Fine alignment system for electron beam exposure system

    公开(公告)号:US10236161B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-19

    申请号:US15555447

    申请日:2015-09-18

    申请人: Intel Corporation

    发明人: Yan A. Borodovsky

    摘要: Lithographic apparatuses suitable for, and methodologies involving, complementary e-beam lithography (CEBL) are described. In an example, a method of fine alignment of an e-beam tool includes projecting an electron image of a plurality of apertures of an e-beam column over an X-direction alignment feature of a wafer while moving the wafer along the Y-direction. The method also includes detecting a time-resolved back-scattered electron (BSE) detection response waveform during the projecting. The method also includes determining an X-position of every edge of every feature of the X-direction alignment feature by calculating a derivative of the BSE detection response waveform. The method also includes, subsequent to determining an X-position of every edge of every feature of the X-direction alignment feature, adjusting an alignment of the e-beam column to the wafer.

    Ebeam universal cutter
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10216087B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US15122622

    申请日:2014-12-19

    申请人: Intel Corporation

    摘要: Lithographic apparatuses suitable for, and methodologies involving, complementary e-beam lithography (CEBL) are described. In an example, a blanker aperture array (BAA) for an e-beam tool includes a first column of openings along a first direction. The BAA also includes a second column of openings along the first direction and staggered from the first column of openings. The first and second columns of openings together form an array having a pitch in the first direction. A scan direction of the BAA is along a second direction, orthogonal to the first direction. The pitch of the array corresponds to half of a minimal pitch layout of a target pattern of lines for orientation parallel with the second direction.

    Ebeam align on the fly
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10290528B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-14

    申请号:US15122792

    申请日:2014-12-22

    申请人: Intel Corporation

    摘要: Lithographic apparatuses suitable for, and methodologies involving, complementary e-beam lithography (CEBL) are described. In an example, a method of real-time alignment of a wafer situated on a stage of an e-beam tool involves collecting backscattered electrons from an underlying patterned feature of the wafer while an e-beam column of the e-beam tool writes during scanning of the stage. The collecting is performed by an electron detector placed at the e-beam column bottom. The method also involves performing linear corrections of an alignment of the stage relative to the e-beam column based on the collecting.