1 October 2009 Residual speckle in a lithographic illumination system
Gregg M. Gallatin, Naonori Kita, Tomoko Ujike, William N. Partlo
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Abstract
Finite bandwidth and finite exposure time place a fundamental limit on dose uniformity. We evaluate the amplitude and spatial distribution of this residual speckle in a given type of lithographic illumination system. For nominal bandwidths and exposure times, the level of dose nonuniformity is on the order of several percent. We argue that this effect actually makes only a small contribution to line edge roughness.
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Gregg M. Gallatin, Naonori Kita, Tomoko Ujike, and William N. Partlo "Residual speckle in a lithographic illumination system," Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS 8(4), 043003 (1 October 2009). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3256007
Published: 1 October 2009
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KEYWORDS
Speckle

Diffractive optical elements

Speckle pattern

Reticles

Lithographic illumination

Fourier transforms

Excimers

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