摘要:
An exposure method forms a plurality of patterns on a substrate, which is set on a stage of an exposure apparatus, through at least one mask. The method equalizes first positional linear error components of a pattern to be formed by the mask on a first coordinate system defined on the substrate to second positional linear error components of the pattern on a second coordinate system on which the stage is moved, by correcting coordinates for moving the stage on the second coordinate system. The method is capable of aligning the boundaries of patterns with each other on the substrate, to leave only positional linear error components on the patterns. These positional linear error components are removable to leave minimum random residual errors on the patterns, and therefore, the patterns on the substrate are precisely at specified positions.
摘要:
A semiconductor device production control method includes monitoring, after a production process of a semiconductor device, a process result at a predetermined position of a pattern to which the process is applied, to obtain a deviation with respect to a predetermined target result, quantitatively obtaining a degree of influence on an operation of a semiconductor device from the deviation of the process result, and comparing the degree of influence that is quantitatively obtained with a predetermined allowable margin for operation specifications of the semiconductor device.
摘要:
A design layout generating method for generating a design pattern of a semiconductor integrated circuit is disclosed. This method comprises modifying a first modification area extracted from a design layout by a first modifying method, and modifying a second modification area extracted from the design layout so as to include the first modification area by a second modifying method on the basis of a pattern modifying guideline calculated from at least a partial design layout in the second modification area.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a flare correction method is disclosed. The method can acquire a flare point spread function. The method can calculate a pattern density distribution in a first region of the mask, the distance from the pattern being equal to or shorter than a predetermined value in the first region. The method can calculate pattern coverage in a second region of the mask, the distance from the pattern being longer than the predetermined value. The method can calculate a first flare distribution with respect to the pattern by performing convolution integration between the flare point spread function corresponding to the first region and the pattern density distribution. The method can calculate a flare value corresponding to the second region by multiplying a value of integral of the flare point spread function corresponding to the second region by the pattern coverage. The method can calculate a second flare distribution by adding the flare value to the first flare distribution. In addition, the method can correct the pattern based on the second flare distribution.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a pattern formation method is disclosed. The method can place a liquid resin material on a workpiece substrate. The method can press a template against the resin material and measuring distance between a lower surface of a projection of the template and an upper surface of the workpiece substrate. The template includes a pattern formation region and a circumferential region around the pattern formation region. A pattern for circuit pattern formation is formed in the pattern formation region and the projection is formed in the circumferential region. The method can form a resin pattern by curing the resin material in a state of pressing the template. In addition, the method can separate the template from the resin pattern.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method of producing a pattern for a semiconductor device, comprising extracting part of a pattern layout, perturbing a pattern included in the part of the pattern layout to generate a perturbation pattern, correcting the perturbation pattern, predicting a first pattern, to be formed on a wafer, from the corrected perturbation pattern, acquiring a first difference between the perturbation pattern and the first pattern, and storing information concerning the perturbation pattern including information concerning the first difference.
摘要:
There is disclosed a method of correcting a design pattern considering a process margin between layers of a semiconductor integrated circuit, including calculating a first pattern shape corresponding to a processed pattern shape of a first layer based on a first design pattern, calculating a second pattern shape corresponding to a processed pattern shape of a second layer based on a second design pattern, calculating a third pattern shape using a Boolean operation between the first and second pattern shapes, determining whether or not an evaluation value obtained from the third pattern shape satisfies a predetermined value, and correcting at least one of the first and second design patterns if it is determined that the evaluation value does not satisfy the predetermined value.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, light is applied through the cell patterns made in master masks, thereby transferring the cell patterns to, and forming the cell patterns on, a wafer. On the basis of layout data representing a layout diagram of the semiconductor device, the pattern data of the device is divided along the boundaries of the function blocks of the device, generating pattern data items. Master masks are prepared in accordance with the pattern data items. Light is applied to the wafer, first through the master mask and then through the master mask. The cell patterns made in the master masks are transferred to the wafer.
摘要:
A main pattern region is projected to a substrate to be exposed while a defective portion including a defect generated in the main pattern region of an original mask is masked. Thereafter, a spare pattern corresponding to the defective portion is further projected on the substrate. In this manner, it is possible to prevent the defect of the main pattern region of the original mask from being transferred to the substrate. The pattern accuracy of the repair portion is the same as that of the exposed portion from the original mask. Therefore, the repair can be made with a high accuracy. Furthermore, it is possible to repair the defect produced at a pattern edge portion with a high accuracy without limitations given by a conventional repair technique.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a method for cleaning a reticle stage of an extreme ultraviolet exposure apparatus is disclosed. The method can include pressing a particle catching layer of a cleaning reticle onto the reticle stage, and the cleaning reticle includes the particle catching layer formed on a substrate. The method can include peeling the cleaning reticle from the reticle stage. The method can include removing the particle catching layer from the substrate. I addition, the method can include forming a new particle catching layer on the substrate having the particle catching layer removed.