• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.22 no.8 s.173
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• pp.159-164
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• 2005

The Hot Embossing Lithography(HEL) as a method fur the fabrication of the nanostructure with polymer is becoming increasingly important because of its simple process, low cost, high replication fidelity and relatively high throughput. In this paper, we carried out experimental studies and numerical simulations in order to understand the viscous flow of the polymer (PMMA) film during the hot embossing process. To grasp the characteristics of the micro patterning rheology by process parameters (embossing temperature, pressure and time), we have carried out various experiments by using the nickel-coated master fabricated by the deep RIE process and the plasma sputtering. During the hot embossing process, we have observed the characteristics of the viscoelastic behavior of polymer. Also, the viscous flow during the hot embossing process has been simulated by the continuum based FDM(Finite Difference Method) analysis considering the micro effect, such as a surface tension and a contact angle.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.869-875
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• 1996

In this article the effects of process parameters of inductively coupled plasma etching with $SF_6$ /$N_2$/Ar mixture gas and mask materials on the etched profile of W were investigated. While the etched profile was improved by $N_2$-addition, low working presure, and reduced $SF_6$ flow rate, the etching selectity (W against SAL resist) was decreased. Due to the difficulty of W etching with single layer resist, sputter deposited $Al_2O_3$ film was used as a hardmask. Reduction of required EB resist thickness through $Al_2O_3$ mask application could reduce proximity effect during e-beam patterning, but the etch anisotropy was degraded by decreased sidewall passiviation effect.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.808-810
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• 2005

Inexpensive large area arrays of thin film transistors (TFTs) on flexible substrates will enable many new display products that cannot be cost effectively manufactured by conventional means. This paper presents a new approach for low cost manufacturing of electronic devices using roll-to-roll (R2R) processes exclusively. It was developed in partnership by Hewlett Packard Laboratories and Iowa Thin Film Technologies (ITFT), a solar cell manufacturer. The approach combines ITFT's unique processes for vacuum deposition and etching of semiconductors, dielectrics and metals on continuous plastic webs with a method HP has invented for the patterning and aligning the multiple layers of a TFT with sub-micron accuracy and feature size.

• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.34-36
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• 1997

We have fabricated a patterned diamond field emitter on a silicon substrate. Fine diamond particles were planted on a silicon wafer using conventional scratch method. A silicon oxide film was deposited on the substrate seeded with diamond powder. An array of holes was patterned on the silicon oxide film using VLSI processing technology. Diamond grains were grown using a microwave plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition. Because diamond could not grow on the silicon oxide barrier, diamond grains filled only the patterned holes in the silicon oxide film, resulting in an array of diamond tips.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.209-212
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• 2001

Polyimide(PI) films have been considered as the interlayer dielectric materials due to low dielectric constant, low water absorption, high gap-fill and planarization capability. The PI film was etched with using inductively coupled plasma (ICP). The etching characteristics such as etch rate and selectivity were evaluated to gas mixing ratio. High etch rate was 8300$\AA$/min and vertical profile was approximately acquired 90$^{\circ}$ at CF$_4$/(CF$_4$+O$_2$) of 0.2. The selectivies of polyimide to PR and SiO$_2$ were 1.2, 5.9, respectively. The etching profiles of PI films with an aluminum pattern were measured by a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The chemical states on the PI film surface were investigated by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Radical densities of oxygen and fluorine in different gas mixing ratio of 07CF4 were investigated by optical emission spectrometer (OES).

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.40-40
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• 2000

직접 회로의 소자크기가 더욱 미세화에 따라, 기존에 사용하는 금속 배선의 저항과 금속 배선과 층간 유전 물질에 의한 정전용량의 증가로 인한 시간 지연 (RC time delay) 문제가 크게 대두되고 있다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위해 비유전율이 낮은 물질을 층간 유전체로 사용하여 정전용량을 낮추는 것이 필요하다. 기존의 실리콘 산호막 대신에 MSSQ(methylsilsequioxance)를 이용할 때 필요한 건식 식각 공정을 연구하였다. MSSQ 물질을 patterning 하기 위해 습식 공정의 부산물인 폐액 등의 문제점이 발생하지 않을 뿐만 아니라, 소자의 손상이 적고 선택비가 높으며, 식각의 이방성을 향상시킬 수 있는 장점을 갖고 있는 반응 이온 식각기(reactive ion etchin)을 이용하였다. CF4/O2 plasma를 사용하였는데, 가스의 양의 flow rate와 조성비, RF pover(50, 100, 150 W)등의 변화에 따른 식각 특성을 알아보았다. atep, SEM, AFM등을 이용하여 측정·분석하였다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.1-5
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• 2000

Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) excited by a spiral planar antenna is used to etch elctrodes for PZT capacitors. Pt/RuO$_{2}$ bilayers are tested as bottom electrodes for PZT capacitors in order to utilize better leakage characteristics of Pt and easy etch characteristics of RuO$_{2}$ at the same time. The etch rates and selectivities to SiO$_{2}$ hard mask have been measured for each of Pt and RuO$_{2}$ in terms of various plasma conditions. As Cl$_{2}$ ratio increases in $O_{2}$/Cl$_{2}$ mixture, the etch rate of Pt increases while that of RuO$_{2}$ reaches the highest near 10 ％ of Cl$_{2}$. Optimum gas mixture ratio has been determined for etching Pt and RuO$_{2}$ bilayers sequentially, and sub-half micron patterning is demonstrated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.68-69
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• 2005

BTO ($BaTiO_3$) thin film is one of the high dielectric materials for high-density dynamic random access memories (DRAMs) due to its relatively high dielectric constant. It is generally known that BTO film is difficult to be etched by plasma etching, but high etch rate with good selectivity to pattern mask was required. The problem of sidewall angle also still remained to be solved in plasma etching of BTO thin film. In this study, we first examined the patterning possibility of BTO film by chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process instead of plasma etching. The sputtered BTO film on TEOS film as a stopper layer was polished by CMP process with the self-developed $BaTiO_3$- and $TiO_2$-mixed abrasives slurries (MAS), respectively. The removal rate of BTO thin film using the$ BaTiO_3$-mixed abrasive slurry ($BaTiO_3$-MAS) was higher than that using the $TiO_2$-mixed abrasive slurry ($TiO_2$-MAS) in the same concentrations. The maximum removal rate of BTO thin film was 848 nm/min with an addition of $BaTiO_3$ abrasive at the concentration of 3 wt%. The sufficient within-wafer non-uniformity (WIWNU%)below 5% was obtained in each abrasive at all concentrations. The surface morphology of polished BTO thin film was investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM).

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.101-102
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• 2006

BTO ($BaTiO_3$) thin film is one of the high dielectric materials for high-density dynamic random access memories (DRAMs) due to its relatively high dielectric constant, It is generally known that BTO film is difficult to be etched by plasma etching, but high etch rate with good selectivity to pattern mask was required. The problem of sidewall angle also still remained to be solved in plasma etching of BTO thin film. In this study, we first examined the patterning possibility of BTO film by chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process instead of plasma etching. The sputtered BTO film on TEOS film as a stopper layer was polished by CMP process with the sell-developed $BaTiO_3$- and $TiO_2$-mixed abrasives slurries (MAS). respectively. The removal rate of BTO thin film using the $BaTiO_3$-mixed abrasive slurry ($BaTiO_3$-MAS) was higher than that using the $TiO_2$-mixed abrasive slurry ($TiO_2$-MAS) in the same concentrations. The maximum removal rate of BTO thin film was 848 nm/min with an addition of $BaTiO_3$ abrasive at the concentration of 3 wt%.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.93-98
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• 2001

YMnO$_3$ films are excellent gate dielectric materials of ferroelectric random access memories (FRAMs) with MFSFET (metal -ferroelectric-semiconductor field effect transistor) structure because YMnO$_3$ films can be deposited directly on Si substrate and have a relatively low permittivity. Although the patterning of YMnO$_3$ thin films is the requisite for the fabrication of FRAMs, the etch mechanism of YMnO$_3$ thin films has not been reported. In this study, YMnO$_3$thin films were etched with Cl$_2$/Ar gas chemistries in inductively coupled plasma (ICP). The maximum etch rate of YMnO$_3$ film is 285$\AA$/min under Cl$_2$/(Cl$_2$+Ar) of 1.0, RF power of 600 W, dc-bias voltage of -200V, chamber pressure of 15 mTorr and substrate temperature of $25^{\circ}C$. The selectivities of YMnO$_3$ over CeO$_2$ and $Y_2$O$_3$ are 2.85, 1.72, respectively. The selectivities of YMnO$_3$ over PR and Pt are quite low. Chemical reaction in surface of the etched YMnO$_3$ thin films was investigated with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) surface of the selected YMnO$_3$ thin films was investigated with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). The etch profile was also investigated by scaning electron microscopy(SEM)