Density multiplication and improved lithography by directed block copolymer assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9183870
APP PUB NO 20090196488A1
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12329484

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Methods to pattern substrates with dense periodic nanostructures that combine top-down lithographic tools and self-assembling block copolymer materials are provided. According to various embodiments, the methods involve chemically patterning a substrate, depositing a block copolymer film on the chemically patterned imaging layer, and allowing the block copolymer to self-assemble in the presence of the chemically patterned substrate, thereby producing a pattern in the block copolymer film that is improved over the substrate pattern in terms feature size, shape, and uniformity, as well as regular spacing between arrays of features and between the features within each array compared to the substrate pattern. In certain embodiments, the density and total number of pattern features in the block copolymer film is also increased. High density and quality nanoimprint templates and other nanopatterned structures are also provided.

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  • WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.;WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Albrecht, Thomas San Jose, US 88 520
De, Pablo Juan J Madison, US 20 628
Detcheverry, Francois Madison, US 2 72
Kang, Huiman Madison, US 5 248
Nealey, Paul Franklin Madison, US 22 558
Ruiz, Ricardo San Bruno, US 62 1426

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