Metrology methods, radiation source, metrology apparatus and device manufacturing method

    公开(公告)号:US10342108B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-02

    申请号:US15747499

    申请日:2016-08-03

    Abstract: A target structure (T) made by lithography or used in lithography is inspected by irradiating the structure at least a first time with EUV radiation (304) generated by inverse Compton scattering. Radiation (308) scattered by the target structure in reflection or transmission is detected (312) and properties of the target structure are calculated by a processor (340) based on the detected scattered radiation. The radiation may have a first wavelength in the EUV range of 0.1 nm to 125 nm. Using the same source and controlling an electron energy, the structure may be irradiated multiple times with different wavelengths within the EUV range, and/or with shorter (x-ray) wavelengths and/or with longer (UV, visible) wavelengths. By rapid switching of electron energy in the inverse Compton scattering source, irradiation at different wavelengths can be performed several times per second.

    Method and apparatus for direct write maskless lithography

    公开(公告)号:US10712669B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-14

    申请号:US16064366

    申请日:2016-12-14

    Abstract: A method and apparatus to provide a plurality of radiation beams modulated according to at least two sub patterns of a pattern using radiation sources, the radiation sources producing radiation beams of at least two spot sizes such that each of the radiation beams having a same spot size of the at least two spot sizes is used to produce one of the at least two sub patterns, project the plurality of beams onto a substrate, and provide relative motion between the substrate and the plurality of radiation sources, in a scanning direction to expose the substrate. A method and apparatus to provide radiation modulated according to a desired pattern using a plurality of rows of two-dimensional arrays of radiation sources, project the modulated radiation onto a substrate using a projection system, and remove fluid from between the projection system and the substrate using one or more fluid removal units.

    Metrology methods, radiation source, metrology apparatus and device manufacturing method

    公开(公告)号:US10555407B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-04

    申请号:US16388519

    申请日:2019-04-18

    Abstract: A target structure (T) made by lithography or used in lithography is inspected by irradiating the structure at least a first time with EUV radiation (304) generated by inverse Compton scattering. Radiation (308) scattered by the target structure in reflection or transmission is detected (312) and properties of the target structure are calculated by a processor (340) based on the detected scattered radiation. The radiation may have a first wavelength in the EUV range of 0.1 nm to 125 nm. Using the same source and controlling an electron energy, the structure may be irradiated multiple times with different wavelengths within the EUV range, and/or with shorter (x-ray) wavelengths and/or with longer (UV, visible) wavelengths. By rapid switching of electron energy in the inverse Compton scattering source, irradiation at different wavelengths can be performed several times per second.

    Apparatus for direct write maskless lithography

    公开(公告)号:US10527950B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-07

    申请号:US16314740

    申请日:2017-06-27

    Abstract: An exposure apparatus including: a substrate holder constructed to support a substrate; a patterning device configured to provide radiation modulated according to a desired pattern, the patterning device including an array of radiation source modules configured to project the modulated radiation onto a respective array of exposure regions on the substrate; and a distributed processing system configured to process projection related data to enable the projection of the desired pattern onto the substrate, the distributed processing system including at least one central processing unit and a plurality of module processing units each associated with a respective radiation source module.

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