of one or more compounds shown by the general formula (1) with one or more compounds selected from a compound shown by the following general formula (2-1), a compound shown by the following general formula (2-2), trioxane, paraformaldehyde, and fluorenone,

Y 1 —CHO  (2-1)

wherein Y 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms and optionally containing a substituent,

R 9 —CH 2 —Y 2 —CH 2 —R 9   (2-2)

wherein Y 2 represents an aromatic group having 6 or more carbon atoms and optionally containing a substituent; R 9 represents an alkoxy group or alkanoyloxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom.

3. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the condensate is obtained by a reaction with one or more compounds selected from compounds shown by the following general formulae (3-1), (3-2), (3-3), (3-4), and (3-5),

wherein R 11 and R 13 represent Z 1 , where Z 1 is as defined above, an amino group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 12 and R 14 represent Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; a single bond contained in R 11 to R 14 may be substituted by a double bond, a triple bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, or a carbonyloxy group; a hydrogen atom contained in R 11 to R 14 may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydroxyl group; two substituents selected from R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 14 may be bonded intramolecularly to form a cyclic substituent; X 1 represents a group shown by the following formula (3-6); and n11 to n14 are each a number satisfying 0≦n11≦4, 0≦n12≦4, 0≦n13≦4, 0≦n14≦4, 0≦n11+n12≦4, 0≦n13+n14≦4, and 1≦n11+n12+n13+n14≦8,

wherein R 15 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, Z 1 , where Z 1 is as defined above, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 16 represents Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; a single bond contained in R 15 and R 16 may be substituted by a double bond, a triple bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, or a carbonyloxy group; a hydrogen atom contained in R 15 and R 16 may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydroxyl group; two substituents selected from R 15 and R 16 may be bonded intramolecularly to form a cyclic substituent; X 1 represents a group shown by the following formula (3-6); and n15 and n16 are each a number satisfying 0≦n15≦6, 0≦n16≦6, and 1≦n15+n16≦6,

wherein R 17 , R 19 , R 21 , and R 23 represent Z 1 , where Z 1 is as defined above, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 18 and R 22 represent Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a glycidyloxyethyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 20 and R 24 represent Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; a single bond contained in R 17 to R 24 may be substituted by a double bond, a triple bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, or a carbonyloxy group; a hydrogen atom contained in R 17 to R 24 may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydroxyl group; X 1 represents a group shown by the following formula (3-6); and n17 to n24 are each a number satisfying 0≦n17≦4, 0≦n18≦4, 0≦n19≦3, 0≦n20≦3, 0≦n21≦4, 0≦n22≦4, 0≦n23≦3, 0≦n24≦3, 0≦n17+n18≦4, 0≦n19+n20≦3, 0≦n21+n22≦4, 0≦n23+n24≦3, 1≦n17+n18+n19+n20≦7, and 1≦n21+n22+n23+n24≦7,

wherein R 25 and R 27 represent Z 1 , where Z 1 is as defined above, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 26 and R 28 represent Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a glycidyloxyethyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; a single bond contained in R 25 to R 28 may be substituted by a double bond, a triple bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, or a carbonyloxy group; a hydrogen atom contained in R 25 to R 28 may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydroxyl group; X 1 represents a group shown by the following formula (3-6); and n25 to n28 are each a number satisfying 0≦n25≦5, 0≦n26≦5, 0≦n27≦5, 0≦n28≦5, 1≦n25+n26≦5, and 1≦n27+n28≦5,

wherein R 29 and R 31 represent Z 1 , where Z 1 is as defined above, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 30 , R 32 , and R 33 represent Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; a single bond contained in R 29 to R 33 may be substituted by a double bond, a triple bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, or a carbonyloxy group; a hydrogen atom contained in R 29 to R 33 may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydroxyl group; X 1 represents a group shown by the following formula (3-6); and n29 to n32 are each a number satisfying 0≦n29≦4, 0≦n30≦4, 0≦n31≦4, 0≦n32≦4, 0≦n29+n30≦4, and 0≦n31+n32≦4,

wherein * represents a binding site with R q where q represents 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, or 32.

4. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 2 , wherein the condensate is obtained by a reaction with one or more compounds selected from compounds shown by the following general formulae (3-1), (3-2), (3-3), (3-4), and (3-5),

wherein R 11 and R 13 represent Z 1 , where Z 1 is as defined above, an amino group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 12 and R 14 represent Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; a single bond contained in R 11 to R 14 may be substituted by a double bond, a triple bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, or a carbonyloxy group; a hydrogen atom contained in R 1 to R 14 may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydroxyl group; two substituents selected from R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , and R 14 may be bonded intramolecularly to form a cyclic substituent; X 1 represents a group shown by the following formula (3-6); and n11 to n14 are each a number satisfying 0≦n1≦4, 0≦n12≦4, 0≦n13≦4, 0≦n14≦4, 0≦n11+n12≦4, 0≦n13+n14≦4, and 1≦n11+n12+n13+n14≦8,

wherein R 15 represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, Z 1 , where Z 1 is as defined above, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 16 represents Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; a single bond contained in R 15 and R 16 may be substituted by a double bond, a triple bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, or a carbonyloxy group; a hydrogen atom contained in R 15 and R 16 may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydroxyl group; two substituents selected from R 15 and R 16 may be bonded intramolecularly to form a cyclic substituent; X 1 represents a group shown by the following formula (3-6); and n15 and n16 are each a number satisfying 0≦n15≦6, 0≦n16≦6, and 1≦n15+n16≦6,

wherein R 17 , R 19 , R 21 , and R 23 represent Z 1 , where Z 1 is as defined above, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 18 and R 22 represent Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a glycidyloxyethyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 20 and R 24 represent Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; a single bond contained in R 17 to R 24 may be substituted by a double bond, a triple bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, or a carbonyloxy group; a hydrogen atom contained in R 17 to R 24 may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydroxyl group; X 1 represents a group shown by the following formula (3-6); and n17 to n24 are each a number satisfying 0≦n17≦4, 0≦n18≦4, 0≦n19≦3, 0≦n20≦3, 0≦n21≦4, 0≦n22≦4, 0≦n23≦3, 0≦n24≦3, 0≦n17+n18≦4, 0≦n19+n20≦3, 0≦n21+n22≦4, 0≦n23+n24≦3, 1≦n17+n18+n19+n20≦7, and 1≦n21+n22+n23+n24≦7,

wherein R 25 and R 27 represent Z 1 , where Z 1 is as defined above, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 26 and R 28 represent Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a glycidyloxyethyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; a single bond contained in R 25 to R 28 may be substituted by a double bond, a triple bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, or a carbonyloxy group; a hydrogen atom contained in R 25 to R 28 may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydroxyl group; X 1 represents a group shown by the following formula (3-6); and n25 to n28 are each a number satisfying 0≦n25≦5, 0≦n26≦5, 0≦n27≦5, 0≦n28≦5, 1≦n25+n26≦5, and 1≦n27+n28≦5,

wherein R 29 and R 31 represent Z 1 , where Z 1 is as defined above, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; R 39 , R 32 , and R 33 represent Z 2 , where Z 2 is as defined above, a glycidyl group, a diglycidylamino group, or a dipropargylamino group; a single bond contained in R 29 to R 33 may be substituted by a double bond, a triple bond, an ether group, a carbonyl group, or a carbonyloxy group; a hydrogen atom contained in R 29 to R 33 may be substituted by a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, or a hydroxyl group; X 1 represents a group shown by the following formula (3-6); and n29 to n32 are each a number satisfying 0≦n29≦4, 0≦n30≦4, 0≦n31≦4, 0≦n32≦4, 0≦n29+n30≦4, and 0≦n31+n32≦4,

wherein * represents a binding site with R 4 where q represents 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, or 32.

5. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 1 , further comprising a substituted condensate obtained by substituting a part of hydrogen atoms contained in the condensate by a glycidyl group.

6. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 2 , further comprising a substituted condensate obtained by substituting a part of hydrogen atoms contained in the condensate by a glycidyl group.

7. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 3 , further comprising a substituted condensate obtained by substituting a part of hydrogen atoms contained in the condensate by a glycidyl group.

8. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 4 , further comprising a substituted condensate obtained by substituting a part of hydrogen atoms contained in the condensate by a glycidyl group.

9. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the composition for forming a resist underlayer film comprises two or more of the compound shown by the general formula (1), the condensate of the compound, and a substituted condensate obtained by substituting a part of hydrogen atoms of the condensate by a glycidyl group.

10. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 2 , wherein the composition for forming a resist underlayer film comprises two or more of the compound shown by the general formula (1), the condensate of the compound, and a substituted condensate obtained by substituting a part of hydrogen atoms of the condensate by a glycidyl group.

11. The composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 1 , further comprising either or both of a crosslinking agent and an acid generator.

12. A patterning process comprising: forming a resist underlayer film on a body to be processed by using the composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 1 ; forming a resist middle layer film on the resist underlayer film by using a silicon-containing resist middle layer film composition; forming a resist upper layer film on the resist middle layer film by using a resist upper layer film composition which is a photoresist composition; forming a circuit pattern on the resist upper layer film; etching the resist middle layer film by using the resist upper layer film having the formed pattern as a mask; etching the resist underlayer film by using the resist middle layer film having the formed pattern as a mask; further etching the body to be processed by using the resist underlayer film having the formed pattern as a mask, whereby the pattern is formed in the body to be processed.

13. A patterning process comprising: forming a resist underlayer film on a body to be processed by using the composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 1 ; forming a resist middle layer film on the resist underlayer film by using a silicon-containing resist middle layer film composition; forming an organic antireflective film (BARC) on the resist middle layer film; forming a resist upper layer film on the BARC by using a resist upper layer film composition which is a photoresist composition and thereby forming a 4-layered resist film; forming a circuit pattern on the resist upper layer film; etching the BARC film and the resist middle layer film by using the resist upper layer film having the formed pattern as a mask; etching the resist underlayer film by using the resist middle layer film having the formed pattern as a mask; further etching the body to be processed by using the resist underlayer film having the formed pattern as a mask, whereby the pattern is formed in the body to be processed.

14. A patterning process comprising: forming a resist underlayer film on a body to be processed by using the composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 1 ; forming an inorganic hard mask intermediate film selected from a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxynitride film on the resist underlayer film; forming a resist upper layer film on the inorganic hard mask intermediate film by using a resist upper layer film composition which is a photoresist composition; forming a circuit pattern on the resist upper layer film; etching the inorganic hard mask intermediate film by using the resist upper layer film having the formed pattern as a mask; etching the resist underlayer film by using the inorganic hard mask intermediate film having the formed pattern as a mask; further etching the body to be processed by using the resist underlayer film having the formed pattern as a mask, whereby the pattern is formed in the body to be processed.

15. A patterning process comprising: forming a resist underlayer film on a body to be processed by using the composition for forming a resist underlayer film according to claim 1 ; forming an inorganic hard mask intermediate film selected from a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film, and a silicon oxynitride film on the resist underlayer film; forming an organic antireflective film (BARC) on the inorganic hard mask intermediate film; forming a resist upper layer film on the BARC by using a resist upper layer film composition which is a photoresist composition and thereby forming a 4-layered resist film; forming a circuit pattern on the resist upper layer film; etching the BARC film and the inorganic hard mask intermediate film by using the resist upper layer film having the formed pattern as a mask; etching the resist underlayer film by using the inorganic hard mask intermediate film having the formed pattern as a mask; further etching the body to be processed by using the resist underlayer film having the formed pattern as a mask, whereby the pattern is formed in the body to be processed.

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

17. The patterning process according to claim 12 , wherein the resist upper layer film is patterned by a photolithography with a wavelength ranging from 10 nm to 300 nm, a direct drawing by electron beam, a nanoimprinting, or a combination thereof.

18. The patterning process according to claim 12 , wherein a development method in the patterning process is an alkaline development or a development with an organic solvent.

19. The patterning process according to claim 12 , wherein the body to be processed is a semiconductor apparatus substrate or the semiconductor apparatus substrate coated with any of a metal film, a metal carbide film, a metal oxide film, a metal nitride film, a metal oxycarbide film, and a metal oxynitride film.

20. The patterning process according to claim 19 , 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.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2016
From: OGIHARA, TSUTOMU; KORI, DAISUKE; HATAKEYAMA, JUN; KOBAYASHI, NAOKI
To: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038877/0958 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-139659 · Jul 13, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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