[HTML][HTML] Status and prospects of plasma-assisted atomic layer deposition

H Knoops, T Faraz, K Arts, WMM Kessels - Journal of Vacuum Science …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Processing at the atomic scale is becoming increasingly critical for state-of-the-art electronic
devices for computing and data storage, but also for emerging technologies such as related …

Engineering block copolymer materials for patterning ultra-low dimensions

C Cummins, G Pino, D Mantione… - Molecular Systems Design …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The landscape of block copolymer (BCP) lithographic patterning has evolved significantly
from the early days of the first generation BCP material, poly (styrene)-block-poly (methyl …

Self-aligned quadruple patterning integration using spacer on spacer pitch splitting at the resist level for sub-32nm pitch applications

A Raley, S Thibaut, N Mohanty… - … Etch Technology for …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Multiple patterning integrations for sub 193nm lithographic resolution are becoming
increasingly creative in pursuit of cost reduction and achieving desired critical dimension …

EPE improvement thru self-alignment via multi-color material integration

N Mohanty, JT Smith, L Huli, C Pereira… - Optical …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
As the industry marches on onto the 5nm node and beyond, scaling has slowed down, with
all major IDMs & foundries predicting a 3-4 year cadence for scaling. A major reason for this …

SNC SADP Spacer etch process development using carbon hard mask mandrel for sub advanced process DRAM

H Liu, J Zhang, Z Zhao, LT Xu, C Chen… - 2022 China …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Self-aligned double patterning (SADP) process has become the standard patterning
technology for extending the half-pitch resolution beyond current ArF lithography tool's limit …

EUV single exposure via patterning at aggressive pitch

J Guo, J Church, L Meli, A De Silva… - Extreme Ultraviolet …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
As the semiconductor industry continues pushing Moore's law to the next node, interconnect
structures scaling will be a key element to performance improvement of functional devices …

SADP etch process development using PR core for sub 17nm DRAM

LT Xu, S Zhang, LF Li, H Liu, XW Huang… - 2022 China …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Self-aligned double patterning (SADP) process has become the standard patterning
technology for extending the half-pitch resolution beyond current ArF lithography tool's limit …

Roughness and uniformity improvements on self-aligned quadruple patterning technique for 10nm node and beyond by wafer stress engineering

E Liu, A Ko, D O'Meara, N Mohanty… - … Etch Technology for …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Dimension shrinkage has been a major driving force in the development of integrated circuit
processing over a number of decades. The Self-Aligned Quadruple Patterning (SAQP) …

LER improvement for sub-32nm pitch self-aligned quadruple patterning (SAQP) at back end of line (BEOL)

N Mohanty, R Farrell, C Periera… - … Etch Technology for …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Critical back end of line (BEOL) Mx patterning at 7nm technology node and beyond requires
sub-36nm pitch line/space pattern in order to meet the scaling requirements. This small pitch …

A holistic study on metal pitch uniformity control in the scheme of self-aligned double patterning

Z Liu - … Conference on Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography 2023, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The chip size progressive shrinkage imposes more stringent requirement on the fine
geometry processing with the technology revolution in the semiconductor industry. Until EUV …