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Article: Initialization for robust inverse synthesis of phase-shifting masks in optical projection lithography

TitleInitialization for robust inverse synthesis of phase-shifting masks in optical projection lithography
Authors
Issue Date2008
PublisherOptical Society of America. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.opticsexpress.org
Citation
Optics Express, 2008, v. 16 n. 19, p. 14746-14760 How to Cite?
AbstractThe continuous shrinkage of minimum feature size in integrated circuit (IC) fabrication incurs more and more serious distortion in the optical projection lithography process, generating circuit patterns that deviate significantly from the desired ones. Conventional resolution enhancement techniques (RETs) are facing critical challenges in compensating such increasingly severe distortion. In this paper, we adopt the approach of inverse lithography in the mask design, which is a branch of design methodology to treat it as an inverse mathematical problem. We focus on using pixel-based algorithms to design alternating phase-shifting masks with minimally distorted output, with the goal that the patterns generated should have high contrast and low dose sensitivity. This is achieved with a dynamic-programming-based initialization scheme to pre-assign phases to the layout when alternating phase-shifting masks are used. Pattern fidelity and worst case slopes are shown to improve with this initialization scheme, which are important for robustness considerations. © 2008 Optical Society of America.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/58715
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2023 Impact Factor: 3.2
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.998
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, ChinaHKU 7139/06E
Funding Information:

This work was supported in part by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China under Project HKU 7139/06E.

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dc.contributor.authorChan, SHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, AKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, EYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-31T03:35:37Z-
dc.date.available2010-05-31T03:35:37Z-
dc.date.issued2008en_HK
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dc.identifier.issn1094-4087en_HK
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dc.description.abstractThe continuous shrinkage of minimum feature size in integrated circuit (IC) fabrication incurs more and more serious distortion in the optical projection lithography process, generating circuit patterns that deviate significantly from the desired ones. Conventional resolution enhancement techniques (RETs) are facing critical challenges in compensating such increasingly severe distortion. In this paper, we adopt the approach of inverse lithography in the mask design, which is a branch of design methodology to treat it as an inverse mathematical problem. We focus on using pixel-based algorithms to design alternating phase-shifting masks with minimally distorted output, with the goal that the patterns generated should have high contrast and low dose sensitivity. This is achieved with a dynamic-programming-based initialization scheme to pre-assign phases to the layout when alternating phase-shifting masks are used. Pattern fidelity and worst case slopes are shown to improve with this initialization scheme, which are important for robustness considerations. © 2008 Optical Society of America.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherOptical Society of America. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.opticsexpress.orgen_HK
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dc.rightsOptics Express. Copyright © Optical Society of America.en_HK
dc.subject.meshAlgorithmsen_HK
dc.subject.meshImage Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshLasersen_HK
dc.subject.meshLighting - methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshPhotography - methodsen_HK
dc.titleInitialization for robust inverse synthesis of phase-shifting masks in optical projection lithographyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Statesen_HK
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