1 April 2003 Contrast analysis and optimization for resolution enhancement technique
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Abstract
We propose a framework for the analysis and characterization of the efficacy of any resolution enhancement technique (RET) in lithography. The method is based on extracting a distribution of the image log slope (ILS) for a given layout under a predefined set of optical conditions. This distribution is then taken as the optical signature for the image local contrast of the design. The optical signature can be created for an entire layout, or only for certain cells believed to be problematic. Comparisons can be made between the optical signatures generated using different illumination/RET strategies. We have used this method to evaluate and optimize two different RET approaches: subresolution assist features (SRAF) and double-exposure dipole illumination.
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Juan Andres Torres, Yuri Granik, and Franklin M. Schellenberg "Contrast analysis and optimization for resolution enhancement technique," Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS 2(2), (1 April 2003). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.1562931
Published: 1 April 2003
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KEYWORDS
Resolution enhancement technologies

Optical proximity correction

SRAF

Model-based design

Lithography

Image processing

Photomasks

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