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Simulation of Chemical Amplification Resists

Hiroshi Yoshino and Hiroshi Matsumoto

(Received July 6, 1992; accepted for publication September 19, 1992)

A simulation model for chemical amplification resists is proposed. This model includes a bulk acid loss reaction and an acid diffusion, as well as a crosslinking reaction. Good agreement with experimental patterns was achieved only when these reactions were calculated self-consistently. The calculation revealed that, for designing chemical amplification resists, one of the key factors is the crosslinking reaction sensitivity to post-exposure bake (PEB) temperature. However, in quarter-micron pattern formation, the acid diffusion was found to significantly affect pattern profile as well as the crosslinking reaction dose.

URL: http://jjap.jsap.jp/link?JJAP/31/4283/
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.31.4283
KEYWORDS:simulation, chemical amplification resist, post-exposure bake (PEB), crosslinking reaction, acid, diffusion

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