Relevance of TCAD to process-aware design

Vivek K. Singh; Jorge Garcia-Colevatti

doi:10.1117/12.475675

12 July 2002 Relevance of TCAD to process-aware design

Vivek K. Singh, Jorge Garcia-Colevatti

Proceedings Volume 4692, Design, Process Integration, and Characterization for Microelectronics; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475675
Event: Design, Process Integration, and Characterization for Microelectronics, 2002, Santa Clara, CA, United States

Abstract

In order to produce future generations of integrated circuits, it is advantageous to have a tighter coupling between process technology development and IC layout design. The first part of this paper describes a framework being developed in the TCAD area that facilitates such coupling. The second part of the paper provides examples of the coupling of design with one of the areas within TCAD, lithography simulation. The success of Optical Proximity Correction, for example, depends on accurate models that represent the lithography process, including photoresist performance. Some of the challenge sin developing accurate resist models are addresses. In addition to OPC and the short-range effects it addresses, the impact of long-range effects is also described. Two such effects are lens aberrations and flare, with the latter being particularly dependent on total layout.

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Vivek K. Singh and Jorge Garcia-Colevatti "Relevance of TCAD to process-aware design", Proc. SPIE 4692, Design, Process Integration, and Characterization for Microelectronics, (12 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475675

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