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A Study on the Formation of Air Bubble by the Droplet Volume and Dispensing Method in UV NIL

UV NIL공정에서 액적의 양과 도포방법에 따른 기포형성 연구

  • Lee, Ki Yeon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, SoonChunHyang University) ;
  • Kim, Kug Weon (Department of Mechanical Engineering, SoonChunHyang University)
  • 이기연 (순천향대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 김국원 (순천향대학교 기계공학과)
  • Received : 2013.07.01
  • Accepted : 2013.09.06
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is an emerging technology enabling cost-effective and high-throughput nanofabrication. Recently, the major trends of NIL are high throughput and large area patterning. UV curable type NIL (UV NIL) can be performed at room temperature and low pressure. And one advantage of UV NIL is that it does not need vacuum, which greatly simplifies tool construction, so that vacuum oprated high-precision stages and a large vacuum chamber are no longer needed. However, one key issue in non-vacuum environment is air bubble formation problem. Namely, can the air bubbles be completely removed from the resist. In this paper, the air bubbles formation by the method of droplet application in UV NIL with non-vacuum environment are experimentally studied. The effects of the volume of droplet and the number of dispensing points on air bubble formation are investigated.

최근 나노임프린트 리소그래피 공정이 마이크로/나노 스케일의 소자 개발에 있어서 경제적으로 대량 생산할 수 있는 기술로 주목 받고 있다. 최근 나노임프린트 기술은 공정의 고속화 및 대면적화를 통한 대량생산 기술로의 전환을 목표로 하고 있다. 자외선경화 방식의 나노임프린트의 경우 상온 및 저압의 장점과 함께 비진공 환경에서 공정이 가능하다면 진공챔버 및 고압 스테이지 등과 같은 고가의 장비가 필요 없게 됨으로써 설비비용을 낮추고 공정시간을 단축하는데 큰 기여를 할 수 있다. 그러나 비진공 환경에서는 기포결함이 종종 발생하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 비진공 환경에서의 자외선경화 방식의 나노임프린트 공정 중 레지스트의 액적도포 방법에 따른 기포형성을 연구하였다. 액적의 양과 액적의 수를 달리하여 도포한 레지스트에 대하여 충전 후 기포결함 발생을 분석하였다.

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