摘要:
To prevent positional shifts of the image forming plane during the exposure process using the two-layer phase shift mask, the height position of the semiconductor wafer 14 is moved in the optical axis direction according to the mask substrate thickness of the second component mask 12b, prior to performing the exposure process which uses the stacked-layer mask 12 that comprises a first component mask 12a formed with a pattern of light-shielding areas and light-transmitting areas and a second component mask 12b formed with a phase shift pattern to produce a phase shift in the transmitted light.
摘要:
To prevent positional shifts of the image forming plane during the exposure process using the two-layer phase shift mask, the height position of the semiconductor wafer 14 is moved in the optical axis direction according to the mask substrate thickness of the second component mask 12b, prior to performing the exposure process which uses the stacked-layer mask 12 that comprises a first component mask 12a formed with a pattern of light-shielding areas and light-transmitting areas and a second component mask 12b formed with a phase shift pattern to produce a phase shift in the transmitted light.
摘要:
A photomask used for printing a mask pattern by projection optics, in which a main pattern formed of a transparent area is provided in a semitransparent area formed of a semitransparent film and a phase shifter, and the phase angles of light beams passing through respective areas are different from each other substantially by 180.degree.. The photomask is intended to prevent a reduction in a production yield due to a resolution failure of the photomask, and to prevent generation of an unnecessary projected image. In this photomask, a transparent auxiliary pattern having the same phase angle of light as that of the transparent area is disposed around a main pattern formed of the transparent area, and a distance D between the center or a desired center line of the main pattern and that of the auxiliary pattern satisfies the relationship of D=b.lambda./NAm , where NAm is a mask-side numerical aperture of a projection lens, .lambda. is a wavelength of exposure light, and is a coefficient in the range of 1.35
摘要:
A photomask which is suitable for a phase shift method and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using the photomask is disclosed. The photomask comprises a transparent area, a translucent area and an opaque are arranged in a particular manner relative to a shifter film. In particular, the different elements are arranged so that the lowering of intensity and the amplitude of a transmitted light in the transparent area caused by an unnecessary peripheral part of a shifter film are smaller than the lowering of the intensity and the amplitude of a transmitted light through a transparent area. This serves to prevent an undesirable influence of the unnecessary peripheral part of so that a shifter film can reading be prevented, and a connected pattern can be formed.
摘要:
There is provided a technique capable of reducing the electrode resistance by widening the effective area of an electrode in a cell for a standard potential supply connected to the memory cell. There is also provided a technique capable of reducing the memory cell area by reducing the area necessary for separation between the electrode in a cell for the standard potential supply and adjacent other electrodes. Two transfer MOS transistors of a first conductivity type and two driver MOS transistors are provided. A conductive layer for fixing the source potential of the driver MOS transistors to standard potential is so disposed above the transfer and driver MOS transistors as to the wholly cover the memory cell. Separation is carried out by using a photo-mask having an optically transparent substrate provided within the same transmissive portion with a pattern of a plurality of so-called phase shifter regions for inversion of the phase of transmitting light.
摘要:
A method of and an apparatus for detecting a defect on a phase-shifting mask for use in a projection aligner in which either or both of respective intensities of transmitted and reflected light beams from the mask illuminated with light are used for detecting a defect on the mask.
摘要:
An area on a photoresist film which is formed on a substrate surface having a topography, is exposed a plurality of times in such a manner that the image plane of a mask pattern is formed at a plurality of positions which are spaced apart from a reference plane in the substrate in the direction of an optical axis, and then the photoresist film is developed to form a resist pattern. According to the above method, the effective focal depth of the projection aligner used is enhanced, and moreover the reduction of the image contrast at the photoresist film is very small by the plural exposure operations. Accordingly, a fine pattern can be formed accurately on the substrate surface having the topography.
摘要:
There are disclosed a projection aligner, and an exposure method, capable of largely increasing the effective focus latitude of a fine pattern by using light having a plurality of different wavelengths to perform projection exposure and by setting a plurality of focal planes on an identical optical axis by means of chromatic aberration of the projection lens. The present invention makes it possible to cope with insufficient depth of focus caused by a shortened wavelength of exposure light, an increased numerical aperture of the projection lens, increased uneven topography of the substrate surface incurred from the device structure formed in three dimensions, inclination of the substrate, and field curvature of the projection lens, for example.
摘要:
After a bottom layer film, an intermediate film and a top layer film were laminated and formed on a film which is processed and which was formed on a substrate having a different level portion, the patterns of the top layer film are sequentially transferred to the intermediate film, bottom layer film and film to be processed, thereby forming the patterns of the film to be processed. By minimizing the differences among the light refractive index of the intermediate film and the light refractive indexes of the bottom and top layer films, the patterns can be formed with a far higher degree of accuracy than that by the conventional multi layer resist method.
摘要:
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a manufacturing technique capable of manufacturing a diffraction grating which is suitable for use in a spectrophotometer and has an apex angle of a convex portion of about 90° and can satisfy high diffraction efficiency and a low stray light amount. A method of manufacturing a diffraction grating, the method including: setting an exposure condition such that a sectional shape of a convex portion of a resist on a substrate, which has been formed by exposure, is an asymmetric triangle with respect to an opening portion shape of a mask having an opening portion with a periodic structure and an angle formed by a long side and a short side of the triangle is about 90°; and performing exposure.