摘要:
A transmission mask is used when exposing patterns by a charged particle beam which passes therethrough. The transmission mask includes a plate, and a plurality of rectangular blocks formed on a surface of the plate and having an area approximately equal to a cross sectional area of the charged particle beam irradiated thereon, where the blocks include a first block in which at least one transmission hole is provided and a second block in which no transmission hole is provided. The transmission of the first block is partly irradiated by the charged particle beam when varying the size of the exposing pattern. A single second block is provided immediately adjacent to at least two first blocks, so that an irradiating position of the charged particle beam can be varied with respect to both the two first blocks from the single second block.
摘要:
An electron beam exposure system having a capability of checking a pattern to be written on an object comprises an electron beam source for producing an electron beam along an optical axis toward the object, a block mask provided on the optical axis and having selectable aperture patterns therein for correspondingly shaping the electron beam, an addressing deflector fixture for selectively passing the electron beam through a desired aperture on the block mask, an electron optical system for focusing the electron beam shaped by the block mask on the object such that an image of the aperture of the block mask is projected on the object, a screen provided along the optical axis between the block mask and the object for interrupting the electron beam when the electron beam is offset from the alignment with the optical axis, the screen having a through-hole in alignment with the optical axis for passing the electron beam therethrough a controller for controlling the electron optical system such that an image of the aperture of the beam shaping means through which the electron beam has passed is projected on the screen when checking the pattern of the apertures on the block mask, and a detection unit for detecting the image of the aperture that is projected on the screen.
摘要:
An electron beam exposure system comprises a pattern data generator for producing first pattern data indicative of a desired pattern of electron beam to be written on a wafer and second pattern data indicative of the number of repetitions of the pattern specified by the first pattern data, as a time sequential mixture of the first and second pattern data. The time sequential mixture of the data is sorted in a data sorting unit into a parallel data of the first pattern data and the second pattern data. Then, a discrimination is made whether the data is the first pattern data or the second pattern data, and when the data is the second pattern data, the data that follows immediately behind the second pattern data is transferred to an output path simultaneously with the second pattern data, which is transferred to another output path. Thereby, the first and second pattern data form a parallel data. The parallel data thus formed is next compressed by deleting the data, that follows immediately behind the data which contains the second pattern data, from both output paths.
摘要:
A photoelectron image projection apparatus has a device for detecting an image of a pattern of a mask within a predetermined projection region of the mask. An image signal describing the detected image is compared with a reference image signal which is known from the pattern of the mask, and a defect in the projection pattern is detected when the two compared image signals differ.
摘要:
A charged particle beam lithography system comprises a beam source of a charged particle beam, a beam shaping aperture for providing a predetermined cross section to the charged particle beam, a first focusing system for focusing the charged particle beam on a first crossover point located on the optical axis, a second focusing system provided between the first crossover point and an object for focusing the charged particle beam on a second crossover point located on the optical axis, a beam deflection system for deflecting the electron beam such that the beam is moved over the surface of the object, a stage for supporting the object, a mask provided in a vicinity of said first focusing system, and addressing system for selectively deflecting the charged particle beam such that the charged particle beam is passed through a selected aperture on the mask, wherein the addressing system comprises an electrostatic deflector for variable shaping of the charged particle beam and an electromagnetic deflector for deflecting the charged particle beam such that the charged particle beam is selectively passed through selected one of the plurality of apertures except for the predetermined aperture.
摘要:
A photo-cathode image projection apparatus includes a light source for producing an optical beam, a photoelectron mask disposed so as to be irradiated by the optical beam and a photoelectron mask patterned according to a desired pattern with a material that emits photoelectrons in response to irradiation by an optical beam. The apparatus also includes a focusing device for focusing the emitted photoelectrons to form a photoelectron beam focused on the object, an acceleration electrode disposed along the path of the photoelectron beam for accelerating the photoelectrons in the beam, an elongated passage defined in the acceleration electrode to permit passage of a part of the photoelectron beam, and a stage disposed for supporting the object in a position such that the focused photoelectron beam is focused on the object. Also included is a voltage source for applying an acceleration voltage between the photoelectron mask and the acceleration electrode. The acceleration electrode is held at an electrical potential level that is identical to the electrical potential level of the stage, so that the object supported on the stage is electrically shielded from the photoelectron mask by the acceleration electrode.
摘要:
A method of exposing a wafer to a charged-particle beam by directing to the wafer the charged-particle beam deflected by a deflector includes the steps of arranging a plurality of first marks at different heights, focusing the charged-particle beam on each of the first marks by using a focus coil provided above the deflector, obtaining a focus distance for each of the first marks, obtaining deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for each of the first marks, and using linear functions of the focus distance for approximating the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients to obtain the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for an arbitrary value of the focus distance. A device for carrying out the method is also set forth.
摘要:
A device exposing an object to an electron beam employs a mask formed of a plate of material which blocks the electron beam and which has plural pattern exposure blocks defined therein, each having one or more aperture defining regions therein and, when selected, determining the shaping of the electron beam passing therethrough so as to expose a respective pattern on an object. Each aperture-defining region has a respective single aperture or respective plural, spaced apertures formed therein and having a total area size selected to be smaller than the area size of the aperture defining region, in accordance with controlling the current level of an electron beam passing therethrough, while reducing Coulomb interaction of the electron beam passing through the aperture or apertures of each aperture defining portion of the pattern exposure block.
摘要:
In an exposure mask of the present invention, a plurality of opening regions are disposed via crossbeams, each having a size not to be resolved, along peripheral edges of island-like patterns and peninsula-like patterns for shielding transmission of charged particles.
摘要:
A method of exposing a wafer to a charged-particle beam by directing to the wafer the charged-particle beam deflected by a deflector includes the steps of arranging a plurality of first marks at different heights, focusing the charged-particle beam on each of the first marks by using a focus coil provided above the deflector, obtaining a focus distance for each of the first marks, obtaining deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for each of the first marks, and using linear functions of the focus distance for approximating the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients to obtain the deflection-efficiency-correction coefficients for an arbitrary value of the focus distance. A device for carrying out the method is also set forth.