Novel illumination apertures for resolution-enhanced technology and through-pitch critical dimension control

I. Hsiung Huang; Ling Chieh Lin; Chin L. Lin

doi:10.1117/12.599559

12 May 2005 Novel illumination apertures for resolution-enhanced technology and through-pitch critical dimension control

I. Hsiung Huang, Ling Chieh Lin, Chin L. Lin

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Proceedings Volume 5754, Optical Microlithography XVIII; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.599559
Event: Microlithography 2005, 2005, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

As line width shrunk down to 90nm and below, resolution-enhanced technology in combination with thinner resists, higher NA (numerical aperture), OPC (optical proximity correction), and special mask types becomes essential for standard lower k1 lithography. Although DDL (double dipole) is popular for low k1 technology, separated x- and y-direction mask exposures will complex the process and reduce throughput. Quadrupole (Nikon) and QUASARTM (ASML) are well-known technologies for smaller pitch approaches with 45^o circuit design ruled out constraints. In this paper, we report novel customized-illumination apertures for resolution-enhanced patterns and through-pitch critical dimensions control using a single exposure without design constraint and alignment problems. Both simulation and real exposure results are compared and the difference between aerial images and real resist profiles are also presented. Through-pitch CD uniformity, MEEF, line-end shortening, linearity, and DOF is improved for different illumination apertures with reduced OPC loading and cost effectively.

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I. Hsiung Huang, Ling Chieh Lin, and Chin L. Lin "Novel illumination apertures for resolution-enhanced technology and through-pitch critical dimension control", Proc. SPIE 5754, Optical Microlithography XVIII, (12 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.599559

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