Chemically Amplified Molecular Glass Photoresist Regulated by 2-Aminoanthracene Additive for Electron Beam Lithography and Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography

[Image: see text] 2-Aminoanthracene was used as a nucleophilic additive in a molecular glass photoresist, bisphenol A derivative (BPA-6-epoxy), to improve advanced lithography performance. The effect of 2-aminoanthracene on BPA-6-epoxy was studied by electron beam lithography (EBL) and extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL). The result indicates that the additive can optimize the pattern outline by regulating epoxy cross-linking reaction, avoiding photoresist footing effectively in EBL. The EUVL result demonstrates that 2-aminoanthracene can significantly reduce line width roughness (LWR) for HP (Half-Pitch) 25 nm (from 4.9 to 3.8 nm) and HP 22 nm (from 6.9 to 3.0 nm). The power spectrum density (PSD) curve further confirms the reduction of roughness at medium and high frequency for HP 25 nm and the whole range of frequency for HP 22 nm, respectively. The study offers useful guidelines to improve the roughness of a chemically amplified molecular glass photoresist with epoxy groups for electron beam lithography and extreme ultraviolet lithography.