摘要:
A method of manufacturing an element with a concentric pattern by use of a photolithographic process is disclosed, wherein the method includes preparing masks having segment patterns corresponding to fan-shaped regions, respectively, of the pattern which fan-shaped regions can be defined by dividing the pattern by at least one circle concentric with the pattern to provide plural zones and then by dividing each zone equiangularly, and exposing regions of a substrate corresponding to the plural zones, respectively, by using the masks corresponding to the zones, respectively, while rotating the substrate by regular angles.
摘要:
A semiconductor device manufacturing SOR X-ray exposure apparatus wherein, after a mask (2) and a semiconductor wafer (3) are aligned, SOR X-ray are used to transfer a semiconductor device pattern on the mask onto a resist on the semiconductor wafer. The apparatus includes a mirror unit (101) and an exposure unit (102) for exposing the wafer through the mask to the X-rays from the mirror unit. The mirror unit includes an X-ray mirror (1401) for diverging the X-rays in a desired direction, a first chamber for providing a desired vacuum ambience around the X-ray mirror and a first supporting means for supporting the X-ray mirror. The exposure unit includes a shutter for controlling the exposure, a mask stage for holding the mask, a wafer stage for holding the wafer, a second chamber (3101) for providing a desired He ambience around the mask stage and the wafer stage, a frame structure for mounting the mask stage and the wafer stage and a second supporting means for supporting the frame structure. By this, 64 MB or more highly integrated semiconductor device can be produced.
摘要:
A method for setting a mask pattern and an illumination condition suitable for an exposure method for using plural kinds of light to illuminate a mask that arranges a predetermined pattern and an auxiliary pattern smaller than the predetermined pattern, so as to resolve the predetermined pattern without resolving the auxiliary pattern on a target via a projection optical system includes the steps of forming data for the predetermined pattern, forming data for the auxiliary pattern, and setting the illumination condition for defining an effective light source of illumination using the plural kinds of light.
摘要:
A mask arranges a predetermined pattern and an auxiliary pattern smaller than the predetermined pattern so that where a virtual lattice is assumed which has a lattice point located at a center of the predetermined pattern, a center of the auxiliary pattern is offset from the lattice point of the virtual lattice.
摘要:
An encoder includes an electrically conductive reference scale having surface steps formed at predetermined positions; an electrically conductive probe having a tip disposed opposed to the reference scale; wherein the reference scale and the probe are relatively movable in a direction different from the opposing direction of the tip of the probe and the reference scale; a portion for applying an electric voltage to between the reference scale and the probe; a portion for detecting a change in a tunnel current between the reference scale and the probe, to between which the electric voltage is applied by the voltage applying portion at the time of the relative movement between the scale and the probe, the detecting portion detecting the change in the tunnel current when the probe passes a position opposed to a surface step of the reference scale; and portion for detecting the amount of the relative movement between the scale and probe, on the basis of the detection by the change detecting portion.
摘要:
A device for detecting relative positional deviation between a mask (2) and a wafer (3) is disclosed, wherein the mask has a first grating pattern and a zone plate pattern and the wafer has a second grating pattern. The device includes a directing system for directing a radiation beam to the first grating pattern of the mask, such that the first grating pattern produces a first transmitted beam which is then inputted to the wafer substantially perpendicularly and a second transmitted beam which is obliquely inputted to the wafer and such that the first grating pattern also produces a first reflected beam; and a detecting system (10) for detecting (i) the first reflected beam and also for detecting (ii) a second reflected beam resulting from reflective diffraction of the first transmitted beam by the second diffraction pattern of the wafer and being displaceable with any inclination of a surface of the wafer and (iii) a third reflected beam resulting from reflection of the second transmitted beam by the wafer surface and from diffraction of the same by the zone plate pattern of the mask and being displaceable with any inclination of the wafer surface and an interval between the mask and the wafer.
摘要:
A position detecting method for detecting the position of a substrate by use of a grating pattern provided on the substrate includes irradiating the grating pattern with first and second radiation beams having different wavelengths to produce first and second diffraction beams of different wavelengths; and receiving the first and second diffraction beams by use of a sensor to determine the position of the substrate on the basis of the position of incidence of each of the first and second diffraction beams on the sensor.
摘要:
A device for detecting a positional relationship between a mask (1) and a wafer (2), includes a light source for projecting light toward the mask, a first photodetecting system (11) for detecting the position, on a predetermined plane, of first light deflected by the mask and the wafer, wherein the position of incidence on the first photodetecting system of the first light is changeable with the positional relationship between the mask and the wafer, a second photodetecting system (12) for detecting the position, on a predetermined plane, of incidence of second light deflected by the mask, wherein the position of incidence on the second photodetecting system (12), of the second light being changeable with relative inclination between the mask and the light source, and a position detecting system for detecting the relative position of the mask and the wafer on the basis of the detection by the first (11) and second (12) photodetecting systems, wherein the detection by the position detecting system can be free from the relative inclination between the mask and the light source.