EUV absorbance and dry-etching characteristics of TaGeN films for EUVL mask absorber

Yuusuke Tanaka; Dongwan Kim; Hiromasa Yamanashi; Iwao Nishiyama

doi:10.1117/12.536042

20 May 2004 EUV absorbance and dry-etching characteristics of TaGeN films for EUVL mask absorber

Yuusuke Tanaka, Dongwan Kim, Hiromasa Yamanashi, Iwao Nishiyama

Proceedings Volume 5374, Emerging Lithographic Technologies VIII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.536042
Event: Microlithography 2004, 2004, Santa Clara, California, United States

Abstract

EUV absorbance and dry-etching characteristics of TaGeN film for use as the absorber material in EUVL masks were evaluated. Measurement of the EUV reflectivity of TaGeN on a Mo/Si multilayer revealed the linear absorption coefficient of TaGeN film to be about 35 μm^-1 at the wavelength of 13.5 nm. Reflectivity profiles obtained by simulations using this value fit measured profiles for several absorber thicknesses very well. Since the reflectivity of TaGeN on a multilayer is affected by the interference between the EUV light reflected from the absorber surface and that reflected from the multilayer underneath, the mask contrast varies periodically with absorber thickness. To obtain a mask contrast of 100, the TaGeN has to be 66 nm thick, if interference is not taken into account, and 80 nm thick, if it is. TaGeN film was ethced with an ECR plasma etcher using CI₂ gas. The etching selectivity was found to be about 1.0 for TaGeN/resist and about 20 for TaGeN/Cr. 275-nm L/S patterns with vertical sidewalls were successfully fabricated in TaGeN. There were no serious problems with the CD control or LER of etched TaGeN patterns.

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Yuusuke Tanaka, Dongwan Kim, Hiromasa Yamanashi, and Iwao Nishiyama "EUV absorbance and dry-etching characteristics of TaGeN films for EUVL mask absorber", Proc. SPIE 5374, Emerging Lithographic Technologies VIII, (20 May 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.536042

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