Resists exposure

The authors would like to thank Dr. B. Fay for resist exposures by ACO synchrotron radiation, Dr. P. Parrens from LETI (Grenoble) for measurement of plasma etching rates and the "Direction des Recherches, Etudes et Techniques" (DRET) which partly sponsored this work. 

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A central aspect of the PIE concept is that the dye and resist exposures should be completely separated (9,15) any departure from this condition makes the system more like CEL and lowers its performance. Further bleaching of the anthracene is of course eliminated simply by removing oxygen the bleaching reactions described above (e.g. Figure 8) are much lower in efficiency and therefore irrelevant insofar as pattern transfer is concerned. However, "antibleaching" due to the loss of oxygen from the anthracene peroxide upon DU V irradiation (47) is a concern it constitutes a dose-dependent loss of contrast. 

To challenge the ability of MR dosage forms to resist exposure to high ionic strength, the ionic strength of any of the above-mentioned media can be increased, typically with sodium chloride in the first instance. However, it must be said that the osmolarity in the GI tract rarely falls outside the range 50-600 mOsm/Nm and that if this range is exceeded an artefactual discrimination may result. 

The calculation of backscatter coefficients via the approach outlined above is mathematically complex. Heidenreich 44) developed a simple empirical backscatter model which is applicable to resist exposure being based on the direct observation of chemical changes produced by backscat-tered electrons at different accelerating voltages on several substrates. The model is independent of scattering trajectory and energy dissipation calculations and is essentially a radial exponential decay of backscatter current density out to the backscatter radius determined by electron range. 

For resist exposure, the resolution limit will be set by the range over which the ions interact with the resist. As with electron beam exposure, ions create secondary electrons up to several nanometers away from the beam, and these electrons can travel further before their energy is absorbed. Ultimate resolution will probably be about 10-20 nm, as it is with electrons. At present this limit is beyond the capabilities of the ion optical systems. 

Problems have also been observed at resist coat due to substrate nonwetting or oleophobicity. This problem is independent of the more commonly occurring pattern lifting (see Fig. 3 for examples of missing or displaced images) adhesion failure problem, which is observed after resist exposure and development. We will also focus on work addressing these latter two specific problem areas in this paper. 

Exposure. The fundamental principles involved in resist exposure have been discussed in a previous section (see Exposure Techniques, pages 327-331) and will not be reiterated. 

Figure 1. Typical photolithographic processing steps necessary to pattern SiOt layer on a Si substrate. Key A, thermal oxidation B, photoresist deposition C, resist exposure through photomask and D, develop photoresist.

Fluoroepoxies have gained interest because of the unique adhesion properties that can be provided by the fluorine groups. There have been several attempts to marry the properties of epoxy resins with those of fluorocarbon resins. In general these have focused on adhesive systems that (1) have a lower surface tension than unmodified epoxy or (2) have significant hydrophobicity to resist exposures in moist environments. 

At the contact photolithography in which quinonediazide resists are widely used unforeseen separation of photomask from IC plate is observed in some cases due to pressure of nitrogen evolved during resist exposure. 

The biggest fault with this plastic formulation is that it is not at all water resistant. Exposure to rain will just wash away the binder in the mixture. A humid day is likely to cause it to absorb water from the air and become runny. One is therefore advised to keep the plastic inside the zip-lock baggie until it is time to use it. 

Figure 3.2 A positive and negative resist comparison, (a) Positive and negative resists exposure and development. Positive resists develop in the exposed region and usually remain soluble for lift-off Negative resists remain in the exposed region but are insoluble and not suitable for lift-off (b) Edge-scattered radiation for negative and positive resists.

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