The effect of localized mask density variations on image quality in EUV lithography

Jinhong Park; Hwanseok Seo; Seong-Sue Kim; HanKu Cho; Joo-Tae Moon

doi:10.1117/12.713303

20 March 2007 The effect of localized mask density variations on image quality in EUV lithography

Jinhong Park, Hwanseok Seo, Seong-Sue Kim, HanKu Cho, Joo-Tae Moon

Proceedings Volume 6517, Emerging Lithographic Technologies XI; 651723 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.713303
Event: SPIE Advanced Lithography, 2007, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The impact of Stray Light (also sometimes called 'scattered light' or 'flare') in lithographic exposure tools is one of the key issues in EUV lithography to reduce its level to less than 10%. EUV mask can also be considered as one of the scattering sources because EUV mask used in memory and logic devices has various kinds of patterns with localized density variations, which are determined by patterned multilayer area. The most efficient way to decrease influences of stray light can be a combination of selective biasing and dummy implementation. In this paper, the effect of EUV mask density variations on image quality is investigated in terms of process window, such as LWR, depth of focus, resolution, etc., while mask density surrounding features is varied from dark field to bright field by implementing dummy patterns. As a result, allowable mask background density, which does not affect image quality of surrounding features and decreases effects of stray light, is suggested.

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Jinhong Park, Hwanseok Seo, Seong-Sue Kim, HanKu Cho, and Joo-Tae Moon "The effect of localized mask density variations on image quality in EUV lithography", Proc. SPIE 6517, Emerging Lithographic Technologies XI, 651723 (20 March 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.713303

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Stray light

Photomasks

Image quality

Light scattering

Extreme ultraviolet

Extreme ultraviolet lithography

Line width roughness

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