High-order distortion control using a computational prediction method for device overlay

Young Seog Kang; Cedric Affentauschegg; Jan Mulkens; Jang-Sun S. Kim; Ju Hee Shin; Young Ha Kim; YoungSun Nam; Young-Sin Choi; Hunhwan Ha; Dong-Han Lee; Jae-il Lee; Umar Rizvi; Bernd Geh; Rob W. van der Heijden; Jan Baselmans; Oh-Sung Kwon

doi:10.1117/1.JMM.15.2.021403

29 March 2016 High-order distortion control using a computational prediction method for device overlay

Young Seog Kang, Cedric Affentauschegg, Jan Mulkens, Jang-Sun S. Kim, Ju Hee Shin, Young Ha Kim, YoungSun Nam, Young-Sin Choi, Hunhwan Ha, Dong-Han Lee, Jae-il Lee, Umar Rizvi, Bernd Geh, Rob W. van der Heijden, Jan Baselmans, Oh-Sung Kwon

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Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, Vol. 15, Issue 2, 021403 (March 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMM.15.2.021403

Abstract

As a result of the continuously shrinking features of the integrated circuit, the overlay budget requirements have become very demanding. Historically, overlay has been performed using metrology targets for process control, and most overlay enhancements were achieved by hardware improvements. However, this is no longer sufficient, and we need to consider additional solutions for overlay improvements in process variation using computational methods. In this paper, we present the limitations of third-order intrafield distortion corrections based on standard overlay metrology and propose an improved method which includes a prediction of the device overlay and corrects the lens aberration fingerprint based on this prediction. For a DRAM use case, we present a computational approach that calculates the overlay of the device pattern using lens aberrations as an additional input, next to the target-based overlay measurement result. Supporting experimental data are presented that demonstrate a significant reduction of the intrafield overlay fingerprint.

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Young Seog Kang, Cedric Affentauschegg, Jan Mulkens, Jang-Sun S. Kim, Ju Hee Shin, Young Ha Kim, YoungSun Nam, Young-Sin Choi, Hunhwan Ha, Dong-Han Lee, Jae-il Lee, Umar Rizvi, Bernd Geh, Rob W. van der Heijden, Jan Baselmans, and Oh-Sung Kwon "High-order distortion control using a computational prediction method for device overlay," Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS 15(2), 021403 (29 March 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMM.15.2.021403

Published: 29 March 2016

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