Radiant energy – Irradiation of objects or material – Irradiation of semiconductor devices
Patent
1999-01-11
2000-10-03
Nguyen, Kiet T.
Radiant energy
Irradiation of objects or material
Irradiation of semiconductor devices
G21K 500
Patent
active
061276863
ABSTRACT:
The present invention utilizes a sub-threshold exposure step on an optically sensitive resist that is applied to a semiconductor wafer to thin the resist below the thickness which can be achieved by normal spinning and/or thinning techniques. Furthermore, the thinned resist can be re-expose to UV energies so as to develop patterns on the surface of the semiconductor wafer. An apparatus for vibrating and rotating the resist during the sub-threshold step is also disclosed herein.
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International Business Machines - Corporation
Nguyen Kiet T.
Townsend Tiffany L.
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