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Oxide Degradation Effects in Dry Patterning of Resist Using Neutral Oxygen Beams

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Walter E. Mlynko ,
Srinandan R. Kasi  and
Dennis M. Manos
Srinandan R. Kasi
Affiliation:
IBM Corporation, Essex Junction, VT 05452
Dennis M. Manos
Affiliation:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 08543
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Abstract

Novel processing methods are being studied to address the highly selective and directional etch requirements of the ULSI manufacturing era; neutral molecular and atomic beams are two promising candidates. In this study, the potential of 5 eV neutral atomic oxygen beams for dry development of photoresist is demonstrated for application in patterning of CMOS devices. The patterning of photoresist directly on polysilicon gate layers enables the use of a self-contained dry processing strategy, with oxygen beams for resist etching and chlorine beams for polysilicon etching. Exposure to such reactive low-energy species and to the UV radiation from the line-of-sight, high-density plasma source can, however, alter MOSFET gate oxide quality, impacting device performance and reliability. We have studied this process-related device integrity issue by subjecting polysilicon gate MOS structures to exposure treatments of 5–20 eV oxygen beams similar to those used for resist patterning. Electrical characterization shows a significant increase in the oxide trapped charge (30–90x) and interface state density (30–60x) upon low-energy exposure. Current-voltage(IV) and dielectric breakdown characterization show increased low-field leakage characteristics for the same exposure. High-field electron injection studies reveal that the 0.25–V to 0.5–V negative flatband shifts (measured after oxygen beam exposure) can be partially annealed by carrier injection. This could be due to positive charge annihilation or electron trapping, or some combination of both. SEM and electrical analysis of structures exposed to neutral beam processing are presented along with the results of thermal annealing treatments.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 268: Symposium K – Materials Modification by Energetic Atoms and Ions , 1992 , 41
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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