Method for sidewall spacer line doubling using atomic layer deposition of a titanium oxide
First Claim
1. A method for sidewall spacer line doubling on a substrate comprising:
- providing a substrate;
depositing on the substrate a hardmask layer;
depositing on the hardmask layer a mandrel layer;
patterning the mandrel layer into a plurality of stripes on the hardmask layer, the mandrel stripes having tops and sidewalls;
depositing, by thermal atomic layer deposition without plasma assistance and without ozone assistance, a titanium oxide spacer layer on the tops and sidewalls of the mandrel stripes and on the hardmask layer between the mandrel stripes;
etching away the spacer layer on the tops of the mandrel stripes and on the hardmask layer between the mandrel stripes, leaving the mandrel stripes and sidewall spacers;
etching away the mandrel stripes, leaving stripes of sidewall spacers on the hardmask layer;
etching away the hardmask, using the stripes of sidewall spacers as an etch mask; and
removing the stripes of sidewall spacers, leaving stripes of hardmask layer on the substrate.
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Abstract
A method for sidewall spacer line doubling uses thermal atomic layer deposition (ALD) of a titanium oxide (TiOx) spacer layer. A hardmask layer is deposited on a suitable substrate. A mandrel layer of diamond-like carbon (DLC) is deposited on the hardmask layer and patterned into stripes with tops and sidewalls. A layer of TiOx is deposited, by thermal ALD without the assistance of plasma or ozone, on the tops and sidewalls of the mandrel stripes. Thermal ALD of the TiO2, without energy assistance by plasma or ozone, has been found to cause no damage to the DLC mandrel stripes. After removal of the TiOx from the tops of the mandrel stripes and removal of the mandrel stripes, stripes of TiO2 are left on the hardmask layer and may be used as an etch mask to transfer the pattern into the hardmask layer.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for sidewall spacer line doubling on a substrate comprising:
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providing a substrate; depositing on the substrate a hardmask layer; depositing on the hardmask layer a mandrel layer; patterning the mandrel layer into a plurality of stripes on the hardmask layer, the mandrel stripes having tops and sidewalls; depositing, by thermal atomic layer deposition without plasma assistance and without ozone assistance, a titanium oxide spacer layer on the tops and sidewalls of the mandrel stripes and on the hardmask layer between the mandrel stripes; etching away the spacer layer on the tops of the mandrel stripes and on the hardmask layer between the mandrel stripes, leaving the mandrel stripes and sidewall spacers; etching away the mandrel stripes, leaving stripes of sidewall spacers on the hardmask layer; etching away the hardmask, using the stripes of sidewall spacers as an etch mask; and removing the stripes of sidewall spacers, leaving stripes of hardmask layer on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for sidewall spacer line doubling on a substrate comprising:
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providing a substrate; depositing on the substrate a hardmask layer; depositing on the hardmask layer a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer; patterning the DLC layer into a plurality of stripes on the hardmask layer, the DLC stripes having tops and sidewalls; depositing, while the substrate is at a temperature between 100 and 300°
C., by atomic layer deposition without plasma assistance and without ozone assistance, a spacer layer consisting essentially of titanium dioxide on the tops and sidewalls of the DLC stripes and on the hardmask layer between the DLC stripes;etching away the spacer layer on the tops of the DLC stripes and on the hardmask layer between the DLC stripes, leaving the DLC stripes and sidewall spacers; and etching away the DLC stripes, leaving stripes of sidewall spacers on the hardmask layer; etching away the hardmask, using the stripes of sidewall spacers as an etch mask; and removing the stripes of sidewall spacers, leaving stripes of hardmask layer on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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