OPTICAL METROLOGY OF LITHOGRAPHIC PROCESSES USING ASYMMETRIC SUB-RESOLUTION FEATURES TO ENHANCE MEASUREMENT

    公开(公告)号:SG11201803933PA

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-28

    申请号:SG11201803933P

    申请日:2016-11-29

    Abstract: A process of calibrating a model, the process including: obtaining training data including: scattered radiation information from a plurality of structures, individual portions of the scattered radiation information being associated with respective process conditions being characteristics of a patterning process of the individual structures; and calibrating a model with the training data by determining a ratio relating a change in one of the process characteristics to a corresponding change in scattered radiation information.

    DESIGN RULE OPTIMIZATION IN LITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING BASED ON CORRELATION OF FUNCTIONS REPRESENTING MASK AND PREDEFINED OPTICAL CONDITIONS.

    公开(公告)号:NL2006091A

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-06

    申请号:NL2006091

    申请日:2011-01-28

    Inventor: SOCHA ROBERT

    Abstract: Methods, computer program products and apparatuses for optimizing design rules for producing a mask are disclosed, while keeping the optical conditions (including but not limited to illumination shape, projection optics numerical aperture (NA) etc.) fixed. A cross-correlation function is created by multiplying the diffraction order functions of the mask patterns with the eigenfunctions from singular value decomposition (SVD) of a TCC matrix. The diffraction order functions are calculated for the original design rule set, i.e., using the unperturbed condition. ILS is calculated at an edge of a calculated image of a critical polygon using the cross-correlation results and using translation properties of a Fourier transform. Once an optimum separation is calculated, it is incorporated into the design rule to optimize the mask layout for improved ILS throughout the mask.

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