Abstract: A chemical pattern layer including an orientation control material and a prepattern material is formed over a substrate. The chemical pattern layer includes alignment-conferring features and additional masking features. A self-assembling material is applied and self-aligned over the chemical pattern layer. The polymeric block components align to the alignment-conferring features, while the alignment is not altered by the additional masking features. A first polymeric block component is removed selective to a second polymeric block component by an etch to form second polymeric block component portions having a pattern. A composite pattern of the pattern of an etch-resistant material within the chemical pattern layer and the pattern of the second polymeric block component portions can be transferred into underlying material layers employing at least another etch.

Abstract: A chemical pattern layer including an orientation control material and a prepattern material is formed over a substrate. The chemical pattern layer includes alignment-conferring features and additional masking features. A self-assembling material is applied and self-aligned over the chemical pattern layer. The polymeric block components align to the alignment-conferring features, while the alignment is not altered by the additional masking features. A first polymeric block component is removed selective to a second polymeric block component by an etch to form second polymeric block component portions having a pattern. A composite pattern of the pattern of an etch-resistant material within the chemical pattern layer and the pattern of the second polymeric block component portions can be transferred into underlying material layers employing at least another etch.

Abstract: Hybrid pre-patterns were prepared for directed self-assembly of a given block copolymer capable of forming a lamellar domain pattern. The hybrid pre-patterns have top surfaces comprising independent elevated surfaces interspersed with adjacent recessed surfaces. The elevated surfaces are neutral wetting to the domains formed by self-assembly. Material below the elevated surfaces has greater etch-resistance than material below the recessed surfaces in a given etch process. Following other dimensional constraints of the hybrid pre-pattern described herein, a layer of the given block copolymer was formed on the hybrid pre-pattern. Self-assembly of the layer produced a lamellar domain pattern comprising self-aligned, unidirectional, perpendicularly oriented lamellae over the elevated surfaces, and parallel and/or perpendicularly oriented lamellae over recessed surfaces. The domain patterns displayed long range order along the major axis of the pre-pattern.

Abstract: After forming a material stack including, from bottom to top, a dielectric material layer, a transfer layer, a hard mask layer and a neutral layer over a substrate, the neutral layer and the hard mask layer is patterned to create trenches therein that correspond to areas where unnecessary lines generated by a self-assembly of a self-assembling material subsequently formed and/or unnecessary portions of such lines are present. The self-assembling material is applied over the top surfaces of the patterned neutral layer and the transfer layer to form a self-aligned lamellar structure including alternating first and second domains. The second domains are removed selective to the first domains to provide a directed self-assembly (DSA) pattern of the first domains. Portions of the first domains not intersecting the trenches can be transferred into the patterned hard mask layer, resulting in a composite pattern of a pattern of trenches and the DSA pattern.

Abstract: After forming a material stack including, from bottom to top, a dielectric material layer, a transfer layer, a hard mask layer and a neutral layer over a substrate, the neutral layer and the hard mask layer is patterned to create trenches therein that correspond to areas where unnecessary lines generated by a self-assembly of a self-assembling material subsequently formed and/or unnecessary portions of such lines are present. The self-assembling material is applied over the top surfaces of the patterned neutral layer and the transfer layer to form a self-aligned lamellar structure including alternating first and second domains. The second domains are removed selective to the first domains to provide a directed self-assembly (DSA) pattern of the first domains. Portions of the first domains not intersecting the trenches can be transferred into the patterned hard mask layer, resulting in a composite pattern of a pattern of trenches and the DSA pattern.

Abstract: A method to generate chemo-epitaxy masks includes receiving a device pattern comprising a plurality of device geometries, wherein the device pattern conforms to chemo-epitaxy constraints, enlarging the device geometries along a width of the device geometries to provide enlarged device geometries, and using the enlarged device geometries to generate at least one chemo-epitaxy mask corresponding to the device pattern. The at least one chemo-epitaxy mask may include a neutral hard mask and one or more cut masks. The method may also include bridging device geometries that are within a selected distance along a length of the device geometries and merging device geometries that overlap. The method may also include filling break regions between the device geometries with a neutral fill pattern. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A method to generate chemo-epitaxy masks includes receiving a device pattern comprising a plurality of device geometries, wherein the device pattern conforms to chemo-epitaxy constraints, enlarging the device geometries along a width of the device geometries to provide enlarged device geometries, and using the enlarged device geometries to generate at least one chemo-epitaxy mask corresponding to the device pattern. The at least one chemo-epitaxy mask may include a neutral hard mask and one or more cut masks. The method may also include bridging device geometries that are within a selected distance along a length of the device geometries and merging device geometries that overlap. The method may also include filling break regions between the device geometries with a neutral fill pattern. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: Hybrid pre-patterns were prepared for directed self-assembly of a given block copolymer capable of forming a lamellar domain pattern. The hybrid pre-patterns have top surfaces comprising independent elevated surfaces interspersed with adjacent recessed surfaces. The elevated surfaces are neutral wetting to the domains formed by self-assembly. Material below the elevated surfaces has greater etch-resistance than material below the recessed surfaces in a given etch process. Following other dimensional constraints of the hybrid pre-pattern described herein, a layer of the given block copolymer was formed on the hybrid pre-pattern. Self-assembly of the layer produced a lamellar domain pattern comprising self-aligned, unidirectional, perpendicularly oriented lamellae over the elevated surfaces, and parallel and/or perpendicularly oriented lamellae over recessed surfaces. The domain patterns displayed long range order along the major axis of the pre-pattern.

Abstract: A chemical pattern layer including an orientation control material and a prepattern material is formed over a substrate. The chemical pattern layer includes alignment-conferring features and additional masking features. A self-assembling material is applied and self-aligned over the chemical pattern layer. The polymeric block components align to the alignment-conferring features, while the alignment is not altered by the additional masking features. A first polymeric block component is removed selective to a second polymeric block component by an etch to form second polymeric block component portions having a pattern. A composite pattern of the pattern of an etch-resistant material within the chemical pattern layer and the pattern of the second polymeric block component portions can be transferred into underlying material layers employing at least another etch.