Specific Process Knowledge/Etch/Etching of Silicon Oxide/SiO2 etch using AOE/Standard recipe with resist mask/Striation

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Striation: Side wall roughness


Roughness of the resist after etch measured with the AFM


Sidewall roughness effected by UV curing and heat treatment of nLof resist Section under construction.jpg

AOE etch with nLof resist with different treatments
  1 2 3 4 5
Treatment No treatment before AOE etch No treatment after 5min AOE etch Flood-E 70s + 1min@110dg 5min@150dg Flood-E 70s + 60s@110dg + 5min@150dg
SEM image NLof0 31.jpg NLof1 1 27.jpg NLof2 0006.jpg NLof3 55.jpg NLof4 67.jpg
AFM roughness scan Ra=2.1nm Rmax=25.1nm NLof0 pre AOE 1 5my.jpg Ra=3.31nm Rmax=28.0nm NLof1 1.jpg Ra=3.34nm Rmax=26.8nm NLof2 pretreat1 2.jpg Ra=2.45nm, Rmax=19.4nm NLof3.jpg Ra=2.52nm, Rmax=23.7nm NLof4.jpg
D D1 D2 D3 D4 D5

Sidewall roughness effected by UV curing and heat treatment of AZ5214E resist Section under construction.jpg

AOE etch with nLof resist with different treatments
  1 2 3 4
Treatment No treatment before AOE etch No treatment after 5min AOE etch Flood-E 70s + 1min@110dg Flood-E 70s + 60s@110dg + 5min@150dg
SEM image NLof0 31.jpg NLof1 1 27.jpg NLof2 0006.jpg NLof3 55.jpg
AFM roughness scan Ra=2.1nm Rmax=25.1nm NLof0 pre AOE 1 5my.jpg Ra=3.31nm Rmax=28.0nm NLof1 1.jpg Ra=3.34nm Rmax=26.8nm NLof2 pretreat1 2.jpg Ra=2.45nm, Rmax=19.4nm NLof3.jpg
D D1 D2 D3 D4