Design correction in extreme ultraviolet lithography

Germain L. Fenger; Gian F. Lorusso; Eric Hendrickx; Ardavan Niroomand

doi:10.1117/1.3496030

1 November 2010 Design correction in extreme ultraviolet lithography

Germain L. Fenger, Gian F. Lorusso, Eric Hendrickx, Ardavan Niroomand

Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, Vol. 9, Issue 4, 043001 (November 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3496030

Abstract

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is currently the most promising technology for advanced manufacturing nodes. This study aims to assess in detail the quality of a full chip optical correction for a EUV design, as well to discuss the available approaches to compensate for EUV-specific effects. Extensive data sets have been collected on the ASML EUV Alpha-Demo Tool using the latest Interuniversity Microelectronics Center baseline resist Shin-Etsu SEVR59. In total ~1300 critical dimension (CD) measurements at wafer level and 700 at mask level were used as input for model calibration and validation. The smallest feature size in the data set was 32 nm. Both one-dimensional and two-dimensional structures through CD and pitch were measured. The reticle used in this calibration exercise allowed one to modulate flare by varying tiling densities. The shadowing effect was modeled by means of a single bias correction throughout the design. Horizontal and vertical features of different types through pitch and CD were used to calibrate the shadowing correction. The model calibration yielded an root-mean square of ~1 nm, which was observed to improve by including reticle CD data. An EUV mask fully corrected for optical proximity correction, flare and shadowing was fabricated and qualified, demonstrating the effectiveness of the implemented corrections.

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Germain L. Fenger, Gian F. Lorusso, Eric Hendrickx, and Ardavan Niroomand "Design correction in extreme ultraviolet lithography," Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS 9(4), 043001 (1 November 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3496030

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