Information on developer processing
The choice of the developer strongly influences the development rate, the sensitivity and the profile of the resist structures. Coated and exposed substrates are treated with developers which are suitable for the respective process (puddle, spray, immersion bath) at a temperature of 21-23 °C kept as constant as possible. The required development time depends in each case on the resist film thickness. Films with a thickness of less than 0.2 μm can for example be completely developed after 30 s. The development process can be slowed down for AR 600-50, -55 and -56 by adding 10-20 % of the stopper AR 600-60.
Weaker developers like AR 600-56 and AR 600-546 provide a higher resolution without dark erosion, while a significantly higher sensitivity with at the same time higher dark erosion can be obtained with developers AR 600-55 and AR 600-548. If CSAR 62 is processed with developer AR 600-548 at a development temperature of about 0 °C, even after 10 minutes no erosion is observed at the prolonged development time. Substrates have to be rinsed immediately after development for 30 seconds with stopper and are subsequently dried.
顯影液的選用會影響到顯影速率,敏感度以及阻劑的結構. 基板經阻劑塗佈,曝光後依適合的顯影製程,(puddle,spray, immersion bath). 並將顯影溫度控制21-23℃之間並維持定溫. 顯影時間隨膜厚而變. 膜厚低於0.2um可於30秒後顯影完全. 在AR 600-50, -55, -56顯影劑加入10-20%的AR 600-60(顯影抑制劑)可降低其顯影速度.
較弱的顯影劑,例如 AR 600-56及AR 600-546可提供較高的解析度,而解不會侵蝕膜厚. 相較而言,AR 600-55及AR 600-548可提供較高敏感度,但同時其對膜厚的蝕刻也較高. 低溫顯影亦可降低膜厚侵蝕問提. AR 6200 (CSAR 62) EBL阻劑,以AR 600-548(強顯影劑)在0℃低溫顯影10分鐘也觀察不到膜厚遭侵蝕的問題.
基板需於顯影後30秒內以顯影抑製劑(stopper)沖洗並隨後乾燥.