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William D. Darlington0
Mark D. Hall0
Mehul D. Shroff0
Vikas R. Sheth0
Brian J. Fisher0
James E. Vasek0
Jinmiao James Shen0
Jonathan L. Cobb0
Date of Patent
March 2, 2010
Patent Application Number
11369513
Date Filed
March 6, 2006
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Patent abstract
A method for reducing line edge roughness (LER) in a layer of photoresist is provided. In accordance with the method, a layer of photoresist is applied to a substrate. The layer of photoresist is then patterned and annealed in an atmosphere comprising at least one gas selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, nitrogen and fluorine-containing materials. Preferably, the anneal is performed after patterning the photoresist, but either immediately after, or subsequent to, the trim.
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