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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2001
Ashok M. Khathuria, San Jose, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of stabilizing the DUV resist etch rate for a gate critical dimension, especially for a CD≦75 &mgr;m. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for stabilizing a deep ultraviolet (DUV) resist etch rate by utilizing the directly proportionate relationship between the lateral erosion and a vertical etch rate. The present invention method provides control of lateral erosion of the DUV resist by measuring the vertical etch rate component. The present invention method involves conditioning (seasoning) an etch chamber with a conditioning wafer having a unique stack which results in consistent and stable DUV resist etch rates. The present invention seasoning is applied before processing of a product wafer lot for providing better control of the gate CD targeting, and thereby eliminating a “first wafer” effect.