Influence of organic contamination on photomask performance

Christian Chovino; Stefan Helbig; Wolfgang Dieckmann; Karsten Bubke; Peter Dress

doi:10.1117/12.632053

8 November 2005 Influence of organic contamination on photomask performance

Christian Chovino, Stefan Helbig, Wolfgang Dieckmann, Karsten Bubke, Peter Dress

Proceedings Volume 5992, 25th Annual BACUS Symposium on Photomask Technology; 59923F (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.632053
Event: SPIE Photomask Technology, 2005, Monterey, California, United States

Abstract

Contaminants and residues on the mask surface are still a concern to the Microlithography industry as they influence the reticle printing properties. It is conceivable that this effect will worsen as the industry moves toward smaller nodes for the next generation lithography, i.e. 193nm immersion and/or EUV. The AUV5500 (advanced UV-cleaning and inspection) tool provides the possibility to investigate the effect of mask contaminants from transmission and reflection measurements in the spectral range 145nm to 270nm, and to clean the mask surface as well. In this paper, we are investigating the change of optical properties with organic contaminants on mask features and the ability to clean the surface to its original optical properties. At first we discuss the behavior of the 193nm illumination of the features on the mask properties. Then, with the help of a controlled contamination method to pollute the surface, we investigate the influence of the contaminant on the features on the photomask optical properties. The impact of the contaminant on AIMS data will be discussed as well.

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Christian Chovino, Stefan Helbig, Wolfgang Dieckmann, Karsten Bubke, and Peter Dress "Influence of organic contamination on photomask performance", Proc. SPIE 5992, 25th Annual BACUS Symposium on Photomask Technology, 59923F (8 November 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.632053

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