Semiconductor device fabrication method

Abstract

An improved semiconductor device fabrication technique is disclosed. A resist layer, composed of a chemical compound which generates an acid when exposed to energy light and a resin which contains protecting groups that are removed from the resin by acid, is formed on top of a semiconductor substrate. The resist layer is subjected to a lithography and a development process and is formed into a resist pattern. This resist pattern is exposed to ultraviolet beams, and the chemical compound generates an acid and the protecting groups are removed from the resin. As a result of such an elimination reaction, the surface of the resist pattern becomes coarse. Thereafter, an implant of ions is carried out to the semiconductor substrate using the resist pattern as a mask. The surface of the semiconductor substrate is cleaned using a cleaning solution, and the resist pattern with a coarse surface can easily and completely be removed from the semiconductor substrate.

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