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28 April 1999 Enhanced microlithography using coherent multiple imaging
Miklos Erdelyi, Karoly Osvay, Zsolt Bor, William L. Wilson Jr., Michael C. Smayling, Frank K. Tittel
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Proceedings Volume 3741, Lithography for Semiconductor Manufacturing; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.346891
Event: Microelectronic Manufacturing Technologies, 1999, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Abstract
An experimental and theoretical study of a coherent multiple imaging technique that utilizes a Fabry-Perot etalon placed between the photo mask and the projection lens is reported. This technique can enhance both resolution and depth of focus in optical microlithography. A lithography simulation tool, Prolith/2 was used to evaluate the aerial image profile using a complex phase-amplitude pupil-plane filter to simulate the effect of the Fabry-Perot etalon. This work specifically discusses the evaluation of extended periodic patterns, widely used in lithographic simulations. Simulation results are described and compared with experimental data. The impact of Talbot images generated by periodic structures is also described.
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Miklos Erdelyi, Karoly Osvay, Zsolt Bor, William L. Wilson Jr., Michael C. Smayling, and Frank K. Tittel "Enhanced microlithography using coherent multiple imaging", Proc. SPIE 3741, Lithography for Semiconductor Manufacturing, (28 April 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.346891
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KEYWORDS
Fabry–Perot interferometers

Diffraction

Image filtering

Photomasks

Coherence imaging

Optical filters

Optical lithography

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