System and method for lithography simulation

    公开(公告)号:US07117478B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-03

    申请号:US11037988

    申请日:2005-01-18

    Abstract: There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for simulating, verifying, inspecting, characterizing, determining and/or evaluating the lithographic designs, techniques and/or systems, and/or individual functions performed thereby or components used therein. In one embodiment, the present invention is a system and method that accelerates lithography simulation, inspection, characterization and/or evaluation of the optical characteristics and/or properties, as well as the effects and/or interactions of lithographic systems and processing techniques. In this regard, in one embodiment, the present invention employs a lithography simulation system architecture, including application-specific hardware accelerators, and a processing technique to accelerate and facilitate verification, characterization and/or inspection of a mask design, for example, RET design, including detailed simulation and characterization of the entire lithography process to verify that the design achieves and/or provides the desired results on final wafer pattern. The system includes: (1) general purpose-type computing device(s) to perform the case-based logic having branches and inter-dependency in the data handling and (2) accelerator subsystems to perform a majority of the computation intensive tasks.

    System and method for lithography simulation

    公开(公告)号:US20050122500A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-09

    申请号:US11037988

    申请日:2005-01-18

    Abstract: There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for simulating, verifying, inspecting, characterizing, determining and/or evaluating the lithographic designs, techniques and/or systems, and/or individual functions performed thereby or components used therein. In one embodiment, the present invention is a system and method that accelerates lithography simulation, inspection, characterization and/or evaluation of the optical characteristics and/or properties, as well as the effects and/or interactions of lithographic systems and processing techniques. In this regard, in one embodiment, the present invention employs a lithography simulation system architecture, including application-specific hardware accelerators, and a processing technique to accelerate and facilitate verification, characterization and/or inspection of a mask design, for example, RET design, including detailed simulation and characterization of the entire lithography process to verify that the design achieves and/or provides the desired results on final wafer pattern. The system includes: (1) general purpose-type computing device(s) to perform the case-based logic having branches and inter-dependency in the data handling and (2) accelerator subsystems to perform a majority of the computation intensive tasks.

    System and method for lithography simulation

    公开(公告)号:US20050097500A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-05

    申请号:US10981914

    申请日:2004-11-04

    Abstract: There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for simulating, verifying, inspecting, characterizing, determining and/or evaluating the lithographic designs, techniques and/or systems, and/or individual functions performed thereby or components used therein. In one embodiment, the present invention is a system and method that accelerates lithography simulation, inspection, characterization and/or evaluation of the optical characteristics and/or properties, as well as the effects and/or interactions of lithographic systems and processing techniques. In this regard, in one embodiment, the present invention employs a lithography simulation system architecture, including application-specific hardware accelerators, and a processing technique to accelerate and facilitate verification, characterization and/or inspection of a mask design, for example, RET design, including detailed simulation and characterization of the entire lithography process to verify that the design achieves and/or provides the desired results on final wafer pattern. The system includes: (1) general purpose-type computing device(s) to perform the case-based logic having branches and inter-dependency in the data handling and (2) accelerator subsystems to perform a majority of the computation intensive tasks.

    System and method for lithography simulation

    公开(公告)号:US07111277B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-19

    申请号:US10981914

    申请日:2004-11-04

    Abstract: There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for simulating, verifying, inspecting, characterizing, determining and/or evaluating the lithographic designs, techniques and/or systems, and/or individual functions performed thereby or components used therein. In one embodiment, the present invention is a system and method that accelerates lithography simulation, inspection, characterization and/or evaluation of the optical characteristics and/or properties, as well as the effects and/or interactions of lithographic systems and processing techniques. In this regard, in one embodiment, the present invention employs a lithography simulation system architecture, including application-specific hardware accelerators, and a processing technique to accelerate and facilitate verification, characterization and/or inspection of a mask design, for example, RET design, including detailed simulation and characterization of the entire lithography process to verify that the design achieves and/or provides the desired results on final wafer pattern. The system includes: (1) general purpose-type computing device(s) to perform the case-based logic having branches and inter-dependency in the data handling and (2) accelerator subsystems to perform a majority of the computation intensive tasks.

    System and Method for Lithography Simulation
    5.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Lithography Simulation 有权
    光刻仿真系统与方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110083113A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-04-07

    申请号:US12964697

    申请日:2010-12-09

    Abstract: There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for simulating, verifying, inspecting, characterizing, determining and/or evaluating the lithographic designs, techniques and/or systems, and/or individual functions performed thereby or components used therein. In one embodiment, the present invention is a system and method that accelerates lithography simulation, inspection, characterization and/or evaluation of the optical characteristics and/or properties, as well as the effects and/or interactions of lithographic systems and processing techniques. In this regard, in one embodiment, the present invention employs a lithography simulation system architecture, including application-specific hardware accelerators, and a processing technique to accelerate and facilitate verification, characterization and/or inspection of a mask design, for example, RET design, including detailed simulation and characterization of the entire lithography process to verify that the design achieves and/or provides the desired results on final wafer pattern. The system includes: (1) general purpose-type computing device(s) to perform the case-based logic having branches and inter-dependency in the data handling and (2) accelerator subsystems to perform a majority of the computation intensive tasks.

    Abstract translation: 这里描述和说明了许多发明。 在一个方面,本发明涉及用于模拟,验证,检查,表征,确定和/或评估光刻设计,技术和/或系统的技术和系统,和/或由其执行的单独功能或所使用的组件 其中。 在一个实施例中,本发明是加速光刻特性和/或性质的光刻模拟,检查,表征和/或评估以及光刻系统和处理技术的效果和/或相互作用的系统和方法。 在这方面,在一个实施例中,本发明采用光刻仿真系统架构,包括特定于应用的硬件加速器,以及用于加速和促进掩模设计的验证,表征和/或检验的处理技术,例如RET设计 ,包括对整个光刻工艺进行详细的仿真和表征,以验证设计在最终的晶片图案上实现和/或提供期望的结果。 该系统包括:(1)通用目的型计算设备,用于执行在数据处理中具有分支和相互依赖性的基于案例的逻辑,以及(2)加速器子系统执行大部分计算密集型任务。

    System and method for lithography simulation

    公开(公告)号:US20050120327A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-02

    申请号:US11024121

    申请日:2004-12-28

    Abstract: There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for simulating, verifying, inspecting, characterizing, determining and/or evaluating the lithographic designs, techniques and/or systems, and/or individual functions performed thereby or components used therein. In one embodiment, the present invention is a system and method that accelerates lithography simulation, inspection, characterization and/or evaluation of the optical characteristics and/or properties, as well as the effects and/or interactions of lithographic systems and processing techniques. In this regard, in one embodiment, the present invention employs a lithography simulation system architecture, including application-specific hardware accelerators, and a processing technique to accelerate and facilitate verification, characterization and/or inspection of a mask design, for example, RET design, including detailed simulation and characterization of the entire lithography process to verify that the design achieves and/or provides the desired results on final wafer pattern. The system includes: (1) general purpose-type computing device(s) to perform the case-based logic having branches and inter-dependency in the data handling and (2) accelerator subsystems to perform a majority of the computation intensive tasks.

    System and method for lithography simulation
    8.
    发明授权
    System and method for lithography simulation 有权
    光刻模拟系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08209640B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-26

    申请号:US12964697

    申请日:2010-12-09

    Abstract: There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for simulating, verifying, inspecting, characterizing, determining and/or evaluating the lithographic designs, techniques and/or systems, and/or individual functions performed thereby or components used therein. In one embodiment, the present invention is a system and method that accelerates lithography simulation, inspection, characterization and/or evaluation of the optical characteristics and/or properties, as well as the effects and/or interactions of lithographic systems and processing techniques. In this regard, in one embodiment, the present invention employs a lithography simulation system architecture, including application-specific hardware accelerators, and a processing technique to accelerate and facilitate verification, characterization and/or inspection of a mask design, for example, RET design, including detailed simulation and characterization of the entire lithography process to verify that the design achieves and/or provides the desired results on final wafer pattern. The system includes: (1) general purpose-type computing device(s) to perform the case-based logic having branches and inter-dependency in the data handling and (2) accelerator subsystems to perform a majority of the computation intensive tasks.

    Abstract translation: 这里描述和说明了许多发明。 在一个方面,本发明涉及用于模拟,验证,检查,表征,确定和/或评估光刻设计,技术和/或系统的技术和系统,和/或由其执行的各个功能或使用的组件 其中。 在一个实施例中,本发明是加速光刻特性和/或性质的光刻模拟,检查,表征和/或评估以及光刻系统和处理技术的效果和/或相互作用的系统和方法。 在这方面,在一个实施例中,本发明采用光刻仿真系统架构,包括特定于应用的硬件加速器,以及用于加速和促进掩模设计的验证,表征和/或检验的处理技术,例如RET设计 ,包括对整个光刻工艺进行详细的仿真和表征,以验证设计在最终的晶片图案上实现和/或提供期望的结果。 该系统包括:(1)通用目的型计算设备,用于执行在数据处理中具有分支和相互依赖性的基于案例的逻辑,以及(2)加速器子系统执行大部分计算密集型任务。

    System and method for lithography simulation
    9.
    发明申请
    System and method for lithography simulation 有权
    光刻模拟系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070022402A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-25

    申请号:US11527010

    申请日:2006-09-26

    Abstract: There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for simulating, verifying, inspecting, characterizing, determining and/or evaluating the lithographic designs, techniques and/or systems, and/or individual functions performed thereby or components used therein. In one embodiment, the present invention is a system and method that accelerates lithography simulation, inspection, characterization and/or evaluation of the optical characteristics and/or properties, as well as the effects and/or interactions of lithographic systems and processing techniques. In this regard, in one embodiment, the present invention employs a lithography simulation system architecture, including application-specific hardware accelerators, and a processing technique to accelerate and facilitate verification, characterization and/or inspection of a mask design, for example, RET design, including detailed simulation and characterization of the entire lithography process to verify that the design achieves and/or provides the desired results on final wafer pattern. The system includes: (1) general purpose-type computing device(s) to perform the case-based logic having branches and inter-dependency in the data handling and (2) accelerator subsystems to perform a majority of the computation intensive tasks.

    Abstract translation: 这里描述和说明了许多发明。 在一个方面,本发明涉及用于模拟,验证,检查,表征,确定和/或评估光刻设计,技术和/或系统的技术和系统,和/或由其执行的各个功能或使用的组件 其中。 在一个实施例中,本发明是加速光刻特性和/或性质的光刻模拟,检查,表征和/或评估以及光刻系统和处理技术的效果和/或相互作用的系统和方法。 在这方面,在一个实施例中,本发明采用光刻仿真系统架构,包括特定于应用的硬件加速器,以及用于加速和促进掩模设计的验证,表征和/或检验的处理技术,例如RET设计 ,包括对整个光刻工艺进行详细的仿真和表征,以验证设计在最终的晶片图案上实现和/或提供期望的结果。 该系统包括:(1)通用目的型计算设备,用于执行在数据处理中具有分支和相互依赖性的基于案例的逻辑,以及(2)加速器子系统执行大部分计算密集型任务。

    System and method for lithography simulation

    公开(公告)号:US07120895B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-10

    申请号:US11084484

    申请日:2005-03-18

    Abstract: There are many inventions described and illustrated herein. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a technique of, and system for simulating, verifying, inspecting, characterizing, determining and/or evaluating the lithographic designs, techniques and/or systems, and/or individual functions performed thereby or components used therein. In one embodiment, the present invention is a system and method that accelerates lithography simulation, inspection, characterization and/or evaluation of the optical characteristics and/or properties, as well as the effects and/or interactions of lithographic systems and processing techniques. In this regard, in one embodiment, the present invention employs a lithography simulation system architecture, including application-specific hardware accelerators, and a processing technique to accelerate and facilitate verification, characterization and/or inspection of a mask design, for example, RET design, including detailed simulation and characterization of the entire lithography process to verify that the design achieves and/or provides the desired results on final wafer pattern. The system includes: (1) general purpose-type computing device(s) to perform the case-based logic having branches and inter-dependency in the data handling and (2) accelerator subsystems to perform a majority of the computation intensive tasks.

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