For the sub-10 nm technologic nodes, conventional lithography has achieved its limit in terms of pattern scaling and new patterning techniques are being studied to continue the miniaturization of the transistor’s dimensions. In this PhD, we have focused on the directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers, which is a promising low-cost solution to obtain high density sub-10 nm patterns. Two of the most important aspects of the DSA technology are the orientation control of the block copolymer, in order to obtain the line patterns aligned in long range order, and the removal of one block selectively to the other before pattern transfer. Therefore, in Chapter III, we have evaluated and optimized the different etching steps of the Arkema-CEA...