Pattern layout creation method, program product, and semiconductor device manufacturing method
    1.
    发明授权
    Pattern layout creation method, program product, and semiconductor device manufacturing method 有权
    图案布局创建方法,程序产品和半导体器件制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US08261214B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-04

    申请号:US12630048

    申请日:2009-12-03

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    摘要: A graph in which patterns are each regarded as nodes and nodes of patterns adjacent to each other at a first distance are connected with each other by an edge is produced, each of the patterns is classified into two types so that the two patterns corresponding to the nodes at both ends of the edge are types different to each other, a classification result is corrected by grouping the patterns in each node cluster connected by the edge or each node cluster connected via the node by the edge, and by inverting each of types of a pattern belonging to a same group as that of one pattern, out of a pair of patterns that are classified into a same type and that belong to respectively different groups adjacent to each other at a second distance, and a pattern layout diagram is created based on the corrected classification result.

    摘要翻译: 每个图形被认为是在第一距离处彼此相邻的图案的节点和节点之间的图形被生成,每个图案被分成两种类型,使得对应于 边缘两端的节点是彼此不同的类型,分类结果通过将由边缘连接的每个节点簇中的模式或通过该节点连接的每个节点集合的边缘分组,并将每种类型的 在一对图案中属于与一种图案相同的组合的图案,其分为相同类型并且分别属于彼此相邻的第二距离的不同组,并且基于图案布局图 对正确的分类结果。

    PATTERN CREATING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE
    2.
    发明申请
    PATTERN CREATING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE 审中-公开
    图案创造方法,计算机程序产品和制造半导体器件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110029938A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-03

    申请号:US12843314

    申请日:2010-07-26

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G03F1/36

    摘要: According to one embodiment, a pattern creating method includes: calculating, from pattern data on which a circuit pattern formed on a substrate and an auxiliary pattern not formed on the substrate are arranged, a first feature value of a first pattern edge of a circuit pattern affected by the auxiliary pattern and a second feature value of a second pattern edge connected to the first pattern edge; and arranging, when a relation between the feature values does not have a desired relation corresponding to the circuit pattern, the auxiliary pattern such that the relation between the feature values has the relation corresponding to a shape of the circuit pattern.

    摘要翻译: 根据一个实施例,图案生成方法包括:从形成在基板上的电路图案和未形成在基板上的辅助图案的图案数据计算电路图案的第一图案边缘的第一特征值 受辅助图案的影响和连接到第一图案边缘的第二图案边缘的第二特征值; 并且当所述特征值之间的关系不具有与所述电路图案对应的期望关系时,所述辅助图案使得所述特征值之间的关系具有与所述电路图案的形状相对应的关系。

    PATTERN LAYOUT CREATION METHOD, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD
    3.
    发明申请
    PATTERN LAYOUT CREATION METHOD, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD 有权
    图案布局创建方法,程序产品和半导体器件制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100191357A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-29

    申请号:US12630048

    申请日:2009-12-03

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    摘要: A graph in which patterns are each regarded as nodes and nodes of patterns adjacent to each other at a first distance are connected with each other by an edge is produced, each of the patterns is classified into two types so that the two patterns corresponding to the nodes at both ends of the edge are types different to each other, a classification result is corrected by grouping the patterns in each node cluster connected by the edge or each node cluster connected via the node by the edge, and by inverting each of types of a pattern belonging to a same group as that of one pattern, out of a pair of patterns that are classified into a same type and that belong to respectively different groups adjacent to each other at a second distance, and a pattern layout diagram is created based on the corrected classification result.

    摘要翻译: 每个图形被认为是在第一距离处彼此相邻的图案的节点和节点之间的图形被生成,每个图案被分成两种类型,使得对应于 边缘两端的节点是彼此不同的类型,分类结果通过将由边缘连接的每个节点簇中的模式或通过该节点连接的每个节点集合的边缘分组,并将每种类型的 在一对图案中属于与一种图案相同的组合的图案,其分为相同类型并且分别属于彼此相邻的第二距离的不同组,并且基于图案布局图 对正确的分类结果。

    Pattern data creating method, pattern data creating program, and semiconductor device manufacturing method
    6.
    发明授权
    Pattern data creating method, pattern data creating program, and semiconductor device manufacturing method 有权
    图案数据创建方法,图案数据创建程序和半导体器件制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US08234596B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-31

    申请号:US12552010

    申请日:2009-09-01

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G03F1/36

    摘要: A pattern data creating method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: extracting marginal error patterns using a first result obtained by applying process simulation to mask pattern data based on an evaluation target cell pattern, applying the process simulation to mask pattern data based on an evaluation target cell pattern with peripheral environment pattern created by arranging a peripheral environment pattern in the marginal error patterns such that a second result obtained by creating mask pattern data and applying the process simulation to the mask pattern data is more deteriorated than the first result, and correcting the evaluation target cell pattern or the mask pattern data based on the evaluation target cell pattern when there is a fatal error.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的实施例的图形数据创建方法包括:使用通过应用过程模拟获得的第一结果来提取边缘误差模式以基于评估目标单元图案来屏蔽图案数据,将过程模拟应用于基于 通过将周边环境图案布置在边缘误差图案中,使得通过创建掩模图案数据获得的第二结果和对掩模图案数据应用处理模拟而得到的第一结果比第一结果更差,从而产生具有周边环境图案的评估对象单元图案, 以及当存在致命错误时,基于评估对象单元图案来校正评估对象单元格图案或掩模图案数据。

    LIGHT SOURCE SHAPE CALCULATION METHOD
    7.
    发明申请
    LIGHT SOURCE SHAPE CALCULATION METHOD 审中-公开
    光源形状计算方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120054697A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-01

    申请号:US13222016

    申请日:2011-08-31

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G03F7/70125

    摘要: According to one embodiment, a light source shape calculation method includes calculating a first light source shape as an exposure illumination light source shape, so that the first light source shape has a light source shape region symmetrical to an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction, and a process margin when forming an on-substrate pattern corresponding to at least two pattern layouts defined by design rules is optimized. A point light source is calculated such that the process margin of formation of the on-substrate pattern corresponding to a pattern layout to be formed on a semiconductor device is optimized, and is applied to the first light source shape.

    摘要翻译: 根据一个实施例,光源形状计算方法包括计算作为曝光照明光源形状的第一光源形状,使得第一光源形状具有与X轴方向对称的光源形状区域和Y轴方向, 并且当形成与由设计规则定义的至少两个图案布局相对应的基板上图案时的处理余量被优化。 计算点光源,使得对应于要形成在半导体器件上的图案布局的衬底上图案的形成工艺余量优化,并应用于第一光源形状。

    MASK VERIFYING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
    8.
    发明申请
    MASK VERIFYING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT 有权
    掩模验证方法,半导体器件的制造方法和计算机程序产品

    公开(公告)号:US20110201138A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-18

    申请号:US13024604

    申请日:2011-02-10

    IPC分类号: H01L21/66 G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G03F1/36 H01L22/12 H01L22/20

    摘要: According to a mask verifying method of the embodiment, a difference between an actual dimension of a mask pattern and a simulation dimension is calculated as a computational estimated value. Moreover, a difference between an actual dimension of the mask pattern that is actually measured and a dimension on pattern data is calculated as an actually-measured difference. Then, it is verified whether a mask pattern dimension passes or fails based on the calculated value. When calculating the computational estimated value, a model function, which is set based on each correspondence relationship between an actual dimension and a mask simulation dimension of a test pattern, which includes a plurality of types of pattern ambient environments, to the mask pattern.

    摘要翻译: 根据本实施例的掩模验证方法,计算掩模图案的实际尺寸与模拟尺寸之间的差异作为计算估计值。 此外,将实际测量的掩模图案的实际尺寸与图案数据上的尺寸之间的差计算为实际测量的差。 然后,根据计算值验证掩模图案尺寸是否通过或失败。 当计算计算估计值时,将基于包括多种图案环境环境的测试图案的实际尺寸和掩模模拟尺寸之间的每个对应关系设置的模型函数提供给掩模图案。

    PATTERN DATA CREATING METHOD, PATTERN DATA CREATING PROGRAM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD
    9.
    发明申请
    PATTERN DATA CREATING METHOD, PATTERN DATA CREATING PROGRAM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD 有权
    图形数据创建方法,图形数据创建程序和半导体器件制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100081294A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-01

    申请号:US12552010

    申请日:2009-09-01

    IPC分类号: H01L21/027 G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G03F1/36

    摘要: A pattern data creating method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: extracting marginal error patterns using a first result obtained by applying process simulation to mask pattern data based on an evaluation target cell pattern, applying the process simulation to mask pattern data based on an evaluation target cell pattern with peripheral environment pattern created by arranging a peripheral environment pattern in the marginal error patterns such that a second result obtained by creating mask pattern data and applying the process simulation to the mask pattern data is more deteriorated than the first result, and correcting the evaluation target cell pattern or the mask pattern data based on the evaluation target cell pattern when there is a fatal error.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的实施例的图形数据创建方法包括:使用通过应用过程模拟获得的第一结果来提取边缘误差模式以基于评估目标单元图案来屏蔽图案数据,将过程模拟应用于基于 通过将周边环境图案布置在边缘误差图案中,使得通过创建掩模图案数据获得的第二结果和对掩模图案数据应用处理模拟而得到的第一结果比第一结果更差,从而产生具有周边环境图案的评估对象单元图案, 以及当存在致命错误时,基于评估对象单元图案来校正评估对象单元格图案或掩模图案数据。

    Dimension assurance of mask using plurality of types of pattern ambient environment
    10.
    发明授权
    Dimension assurance of mask using plurality of types of pattern ambient environment 有权
    使用多种图案周边环境的面膜尺寸保证

    公开(公告)号:US08336004B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-18

    申请号:US13024604

    申请日:2011-02-10

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G03F1/36 H01L22/12 H01L22/20

    摘要: According to a mask verifying method of the embodiment, a difference between an actual dimension of a mask pattern and a simulation dimension is calculated as a computational estimated value. Moreover, a difference between an actual dimension of the mask pattern that is actually measured and a dimension on pattern data is calculated as an actually-measured difference. Then, it is verified whether a mask pattern dimension passes or fails based on the calculated value. When calculating the computational estimated value, a model function, which is set based on each correspondence relationship between an actual dimension and a mask simulation dimension of a test pattern, which includes a plurality of types of pattern ambient environments, to the mask pattern.

    摘要翻译: 根据本实施例的掩模验证方法,计算掩模图案的实际尺寸与模拟尺寸之间的差异作为计算估计值。 此外,将实际测量的掩模图案的实际尺寸与图案数据上的尺寸之间的差计算为实际测量的差。 然后,根据计算值验证掩模图案尺寸是否通过或失败。 当计算计算估计值时,将基于包括多种图案环境环境的测试图案的实际尺寸和掩模模拟尺寸之间的每个对应关系设置的模型函数提供给掩模图案。