Off-axis objectives with rotatable optical element
    1.
    发明授权
    Off-axis objectives with rotatable optical element 有权
    带旋转光学元件的离轴物镜

    公开(公告)号:US08339575B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-25

    申请号:US12206550

    申请日:2008-09-08

    摘要: An objective and a method for operating an objective, in particular a projection objective or an illumination objective for microlithography for imaging a reticle onto a wafer, with a plurality of optical elements that are arranged along a ray path, wherein at least one optical element of a first kind (1) is provided, which is irradiated only partially by a ray bundle, wherein the one or more optical element(s) of the first kind are rotatably mounted or positionable about the optical axis or an axis parallel thereto, wherein, for each optical element of the first kind at least two mounting positions are provided, and wherein the rotation angle between the two mounting positions is defined by the surface (7) irradiated by the ray bundle such that, in the various mounting positions, the surfaces irradiated by the ray path do not overlap.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于操作物镜的目的和方法,特别是具有沿着光线路径布置的多个光学元件的用于将光罩成像到晶片上的微光刻的投影物镜或照明物镜,其中至少一个光学元件 提供第一种(1),其仅部分地被射线束照射,其中第一类的一个或多个光学元件围绕光轴或平行于其的轴线可旋转地安装或定位,其中, 对于第一种的每个光学元件,提供至少两个安装位置,并且其中两个安装位置之间的旋转角度被由射线束照射的表面(7)限定,使得在各种安装位置,表面 由射线路径照射不重叠。

    Objective with crystal lenses
    2.
    发明申请
    Objective with crystal lenses 有权
    目标水晶镜片

    公开(公告)号:US20050157401A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-21

    申请号:US10931745

    申请日:2004-09-01

    摘要: Objective, in particular a projection objective for a microlithography projection-exposure installation, with at least one fluoride crystal lens. A reduction in the detrimental influence of birefringence is achieved if this lens is a (100)-lens with a lens axis which is approximately perpendicular to the {100} crystallographic planes or to the crystallographic planes equivalent thereto of the fluoride crystal. In the case of objectives with at least two fluoride crystal lenses, it is favorable if the fluoride crystal lenses are arranged such that they are rotated with respect to one another. The lens axes of the fluoride crystal lenses may in this case point not only in the crystallographic direction but also in the crystallographic direction or in the crystallographic direction. A further reduction in the detrimental influence of birefringence is achieved by the simultaneous use of groups with (100)-lenses rotated with respect to one another and groups with (111)-lenses or (110)-lenses rotated with respect to one another. A further reduction in the detrimental influence of birefringence is obtained by covering an optical element with a compensation coating.

    摘要翻译: 目的,特别是具有至少一种氟化物晶体透镜的微光刻投影曝光装置的投影物镜。 如果该透镜是具有近似垂直于{100}晶面的透镜轴或与氟化物晶体相当的结晶平面的透镜轴,则实现双折射的有害影响的减小。 在具有至少两个氟化物晶体透镜的物镜的情况下,如果将氟化物晶体透镜相对于彼此旋转布置是有利的。 在这种情况下,氟化物晶体透镜的透镜轴不仅在<100>晶体方向,而且在<111>晶体方向或<110>晶体方向。 双折射的有害影响的进一步减少是通过同时使用具有相对于彼此旋转的(100) - 相的组和具有相对于彼此旋转的(111) - 透镜或(110)相的组而实现的。 通过用补偿涂层覆盖光学元件来获得双折射的有害影响的进一步减少。

    OFF-AXIS OBJECTIVES WITH ROTATABLE OPTICAL ELEMENT
    3.
    发明申请
    OFF-AXIS OBJECTIVES WITH ROTATABLE OPTICAL ELEMENT 有权
    具有可旋转光学元件的偏轴目标

    公开(公告)号:US20090073412A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-19

    申请号:US12206550

    申请日:2008-09-08

    IPC分类号: G03B27/54

    摘要: An objective and a method for operating an objective, in particular a projection objective or an illumination objective for microlithography for imaging a reticle onto a wafer, with a plurality of optical elements that are arranged along a ray path, wherein at least one optical element of a first kind (1) is provided, which is irradiated only partially by a ray bundle, wherein the one or more optical element(s) of the first kind are rotatably mounted or positionable about the optical axis or an axis parallel thereto, wherein, for each optical element of the first kind at least two mounting positions are provided, and wherein the rotation angle between the two mounting positions is defined by the surface (7) irradiated by the ray bundle such that, in the various mounting positions, the surfaces irradiated by the ray path do not overlap.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于操作物镜的目的和方法,特别是具有沿着光线路径布置的多个光学元件的用于将光罩成像到晶片上的微光刻的投影物镜或照明物镜,其中至少一个光学元件 提供第一种(1),其仅部分地被射线束照射,其中第一类的一个或多个光学元件围绕光轴或平行于其的轴线可旋转地安装或定位,其中, 对于第一种的每个光学元件,提供至少两个安装位置,并且其中两个安装位置之间的旋转角度被由射线束照射的表面(7)限定,使得在各种安装位置,表面 由射线路径照射不重叠。

    PELLICLE FOR USE IN A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE APPARATUS
    4.
    发明申请
    PELLICLE FOR USE IN A MICROLITHOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE APPARATUS 审中-公开
    用于微波曝光装置的胶囊

    公开(公告)号:US20090059189A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-05

    申请号:US11994747

    申请日:2006-06-19

    IPC分类号: G03B27/52 F21V9/06 G03B27/72

    摘要: A pellicle for use in microlithographic exposure apparatus (10) has, for an operating wavelength of the apparatus, a maximum transmittance for light rays (56) that obliquely impinge on the pellicle (34; 134; 234). This ensures smaller variations of the transmittance over a broad range of angles of incidence, as it occurs in very high numerical aperture projection lenses.

    摘要翻译: 在微光刻曝光设备(10)中使用的防护薄膜组件对于设备的工作波长具有倾斜地撞击防护薄膜组件(34; 134; 234)上的光线(56)的最大透射率。 这确保了在宽的入射角范围内的透射率的变化较小,因为它在非常高的数值孔径投影透镜中出现。

    Objective with crystal lenses
    5.
    发明申请
    Objective with crystal lenses 审中-公开
    目标水晶镜片

    公开(公告)号:US20070242250A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-18

    申请号:US11765200

    申请日:2007-06-19

    IPC分类号: G02B27/28 G03B27/52 H01L21/00

    摘要: Objective, in particular a projection objective for a microlithography projection-exposure installation, with at least one fluoride crystal lens. A reduction in the detrimental influence of birefringence is achieved if this lens is a (100)-lens with a lens axis which is approximately perpendicular to the {100} crystallographic planes or to the crystallographic planes equivalent thereto of the fluoride crystal. In the case of objectives with at least two fluoride crystal lenses, it is favorable if the fluoride crystal lenses are arranged such that they are rotated with respect to one another. The lens axes of the fluoride crystal lenses may in this case point not only in the crystallographic direction but also in the crystallographic direction or in the crystallographic direction. A further reduction in the detrimental influence of birefringence is achieved by the simultaneous use of groups with (100)-lenses rotated with respect to one another and groups with (111)-lenses or (110)-lenses rotated with respect to one another. A further reduction in the detrimental influence of birefringence is obtained by covering an optical element with a compensation coating.

    摘要翻译: 目的,特别是具有至少一种氟化物晶体透镜的微光刻投影曝光装置的投影物镜。 如果该透镜是具有近似垂直于{100}晶面的透镜轴或与氟化物晶体相当的结晶平面的透镜轴,则实现双折射的有害影响的减小。 在具有至少两个氟化物晶体透镜的物镜的情况下,如果将氟化物晶体透镜相对于彼此旋转布置是有利的。 在这种情况下,氟化物晶体透镜的透镜轴不仅在<100>晶体方向,而且在<111>晶体方向或<110>晶体方向。 双折射的有害影响的进一步减少是通过同时使用具有相对于彼此旋转的(100) - 相的组和具有相对于彼此旋转的(111) - 透镜或(110)相的组而实现的。 通过用补偿涂层覆盖光学元件来获得双折射的有害影响的进一步减少。

    Projection objective for microlithography with stray light compensation and related methods
    7.
    发明授权
    Projection objective for microlithography with stray light compensation and related methods 有权
    具有杂散光补偿和相关方法的微光刻的投影目标

    公开(公告)号:US09063439B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-23

    申请号:US12624993

    申请日:2009-11-24

    IPC分类号: G03B27/68 G03F7/20

    摘要: A projection objective for applications in microlithography, a microlithography projection exposure apparatus with a projection objective, a microlithographic manufacturing method for microstructured components, and a component manufactured using such a manufacturing method are disclosed. The projection objective includes an optical component configured so that, during use of the projection objective, the optical component generates a stray light component in the exposure field of the projection objective which adapts a parameter of the projection objective to a parameter of a second projection objective. The parameter is the stray light component at the exposure field of the projection objective and/or a variation of the stray light component at the exposure field of the projection objective. The parameter of the second projection objective is a stray light component at an exposure field of the second projection objective and/or a variation of the stray light component at the exposure field of the second projection objective. The second projection objective is different from the projection objective.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于微光刻的投影物镜,具有投影物镜的微光刻投影曝光设备,微结构元件的微光刻制造方法以及使用这种制造方法制造的元件。 投影物镜包括一个光学元件,其被构造成使得在投影物镜的使用期间,光学元件在投影物镜的曝光区域中产生杂散光分量,该投射物镜将投射物镜的参数适应于第二投影物镜的参数 。 该参数是在投影物镜的曝光场处的杂散光分量和/或投影物镜的曝光场处的杂散光分量的变化。 第二投影物镜的参数是在第二投影物镜的曝光场处的杂散光分量和/或第二投影物镜的曝光场处的杂散光分量的变化。 第二个投影目标与投影目标不同。

    PROJECTION OBJECTIVE FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY, PROJECTION EXPOSURE APPARATUS, PROJECTION EXPOSURE METHOD AND OPTICAL CORRECTION PLATE
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20100195070A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-05

    申请号:US12698242

    申请日:2010-02-02

    IPC分类号: G03B27/68 G02B9/00 B32B3/00

    摘要: A projection objective is disclosed. The projection objective can include a plurality of optical elements arranged to image a pattern from an object field in an object surface of the projection objective to an image field in an image surface of the projection objective with electromagnetic operating radiation from a wavelength band around an operating wavelength λ. The plurality of optical elements can include an optical correction plate that includes a body comprising a material transparent to the operating radiation, the body having a first optical surface, a second optical surface, a plate normal substantially perpendicular to the first and second optical surfaces, and a thickness profile defined as a distance between the first and second optical surfaces measured parallel to the plate normal. The first optical surface can have a non-rotationally symmetric aspheric first surface profile with a first peak-to-valley value PV1>λ. The second optical surface can have a non-rotationally symmetric aspheric second surface profile with a second peak-to-valley value PV2>λ. A thickness of the optical correction plate can vary by less than 0.1*(PV1+PV2)/2 across the optical correction plate.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种投影物镜。 投影物镜可以包括多个光学元件,其布置成将图案从投影物镜的物体表面中的物场映射到投影物镜的图像表面中的图像场,其中电磁操作辐射来自围绕操作的波长带 波长λ。 多个光学元件可以包括光学校正板,其包括主体,该主体包括对操作辐射透明的材料,该主体具有第一光学表面,第二光学表面,基本上垂直于第一和第二光学表面的板法线, 以及限定为平行于板法线测量的第一和第二光学表面之间的距离的厚度分布。 第一光学表面可以具有第一峰谷值PV1>λ的非旋转对称非球面第一表面轮廓。 第二光学表面可以具有非旋转对称的非球面第二表面轮廓,具有第二峰谷值PV2>λ。 光学校正板的厚度可以在光学校正板上变化小于0.1 *(PV1 + PV2)/ 2。

    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MINIATURIZED DEVICE
    9.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MINIATURIZED DEVICE 有权
    制造微型器件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090190116A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-30

    申请号:US12408577

    申请日:2009-03-20

    IPC分类号: G03B27/42 G03B27/54

    CPC分类号: G03B27/42 G03F7/70258

    摘要: A lithographic method of manufacturing a miniaturized device using a projection exposure system involves illuminating the object plane of an imaging optics of the projection exposure system with measuring light; detecting, for each of a plurality of locations on an image plane of the imaging optics, an angular distribution of an intensity of the measuring light traversing the image plane at the respective location; adjusting a telecentricity of the projection exposure system based on a selected patterning structure to be imaged and on the plurality of the detected angular distributions; disposing the selected pattern structure to be imaged in a region of the object plane of the imaging optics; disposing a substrate carrying a resist in a region of the image plane of the imaging optics and exposing the resist with imaging light using the projection exposure system with the adjusted telecentricity; and developing the exposed resist and processing the substrate with the developed resist.

    摘要翻译: 使用投影曝光系统制造小型化装置的光刻方法包括用测量光照射投影曝光系统的成像光学元件的物平面; 针对所述摄像光学元件的像平面上的多个位置中的每一个检测在相应位置处穿过所述图像平面的测量光的角度分布; 基于要成像的所选择的图案化结构和所述多个所检测的角度分布来调整所述投影曝光系统的远心度; 将要成像的所选择的图案结构设置在成像光学器件的物平面的区域中; 在所述成像光学元件的像面的区域中设置携带抗蚀剂的基板,并且利用所述投影曝光系统以调节的远心度将成像光曝光; 并显影出曝光的抗蚀剂并用显影的抗蚀剂处理衬底。

    PROJECTION EXPOSURE METHOD AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE SYSTEM THEREFOR
    10.
    发明申请
    PROJECTION EXPOSURE METHOD AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE SYSTEM THEREFOR 有权
    投影曝光方法和投影曝光系统

    公开(公告)号:US20090053618A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-26

    申请号:US11817903

    申请日:2005-07-14

    IPC分类号: G03F7/20 G03F1/00 G03B27/72

    摘要: In the case of a projection exposure method for exposing a radiation-sensitive substrate, arranged in the region of an image surface of a projection objective, with at least one image of a pattern of a mask arranged in the region of an object surface of the projection objective, a mask is arranged in the region of the object surface of the projection objective, the mask having a first pattern area with a first subpattern, and at least one second pattern area, arranged laterally offset from the first pattern area, with a second subpattern. The mask is scanned by relative movement between the mask and the illumination field of the illumination system in such a way that initially the first subpattern and thereafter the second subpattern is irradiated with the illumination radiation of the illumination field. The first subpattern is irradiated during a first illumination time interval with a first angular distribution, adapted to the first subpattern, of the illumination radiation. Thereafter, the second subpattern is irradiated during the second illumination time interval with a second angular distribution, adapted to the second subpattern, of the illumination radiation, said second angular distribution differing from the first angular distribution.

    摘要翻译: 在投影曝光方法的情况下,用于曝光放射敏感性基板,布置在投影物镜的图像表面的区域中,其中至少一个掩模图案布置在该物体表面的区域中 投影物镜,掩模布置在投影物镜的物体表面的区域中,掩模具有第一图案区域和第一子图案,以及至少一个第二图案区域,其布置在与第一图案区域横向偏移的位置, 第二个子模式。 通过掩模和照明系统的照明场之间的相对运动来扫描掩模,使得最初第一子图案和其后的第二子图案被照射场的照明辐射照射。 在第一照明时间间隔内照射第一子图案,其具有适于第一子图案的照明辐射的第一角度分布。 此后,第二子图案在第二照明时间间隔期间以适合于第二子图案的照明辐射的第二角度分布被照射,所述第二角度分布与第一角度分布不同。