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Granted Patent B2
US 9,023,588 · App. 13/580,066 · Granted May 5, 2015

Resist underlayer film forming composition containing silicon having nitrogen-containing ring

Inventors: Makoto Nakajima (Toyama, JP); Yuta Kanno (Toyama, JP); Wataru Shibayama (Toyama, JP)
Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.
C07F7/1836G03F7/094G03F7/0751C09D183/08C08G77/388
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Patent No.
US 9,023,588
App. No.
13/580,066
Granted
May 5, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a resist underlayer film forming composition for lithography for forming a resist underlayer film capable of being used as a hardmask. A resist underlayer film forming composition for lithography, includes as a silane compound, a hydrolyzable organosilane, a hydrolysis product thereof, or a hydrolysis-condensation product thereof, wherein the hydrolyzable organosilane is a hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (1): R 1 a R 2 b Si(R 3 ) 4−(a+b)   Formula (1) wherein R 1 is Formula (2): in which R 4 is an organic group, and R 5 is a C 1-10 alkylene group, a hydroxyalkylene group, a sulfide bond, an ether bond, an ester bond, or a combination thereof, X 1 is Formula (3), Formula (4), or Formula (5): R 2 is an organic group, and R 3 is a hydrolysable group.

Claims (54)

1. A resist underlayer film forming composition for lithography, comprising a silane compound, wherein the silane compound is a hydrolyzable organosilane, a hydrolysis product thereof, or a hydrolysis-condensation product thereof, wherein

the composition comprises as the hydrolyzable organosilane both (1) a hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (1), and (2) a hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (6), and wherein the composition comprises at least the hydrolysis-condensation product of the hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (1) and the hydrolyzable silane of Formula (6) as a polymer:

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

where R 1 is Formula (2):

where in Formula (2), R 4 is a hydrogen atom, a C 1-10 alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an epoxy group, a sulfonyl group, or an organic group containing these groups and containing no Si atoms; R 5 is a C 1-10 alkylene group, a hydroxyalkylene group, a sulfide bond, an ether bond, an ester bond, or a combination thereof; and X 1 is Formula (3), Formula (4), or Formula (5):

where in Formula (3), Formula (4), and Formula (5), R 6 to R 10 are independently a hydrogen atom, a C 1-10 alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an epoxy group, a sulfonyl group, or an organic group containing these groups, and R 1 is bonded to a silicon atom through a Si—C bond;

where R 2 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, a halogenated aryl group, a halogenated aralkyl group, an alkenyl group, or an organic group having an epoxy group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a mercapto group, an amino group, or a cyano group, or a combination thereof, and is bonded to a silicon atom through a Si—C bond;

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

where a is an integer of 1 and b is an integer of 0 or 1, and where a+b is an integer of 1 or 2;

R 11 c Si(R 12 ) 4−c   Formula (6)

where R 11 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, a halogenated aryl group, a halogenated aralkyl group, an alkenyl group, or an organic group having an epoxy group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a mercapto group, an amino group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfide bond, an ether bond, an ester bond, a sulfonamide group, or a cyano group, or a combination thereof, and is bonded to a silicon atom through a Si—C bond;

where R 12 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group; and

where c is an integer of 0 to 3.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (7):

R 13 d R 14 e Si(R 15 ) 4−(d+e)   Formula (7)

where R 13 is a cyclic amine or an organic group containing the same, and is bonded to a silicon atom through a Si—N bond or a Si—C bond;

where R 14 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, a halogenated aryl group, a halogenated aralkyl 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, or a combination thereof, and is bonded to a silicon atom through a Si—C bond;

where R 15 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group; and

where d is an integer of 1 or 2 and e is an integer of 0 or 1, and where d+e is an integer of 1 or 2,

or a hydrolysis product thereof, or a hydrolysis-condensation product thereof.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (8):

R 16 f R 17 g Si(R 18 ) 4−(f+g)   Formula (8)

where R 16 is an alkoxyphenyl group, an acyloxyphenyl group, or an organic group containing these groups, and is bonded to a silicon atom through a Si—C bond;

where R 17 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, a halogenated aryl group, a halogenated aralkyl 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, or a combination thereof, and is bonded to a silicon atom through a Si—C bond;

where R 18 is an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group; where R 16 and R 17 together optionally form a ring; and

where f is an integer of 1 or 2 and g is an integer of 0 or 1, where f+g is an integer of 1 or 2,

or a hydrolysis product thereof, or a hydrolysis-condensation product thereof.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising an acid.

5. The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a salt.

6. The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising water.

7. The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising bisphenol S or a derivative thereof.

8. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (1) is a hydrolyzable organosilane containing diallyl isocyanurate and the hydrolyzable silane of Formula (6) is a tetraalkoxysilane.

9. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (1) is a hydrolyzable organosilane containing diallyl isocyanurate and the hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (6) is a tetraalkoxysilane and an unsubstituted or substituted phenyltrialkoxysilane.

10. The composition according to claim 3 , wherein the hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (1) is a silane compound containing diallyl isocyanurate, the hydrolyzable silane of Formula (6) is a tetraalkoxysilane, and the hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (8) is a silane compound containing an alkoxyphenyl group.

11. The composition according to claim 3 , wherein the hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (1) is a silane compound containing diallyl isocyanurate, the hydrolyzable silane of Formula (6) is a tetraalkoxysilane and an unsubstituted or substituted phenyltrialkoxysilane, and the hydrolyzable organosilane of Formula (8) is a hydrolyzable organosilane containing an alkoxyphenyl group.

12. A resist underlayer film obtained by applying the resist underlayer film forming composition as claimed in claim 1 on a semiconductor substrate and baking the resultant coating film.

13. A production method of a semiconductor device, comprising:

applying the resist underlayer film forming composition as claimed in claim 1 on a semiconductor substrate and baking the resultant coating film to form a resist underlayer film;

applying a resist film forming composition on the underlayer film to form a resist film;

exposing the resist film to light;

developing the resist film after the exposure to obtain a patterned resist film;

etching the resist underlayer film according to the patterned resist film to pattern the resist underlayer film; and

processing the semiconductor substrate according to the patterned resist film and the patterned resist underlayer film.

14. A production method of a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming an organic underlayer film on a semiconductor substrate;

applying the resist underlayer film forming composition as claimed in claim 1 on the organic underlayer film and baking the resultant coating film to form a resist underlayer film;

applying a resist film forming composition on the resist underlayer film to form a resist film;

exposing the resist film to light;

developing the resist film after the exposure to obtain a patterned resist film;

etching the resist underlayer film according to the patterned resist film to pattern the resist underlayer film;

etching the organic underlayer film according to the pattered resist film and the patterned resist underlayer film; and

processing the semiconductor substrate according to the patterned organic underlayer film.

15. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the silane comprises 20% by mass or more of the composition on a solids basis.

16. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the silane comprises 50% to 100% by mass of the composition on a solids basis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2012
From: NAKAJIMA, MAKOTO; KANNO, YUTA; SHIBAYAMA, WATARU
To: NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 028816/0983 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-034503 · Feb 19, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120315765A1 · Dec 13, 2012