AVS 56th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Plasma Science and Technology Tuesday Sessions

Session PS-TuA
Fundamentals of Plasma-Surface Interactions I

Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:00 pm, Room A1
Moderator: X. Hua, AMAT


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2:00pm PS-TuA1
Correlation between Surface Chemistry and Ion Energy Dependence of the Etch Yield in Multicomponent Oxides Etching
P.-M. Bérubé, J.-S. Poirier, J. Margot, L. Stafford, Université de Montréal, Canada, P.F. Ndione, M. Chaker, R. Morandotti, INRS-EMT, Canada
2:20pm PS-TuA2
Influence of Ion Energy and Ion Flux on Polystyrene Modification by Electron Beam Generated Plasma
E.H. Lock, S.G. Walton, R.F. Fernsler, M. Baraket, Naval Research Laboratory
2:40pm PS-TuA3 Invited Paper
Energy Considerations in Plasma-Surface Interactions
M. Goeckner, C.T. Nelson, SP. Sant, E.A. Joseph, B.S. Zhou, L.J. Overzet, University of Texas at Dallas
4:00pm PS-TuA7
Effect of Energetic Ions on Plasma Damage of SiCOH Low-k Material
E. Kunnen, A. Urbanowicz, D. Shamiryan, H. Bender, A. Franquet, H. Struyf, W. Boullart, M.R. Baklanov, IMEC, Belgium
4:20pm PS-TuA8
193 nm Photoresist Roughening in Plasmas: VUV Photons and Synergistic Mechanisms
M.J. Titus, D.G. Nest, D.B. Graves, University of California, Berkeley
4:40pm PS-TuA9
Electron, Ion and Vacuum Ultraviolet Photon Beam Effects in 193 nm Photoresist Roughening
T.-Y. Chung, D.G. Nest, G.K. Choudhary, J.J. Végh, D.B. Graves, University of California, Berkeley, F. Weilnboeck, G.S. Oehrlein, University of Maryland, College Park, E.A. Hudson, Lam Research Corp., M. Li, D. Wang, Dow Electronic Materials
5:00pm PS-TuA10
Ion and VUV Radiation Induced Material Modifications of Advanced Photoresists During Plasma-Etching: Temporal Evolutions of Modified Surface Layers
F. Weilnboeck, R.L. Bruce, G.S. Oehrlein, University of Maryland, M. Li, D. Wang, Dow Electronic Materials, D.B. Graves, D.G. Nest, T.-Y. Chung, University of California, Berkeley, E.A. Hudson, Lam Research Corp.
5:20pm PS-TuA11
Mechanism for Generation of Molecular Level Line-Edge Roughness of ArF Photoresist during Plasma Etching Processes
K. Koyama, B. Jinnai, Tohoku University, Japan, S. Maeda, K. Kato, A. Yasuda, H. Momose, Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd., Japan, S. Samukawa, Tohoku University, Japan
5:40pm PS-TuA12
On the Absence of Post-Plasma Etch Surface and Line Edge Roughness in Vinylpyridine Resists
R.L. Bruce, F. Weilnboeck, T. Lin, R.J. Phaneuf, G.S. Oehrlein, University of Maryland, W. Bell, C.G. Willson, UT-Austin, D.G. Nest, G.K. Choudhary, J.J. Végh, D.B. Graves, UC-Berkeley, A. Alizadeh, GE Global Research