Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mask pattern correction method
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Application No.: US15874064Application Date: 2018-01-18
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Publication No.: US10423063B2Publication Date: 2019-09-24
- Inventor: Yao Jun Du , Liang Li
- Applicant: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation , Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
- Applicant Address: CN Shanghai CN Beijing
- Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation,Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
- Current Assignee: Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Shanghai) Corporation,Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: CN Shanghai CN Beijing
- Agency: Anova Law Group, PLLC
- Priority: CN201710038509 20170118
- Main IPC: G03F1/36
- IPC: G03F1/36 ; G03F7/20

Abstract:
A correction method for a mask pattern is provided. The method includes providing a chip pattern region including a plurality of main features, and providing first auxiliary patterns around each main feature. The method also includes performing a first optical proximity correction to correct the main features into first correction features, and providing a plurality of detection regions. Each detection region is connected to an adjacent first correction feature via the first auxiliary pattern. In addition, the method includes performing an exposure process to obtain a light intensity distribution corresponding to each detection region after performing the exposure process. Moreover, the method includes correcting the first auxiliary patterns into second auxiliary patterns based on an auxiliary pattern correction model and the light intensity distribution of each detection region. Further, the method includes performing a second optical proximity correction on the first correction features to obtain second correction features.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180203342A1 MASK PATTERN CORRECTION METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-07-19
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