Printability of native blank defects and programmed defects and their stack structures

Hyuk Joo Kwon; Jenah Harris-Jones; Ranganath Teki; Aaron Cordes; Toshio Nakajima; Iacopo Mochi; Kenneth A. Goldberg; Yuya Yamaguchi; Hiroo Kinoshita

doi:10.1117/12.897165

13 October 2011 Printability of native blank defects and programmed defects and their stack structures

Hyuk Joo Kwon, Jenah Harris-Jones, Ranganath Teki, Aaron Cordes, Toshio Nakajima, Iacopo Mochi, Kenneth A. Goldberg, Yuya Yamaguchi, Hiroo Kinoshita

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Proceedings Volume 8166, Photomask Technology 2011; 81660H (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.897165
Event: SPIE Photomask Technology, 2011, Monterey, California, United States

Abstract

We describe the characterization of native phase defects in the manufacturing of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blanks using the state-of-the-art mask metrology equipment in SEMATECH's Mask Blank Development Center (MBDC). We used commercially available quartz substrates and deposited Mo/Si multilayers on the substrates to characterize phase defects. We also prepared programmed defects of various dimensions using e-beam patterning technology on which multilayers were deposited. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to study multilayer profile changes, while SEMATECH's actinic inspection tool (AIT) was used to image defects and predict their printability. Defect images at different focal depths of the AIT are correlated to TEM cross sections and atomic force microscopy (AFM) dimensions. The printability of native and programmed defects was also investigated.

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Hyuk Joo Kwon, Jenah Harris-Jones, Ranganath Teki, Aaron Cordes, Toshio Nakajima, Iacopo Mochi, Kenneth A. Goldberg, Yuya Yamaguchi, and Hiroo Kinoshita "Printability of native blank defects and programmed defects and their stack structures", Proc. SPIE 8166, Photomask Technology 2011, 81660H (13 October 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.897165

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