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102 遮光層
104 透明キャリア
106 小さな孤立した開口部
108 格子
110 孤立した開口部
112 孤立した線
120 エネルギー特性
140 レジスト
142 パターン形成層
150 基板
156 レジストの中の開口部
158 領域
160 領域
162 領域
202 クロネッカーのデルタ関数
300 第2のマスク(補正マスク)
310 孤立した充填部
320 全体の点広がり関数
320a 点広がり関数
320b 点広がり関数
320c 点広がり関数
362 クロム領域
500 リソグラフィツール
502 照射源
506 パターン情報
508 照射
510 照射(直接的)
512 照射(間接的)
520 反射マスク
602 パターン
610 曲線(実線)
612 曲線(点線)
614 曲線(破線)
616 曲線
618 ヒストグラム
620 ヒストグラム
622 パターン
Claims (8)
- 基板(150)上にデザインを設けるリソグラフィ方法であって、
上記デザインを有するマスク(100)を用いて、上記基板(150)を覆う感光層(140)を、少なくとも1回の露光を使用して第1の焦点距離F1で照射するステップと、
上記デザインのネガティブイメージを少なくとも部分的に有する補正マスク(300)を用いて、上記感光層(140)を第2の異なる焦点距離F2で照射することにより、上記照射ステップを補正するステップとを含み、
上記デザインのネガティブなイメージは、マスク(100)のデザインのうち、1回目の照射と2回目の照射とのデフォーカス距離F2−F1に比例する値以上の寸法を有するパターンのみを反転したものであることを特徴とする方法。 - 上記デフォーカス距離が0.5から20マイクロメートルであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の方法。
- 上記デフォーカス距離が1から5マイクロメートルであることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の方法。
- 上記デザインに従って照射するステップは、解像度向上技術を適用するための特徴部を用いて完成された上記デザインに従って照射するステップを含むことを特徴とする請求項1〜3のいずれか1つに記載の方法。
- 上記補正マスク(300)に従った照射により上記照射ステップを補正するステップは、露光量E2で実施され、
上記第2の焦点距離F2および上記露光量E2が、焦点−露光−マトリックス(Focus−Exposure−Matrix)ウェハー実験を使用して決定されることを特徴とする請求項1〜4のいずれか1つに記載の方法。 - 上記デザインに従って照射する上記ステップは、第1の照射源を使用して実施され、
上記補正マスク(300)に従った照射により上記照射ステップを補正するステップは、第2の照射源を使用して実施され、
上記第1の照射源は、上記第2の照射源よりも短い波長を有することを特徴とする請求項1〜5のいずれか1つに記載の方法。 - 上記補正マスク(300)に従った照射により上記照射ステップを補正するステップは、複数の露光ステップを含むことを特徴とする請求項1〜6のいずれか1つに記載の方法。
- 上記複数の露光ステップの各々が、上記デザインに従って照射する上記ステップの際に使用される焦点距離とは異なる焦点距離で実行されることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の方法。
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