摘要:
An inspection method, includes obtaining a first optical characteristic of a projection optical system by transferring an image of an aberration measurement unit of a photomask on a first resist film coated on a first wafer by use of a first polarized exposure light; obtaining a second optical characteristic of the projection optical system by transferring the image of the aberration measurement unit on a second resist film coated on a second wafer by use of a second exposure light having a polarization state different from the first exposure light; and calculating a difference between the first and second optical characteristics.
摘要:
A method of creating a predictive model of a process proximity effect comprises: preparing a predictive model of a process proximity effect including a non-determined parameter; and determining the non-determined parameter, the method comprises: preparing a pattern group for modeling, the pattern group comprising a plurality of repetition patterns, the plurality of repetition patterns being obtained by changing a first and second dimensions of a repetition pattern which repeats a basic pattern, the first dimension defining the basic pattern, and the second dimension defining repetition of the basic pattern; selecting a predetermined repetition pattern from the pattern group for modeling, the basic pattern of the predetermined repetition pattern corresponding to a pattern which is to be formed on a wafer and has a predetermined dimension; and determining the non-determined parameter in the predictive model based on the predetermined repetition pattern and the pattern having the predetermined dimension.
摘要:
A computer implemented method for correcting a mask pattern, includes: preparing a designed mask pattern; obtaining a rough corrected mask pattern from the designed mask pattern by applying a rough correction; and obtaining a precision corrected mask pattern from the rough corrected mask pattern by applying a precision correction using a model based correction method with a precision model that simulates a transferred image of an exposure apparatus.
摘要:
A photomask transferring a light shield film pattern formed on a transparent substrate by a projection exposure apparatus, comprising a circuit pattern for transferring a predetermined pattern to a resist film, and an exposure monitor mark, the exposure monitor mark being formed in a manner that blocks having a predetermined width p, which are not resolved by the projection exposure apparatus, are intermittently or continuously arrayed along one direction, light shield and transmission portions are arrayed along one direction in each of the blocks, the blocks are arrayed so that a dimension ratio of the light shield and transmission portions of the blocks simply changes and the phase difference of exposure light passing through adjacent light transmission portions is approximately 180°.
摘要:
There is disclosed a method of producing a design layout by optimizing at least one of design rule, process proximity correction parameter and process parameter, including calculating a processed pattern shape based on a design layout and a process parameter, extracting a dangerous spot having an evaluation value with respect to the processed pattern shape, which does not satisfy a predetermined tolerance, generating a repair guideline of the design layout based on a pattern included in the dangerous spot, and repairing that portion of the design layout which corresponds to the dangerous spot based on the repair guideline.
摘要:
Disclosed is a method of setting a process parameter for use in manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising correcting a first pattern by using process parameter information to obtain a second pattern, the first pattern being one which corresponds to a design layout of the semiconductor integrated circuit, predicting a third pattern by using the process parameter information, the third pattern being one which corresponds to the second pattern and which is to be formed on a semiconductor wafer in an etching process, obtaining an evaluation value by comparing the third pattern with the first pattern, determining whether the evaluation value satisfies a preset condition, and changing the process parameter information when the evaluation value is found not to satisfy the preset condition.
摘要:
A mask pattern generation method of generating a mask pattern from a designed pattern, comprising preparing the designed pattern, preparing a correction parameter, preparing a first correction library in which a plurality of pairs of an edge coordinate group and a correction value group to correct the edge coordinate group is registered, acquiring edge coordinate groups of the designed patterns, generating a second correction library in which only the plurality of pairs of an edge coordinate group agreeing with the acquired edge coordinate group and the correction value group is registered in the first correction library and simulation using the correction parameter, and correcting the designed pattern using the second correction library.
摘要:
A pattern forming method includes determining an allowable value of an etching conversion difference, obtaining a maximum distance between patterns generating the etching conversion difference within the allowable value, the patterns including main patterns or both main patterns and a dummy pattern, preparing a first design layout in which a first distance between the main patterns is smaller than the maximum distance, or a second design layout in which a second distance between the main patterns and the dummy pattern is smaller than the maximum distance, performing a design data conversion based on the first or second design layout to form first or second design data, and forming the main patterns by using the first design data, or forming both the main patterns and the dummy pattern by using the second design data.
摘要:
A method of creating a predictive model of a process proximity effect comprises: preparing a predictive model of a process proximity effect including a non-determined parameter; and determining the non-determined parameter, the method comprises: preparing a pattern group for modeling, the pattern group comprising a plurality of repetition patterns, the plurality of repetition patterns being obtained by changing a first and second dimensions of a repetition pattern which repeats a basic pattern, the first dimension defining the basic pattern, and the second dimension defining repetition of the basic pattern; selecting a predetermined repetition pattern from the pattern group for modeling, the basic pattern of the predetermined repetition pattern corresponding to a pattern which is to be formed on a wafer and has a predetermined dimension; and determining the non-determined parameter in the predictive model based on the predetermined repetition pattern and the pattern having the predetermined dimension.
摘要:
A photomask transferring a light shield film pattern formed on a transparent substrate by a projection exposure apparatus, comprising a circuit pattern for transferring a predetermined pattern to a resist film, and an exposure monitor mark, the exposure monitor mark being formed in a manner that blocks having a predetermined width p, which are not resolved by the projection exposure apparatus, are intermittently or continuously arrayed along one direction, light shield and transmission portions are arrayed along one direction in each of the blocks, the blocks are arrayed so that a dimension ratio of the light shield and transmission portions of the blocks simply changes and the phase difference of exposure light passing through adjacent light transmission portions is approximately 180°.