Apparatus and method for reducing contamination in immersion lithography
    2.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for reducing contamination in immersion lithography 失效
    用于减少浸没光刻中污染的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07446859B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-04

    申请号:US11307230

    申请日:2006-01-27

    IPC分类号: G03B27/58 G03B27/62 G03B27/42

    摘要: An apparatus for reducing contamination in immersion lithography includes a wafer chuck assembly having a wafer chuck configured to hold a semiconductor wafer on a support surface thereof. The wafer chuck has a gap therein, the gap located adjacent an outer edge of the wafer, and the gap containing a volume of immersion lithography fluid therein. A fluid circulation path is configured within the wafer chuck so as to facilitate the radial outward movement of the immersion lithography fluid in the gap, thereby maintaining a meniscus of the immersion lithography fluid at a selected height with respect to a top surface of the semiconductor wafer.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于减少浸没式光刻中的污染的装置包括晶片卡盘组件,其具有构造成将半导体晶片保持在其支撑表面上的晶片卡盘。 晶片卡盘在其中具有间隙,间隙位于晶片的外边缘附近,并且该间隙包含一定量的浸没光刻流体。 流体循环路径被配置在晶片卡盘内,以便于浸没式光刻流体在间隙中的径向向外移动,从而将浸没式光刻流体的弯月面相对于半导体晶片的顶表面保持在选定的高度 。

    Reducing contamination in immersion lithography
    3.
    发明授权
    Reducing contamination in immersion lithography 有权
    降低浸渍光刻中的污染

    公开(公告)号:US07869002B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-11

    申请号:US12182282

    申请日:2008-07-30

    IPC分类号: G03B27/58

    摘要: A method for reducing contamination in immersion lithography includes retaining a semiconductor wafer on a support surface of a wafer chuck, the wafer chuck having a gap therein, the gap located adjacent an outer edge of the wafer, and the gap containing a volume of immersion lithography fluid therein; and providing a fluid circulation path within the wafer chuck so as to facilitate the radial outward movement of the immersion lithography fluid in the gap, thereby maintaining a meniscus of the immersion lithography fluid at a selected height with respect to a top surface of the semiconductor wafer.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于减少浸没式光刻中的污染的方法,包括将半导体晶片保持在晶片卡盘的支撑表面上,晶片卡盘在其中具有间隙,位于晶片的外边缘附近的间隙,以及包含一定量的浸没光刻 流体; 并且在晶片卡盘内提供流体循环路径,以便于浸没式光刻流体在间隙中的径向向外移动,从而将浸没式光刻流体的弯月面相对于半导体晶片的顶表面保持在选定的高度 。

    Reducing contamination in immersion lithography
    4.
    发明授权
    Reducing contamination in immersion lithography 失效
    降低浸渍光刻中的污染

    公开(公告)号:US07782445B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-24

    申请号:US12182278

    申请日:2008-07-30

    IPC分类号: G03B27/58

    摘要: A wafer chuck assembly includes a first chuck section configured to hold a semiconductor wafer on a support surface thereof, and a second chuck section removably attached to the first chuck section. The first chuck section has a gap therein, the gap located adjacent an outer edge of the wafer, and the gap containing a volume of immersion lithography fluid therein. A fluid circulation path is configured within the first chuck section so as to facilitate the radial outward movement of the immersion lithography fluid in the gap, thereby maintaining a meniscus of the immersion lithography fluid at a selected height with respect to a top surface of the semiconductor wafer.

    摘要翻译: 晶片卡盘组件包括配置成将半导体晶片保持在其支撑表面上的第一卡盘部分和可移除地附接到第一卡盘部分的第二卡盘部分。 第一卡盘部分在其中具有间隙,间隙位于晶片的外边缘附近,并且间隙包含一定量的浸没光刻流体。 流体循环路径被构造在第一卡盘部分内,以便于浸没式光刻流体在间隙中的径向向外移动,从而将浸没式光刻流体的弯液面保持在相对于半导体的顶表面的选定高度 晶圆。

    REDUCING CONTAMINATION IN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY
    5.
    发明申请
    REDUCING CONTAMINATION IN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY 有权
    减少沉积岩石中的污染

    公开(公告)号:US20080284994A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-20

    申请号:US12182282

    申请日:2008-07-30

    IPC分类号: G03B27/52

    摘要: A method for reducing contamination in immersion lithography includes retaining a semiconductor wafer on a support surface of a wafer chuck, the wafer chuck having a gap therein, the gap located adjacent an outer edge of the wafer, and the gap containing a volume of immersion lithography fluid therein; and providing a fluid circulation path within the wafer chuck so as to facilitate the radial outward movement of the immersion lithography fluid in the gap, thereby maintaining a meniscus of the immersion lithography fluid at a selected height with respect to a top surface of the semiconductor wafer.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于减少浸没式光刻中的污染的方法,包括将半导体晶片保持在晶片卡盘的支撑表面上,晶片卡盘在其中具有间隙,位于晶片的外边缘附近的间隙,以及包含一定量的浸没光刻 流体; 并且在晶片卡盘内提供流体循环路径,以便于浸没式光刻流体在间隙中的径向向外移动,从而将浸没式光刻流体的弯月面相对于半导体晶片的顶表面保持在选定的高度 。

    REDUCING CONTAMINATION IN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY
    6.
    发明申请
    REDUCING CONTAMINATION IN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY 失效
    减少沉积岩石中的污染

    公开(公告)号:US20080284993A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-20

    申请号:US12182278

    申请日:2008-07-30

    IPC分类号: G03B27/52

    摘要: A wafer chuck assembly includes a first chuck section configured to hold a semiconductor wafer on a support surface thereof, and a second chuck section removably attached to the first chuck section. The first chuck section has a gap therein, the gap located adjacent an outer edge of the wafer, and the gap containing a volume of immersion lithography fluid therein. A fluid circulation path is configured within the first chuck section so as to facilitate the radial outward movement of the immersion lithography fluid in the gap, thereby maintaining a meniscus of the immersion lithography fluid at a selected height with respect to a top surface of the semiconductor wafer.

    摘要翻译: 晶片卡盘组件包括配置成将半导体晶片保持在其支撑表面上的第一卡盘部分和可移除地附接到第一卡盘部分的第二卡盘部分。 第一卡盘部分在其中具有间隙,间隙位于晶片的外边缘附近,并且间隙包含一定量的浸没光刻流体。 流体循环路径被构造在第一卡盘部分内,以便于浸没式光刻流体在间隙中的径向向外移动,从而将浸没式光刻流体的弯液面保持在相对于半导体的顶表面的选定高度 晶圆。

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CONTAMINATION IN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY
    7.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CONTAMINATION IN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY 失效
    用于减少渗透层析污染的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070177124A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-02

    申请号:US11307230

    申请日:2006-01-27

    IPC分类号: G03B27/62

    摘要: An apparatus for reducing contamination in immersion lithography includes a wafer chuck assembly having a wafer chuck configured to hold a semiconductor wafer on a support surface thereof. The wafer chuck has a gap therein, the gap located adjacent an outer edge of the wafer, and the gap containing a volume of immersion lithography fluid therein. A fluid circulation path is configured within the wafer chuck so as to facilitate the radial outward movement of the immersion lithography fluid in the gap, thereby maintaining a meniscus of the immersion lithography fluid at a selected height with respect to a top surface of the semiconductor wafer.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于减少浸没式光刻中的污染的装置包括晶片卡盘组件,其具有构造成将半导体晶片保持在其支撑表面上的晶片卡盘。 晶片卡盘在其中具有间隙,间隙位于晶片的外边缘附近,并且该间隙包含一定量的浸没光刻流体。 流体循环路径被配置在晶片卡盘内,以便于浸没式光刻流体在间隙中的径向向外移动,从而将浸没式光刻流体的弯月面相对于半导体晶片的顶表面保持在选定的高度 。

    Real Time WIP Optimizer
    9.
    发明申请
    Real Time WIP Optimizer 审中-公开
    实时WIP优化器

    公开(公告)号:US20110166683A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-07

    申请号:US12683454

    申请日:2010-01-07

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: A method identifies a real time downstream to processing capability within a production environment using a computerized device. The processing sequences perform operations utilizing one or more tools. The method also determines if an upstream tool capacity is greater than a downstream tool capacity. When the upstream tool capacity is greater than the downstream tool capacity the method calculates an overlap value. The method then adjusts the run rate for the upstream tool to by dividing the run rate of the upstream tool by the overlap value. The method is a centralized system that references tool processing parameters to determine processing capability. In the cases where the upstream tool has a significantly shorter processing time than the downstream tool, the system is used to determine if value should be added at the upstream tool to avoid WIP build up at the downstream tool.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法使用计算机化设备在生产环境中识别处理能力的下游实时。 处理顺序使用一个或多个工具执行操作。 该方法还确定上游工具容量是否大于下游工具容量。 当上游工具容量大于下游工具容量时,该方法计算重叠值。 然后,该方法通过将上游工具的运行速率除以重叠值来调整上游工具的运行速率。 该方法是一个集中系统,它引用工具处理参数来确定处理能力。 在上游工具比下游工具具有明显缩短的处理时间的情况下,系统用于确定是否应在上游工具添加值以避免在下游工具上生成WIP。

    Immersion lithography contamination gettering layer
    10.
    发明授权
    Immersion lithography contamination gettering layer 失效
    浸没光刻污染吸气层

    公开(公告)号:US07807335B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-05

    申请号:US11144857

    申请日:2005-06-03

    IPC分类号: G03F7/26

    摘要: A method of forming an image in a photoresist layer. The method includes, providing a substrate; forming the photoresist layer over the substrate; forming a contamination gettering topcoat layer over the photoresist layer, the contamination gettering topcoat layer including one or more polymers and one or more cation complexing agents; exposing the photoresist layer to actinic radiation through a photomask having opaque and clear regions, the opaque regions blocking the actinic radiation and the clear regions being transparent to the actinic radiation, the actinic radiation changing the chemical composition of regions of the photoresist layer exposed to the radiation forming exposed and unexposed regions in the photoresist layer; and removing either the exposed regions of the photoresist layer or the unexposed regions of the photoresist layer. The contamination gettering topcoat layer includes one or more polymers, one or more cation complexing agents and a casting solvent.

    摘要翻译: 在光致抗蚀剂层中形成图像的方法。 该方法包括提供基板; 在衬底上形成光致抗蚀剂层; 在光致抗蚀剂层上形成污染吸气顶涂层,吸收顶涂层的污染物包括一种或多种聚合物和一种或多种阳离子络合剂; 将光致抗蚀剂层暴露于通过具有不透明和透明区域的光掩模的光化辐射,不透明区域阻挡光化辐射,透明区域对于光化辐射是透明的,光化辐射改变曝光于光致抗蚀剂层的光致抗蚀剂层的区域的化学组成 在光致抗蚀剂层中形成曝光和未曝光区域的辐射; 以及去除光致抗蚀剂层的曝光区域或光致抗蚀剂层的未曝光区域。 污染吸附顶涂层包括一种或多种聚合物,一种或多种阳离子络合剂和流延溶剂。