Method and Apparatus for Integrated Circuit Mask Patterning

    公开(公告)号:US20210240907A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-05

    申请号:US17236832

    申请日:2021-04-21

    IPC分类号: G06F30/398 G03F1/36 G03F1/70

    摘要: Various integrated circuit (IC) design methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes receiving an IC design layout having an IC feature to be formed on a wafer using a lithography process and inserting a spacing in the IC feature, thereby generating a modified IC design layout that divides the IC feature into a first main feature and a second main feature separated by the spacing. The spacing has a sub-resolution dimension, such that the IC feature does not include the spacing when formed on the wafer by the lithography process using the modified IC design layout. A mask can be fabricated based on the modified IC design layout, wherein the mask includes the first main feature and the second main feature separated by the spacing. A lithography process can be performed using the mask to form the IC feature (without the spacing) on a wafer.

    Method and apparatus for integrated circuit mask patterning

    公开(公告)号:US10990744B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-27

    申请号:US15868113

    申请日:2018-01-11

    IPC分类号: G06F30/398 G03F1/36 G03F1/70

    摘要: Various integrated circuit (IC) design methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes receiving an IC design layout having an IC feature to be formed on a wafer using a lithography process and inserting a spacing in the IC feature, thereby generating a modified IC design layout that divides the IC feature into a first main feature and a second main feature separated by the spacing. The spacing has a sub-resolution dimension, such that the IC feature does not include the spacing when formed on the wafer by the lithography process using the modified IC design layout. A mask can be fabricated based on the modified IC design layout, wherein the mask includes the first main feature and the second main feature separated by the spacing. A lithography process can be performed using the mask to form the IC feature (without the spacing) on a wafer.

    Photolithography scattering bar structure and method
    9.
    发明授权
    Photolithography scattering bar structure and method 有权
    光刻散射棒结构及方法

    公开(公告)号:US09213233B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-15

    申请号:US13941164

    申请日:2013-07-12

    IPC分类号: G03F1/38 G03F7/20

    摘要: Provided is an integrated circuit (IC) photo mask. The IC photo mask includes a main feature of the IC, the main feature having a plurality of sides, and a plurality of assist features, the assist features being spaced from each other and spaced from the main feature, wherein each one of the assist features is adjacent to one of the sides, each one of the assist features has an elongated shape along a direction, whereby extending the shape in the direction would intersect at least another one of the assist features and the assist features are sub-resolution correction features for correcting for optical proximity effect in a photolithography process.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种集成电路(IC)光掩模。 IC照片掩模包括IC的主要特征,主要特征具有多个侧面,以及多个辅助特征,辅助特征彼此间隔开并且与主要特征间隔开,其中每个辅助特征 辅助特征中的每一个相邻于一个侧面,每个辅助特征沿着一个方向具有细长形状,由此沿该方向延伸的形状将与辅助特征和辅助特征中的至少另一个相交,具有子分辨率校正特征,用于 在光刻工艺中校正光学邻近效应。

    Method and Apparatus for Integrated Circuit Mask Patterning
    10.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Integrated Circuit Mask Patterning 有权
    集成电路掩模图案的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20150040081A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-05

    申请号:US13956962

    申请日:2013-08-01

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G06F17/5081 G03F1/36 G03F1/70

    摘要: Provided is an integrated circuit (IC) design method. The method includes receiving a design layout of the IC, the design layout having a first main feature, and adding a negative assist feature to the design layout, wherein the negative assist feature has a first width, the negative assist feature divides the first main feature into a second main feature and a third main feature by the first width, and the first width is sub-resolution in a photolithography process.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种集成电路(IC)设计方法。 该方法包括接收IC的设计布局,设计布局具有第一主要特征,以及向设计布局添加负辅助特征,其中,所述负辅助特征具有第一宽度,所述负辅助特征将所述第一主要特征 通过第一宽度成为第二主要特征和第三主要特征,并且第一宽度是光刻工艺中的次分辨率。