摘要:
A method of forming an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask includes forming a multilayer Mo/Si stack comprising alternating stacked Mo and Si layers over a mask substrate; forming a ruthenium capping layer over the multilayer Mo/Si stack; doping the ruthenium capping layer with a halogen element, a pentavalent element, a hexavalent element or combinations thereof; forming an absorber layer over the ruthenium capping layer; and etching the absorber layer to form a pattern in the absorber layer.
摘要:
A lithography mask includes a substrate that contains a low thermal expansion material (LTEM). The lithography mask also includes a reflective structure disposed over the substrate. The reflective structure includes a first layer and a second layer disposed over the first layer. At least the second layer is porous. The mask is formed by forming a multilayer reflective structure over the LTEM substrate, including forming a plurality of repeating film pairs, where each film pair includes a first layer and a porous second layer. A capping layer is formed over the multilayer reflective structure. An absorber layer is formed over the capping layer.
摘要:
A method of inspecting a reticle includes obtaining a first image of a surface of the reticle at a first height by scanning the reticle surface with a light source at the first height of the reticle surface relative to a reference surface height of the reticle surface and obtaining a second image of the reticle surface at a second height by scanning the reticle surface with the light source at the second height of the reticle surface relative to the reference surface height of the reticle surface. The second height is different from the first height. The first and the second images are then combined to obtain a surface profile image of the reticle.
摘要:
A method for lithography in semiconductor fabrication is provided. The method includes placing a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of exposure fields over a wafer stage. The method further includes projecting an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light over the semiconductor wafer. The method also includes securing the semiconductor wafer to the wafer stage by applying a first adjusted voltage to an electrode of the wafer stage while the EUV light is projected to a first group of the exposure fields of the semiconductor wafer. The first adjusted voltage is in a range from about 1.6 kV to about 3.2 kV.
摘要:
The present disclosure provides an embodiment of a reflective mask that includes a substrate; a reflective multilayer disposed on the substrate; an anti-oxidation barrier layer disposed on the reflective multilayer and the anti-oxidation barrier layer is in amorphous structure with an average interatomic distance less than an oxygen diameter; and an absorber layer disposed on the anti-oxidation barrier layer and patterned according to an integrated circuit layout.
摘要:
A lithography mask includes a substrate that contains a low thermal expansion material (LTEM). The lithography mask also includes a reflective structure disposed over the substrate. The reflective structure includes a first layer and a second layer disposed over the first layer. At least the second layer is porous. The mask is formed by forming a multilayer reflective structure over the LTEM substrate, including forming a plurality of repeating film pairs, where each film pair includes a first layer and a porous second layer. A capping layer is formed over the multilayer reflective structure. An absorber layer is formed over the capping layer.
摘要:
A Cu-containing material is provided as an absorber layer of an EUV mask. With the absorber layer of the Cu-containing material, the same lithography performance of a conventional absorber in 70 nm thickness of TaBN can be achieved by only a 30-nm thickness of the absorber layer according to the various embodiments of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the out-off-band (OOB) flare of the radiation light in 193-257 nm can be reduced so as to achieve the better lithography performance.
摘要:
A Cu-containing material is provided as an absorber layer of an EUV mask. With the absorber layer of the Cu-containing material, the same lithography performance of a conventional absorber in 70 nm thickness of TaBN can be achieved by only a 30-nm thickness of the absorber layer according to the various embodiments of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the out-off-band (OOB) flare of the radiation light in 193-257 nm can be reduced so as to achieve the better lithography performance.
摘要:
A lithography mask includes a substrate that contains a low thermal expansion material (LTEM). The lithography mask also includes a reflective structure disposed over the substrate. The reflective structure includes a first layer and a second layer disposed over the first layer. At least the second layer is porous. The mask is formed by forming a multilayer reflective structure over the LTEM substrate, including forming a plurality of repeating film pairs, where each film pair includes a first layer and a porous second layer. A capping layer is formed over the multilayer reflective structure. An absorber layer is formed over the capping layer.
摘要:
A method for preventing photomask contamination includes generating a first electric field from an electrostatic chuck to attract a charged particle onto the electrostatic chuck, controlling the first electric field to detach the charged particle from the electrostatic chuck, and generating a second electric field below the electrostatic chuck to attract the charged particle.