-
公开(公告)号:US20240280890A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-22
申请号:US18648522
申请日:2024-04-29
Applicant: AGC Inc.
Inventor: Takuma KATO , Daijiro AKAGI , Takeshi OKATO , Ryusuke OISHI , Yusuke ONO
Abstract: A reflective mask blank includes a substrate; a multilayer reflective film that reflects EUV light; a protection film that protects the multilayer reflective film; and an absorption film that absorbs the EUV light, in this order. The protection film contains 50 at % or more of Rh. When a band-shaped gray scale image parallel to an interface between the protection film and the multilayer reflective film is obtained by imaging a cross section of the protection film with a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and a luminance profile of the gray scale image in a longitudinal direction of the gray scale image is created, a number of peaks of the luminance profile per 100 nm in the longitudinal direction of the gray scale image is 50 or more.
-
公开(公告)号:US12001133B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-04
申请号:US18382356
申请日:2023-10-20
Applicant: AGC Inc.
Inventor: Takuma Kato , Daijiro Akagi , Takeshi Okato , Ryusuke Oishi , Yusuke Ono
Abstract: A reflective mask blank includes a substrate; a multilayer reflective film that reflects EUV light; a protection film that protects the multilayer reflective film; and an absorption film that absorbs the EUV light, in this order. The protection film contains 50 at % or more of Rh. When a band-shaped gray scale image parallel to an interface between the protection film and the multilayer reflective film is obtained by imaging a cross section of the protection film with a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and a luminance profile of the gray scale image in a longitudinal direction of the gray scale image is created, a number of peaks of the luminance profile per 100 nm in the longitudinal direction of the gray scale image is 50 or more.
-
3.
公开(公告)号:US11860532B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-02
申请号:US17815041
申请日:2022-07-26
Inventor: Hsin-Chang Lee , Ping-Hsun Lin , Chih-Cheng Lin , Chia-Jen Chen
IPC: G03F1/44 , G03F1/84 , G03F1/42 , G03F1/54 , G03F1/72 , G03F1/76 , G03F7/20 , G03F1/22 , H01L21/027 , G03F1/78
CPC classification number: G03F1/44 , G03F1/42 , G03F1/84 , G03F1/22 , G03F1/54 , G03F1/72 , G03F1/76 , G03F1/78 , G03F7/2004 , H01L21/0274
Abstract: A method of making a semiconductor device includes defining a pattern including a plurality of sub-patterns on the photomask in the pattern region based on the identifying information. The defining of the pattern includes defining a first sub-pattern of the plurality of sub-patterns having a first spacing from a second sub-pattern of the plurality of sub-patterns, wherein the first spacing is different from a second spacing between the second sub-pattern and a third sub-pattern of the plurality of sub-patterns, or rotating the first sub-pattern about an axis perpendicular to a top surface of the photomask relative to the second sub-pattern.
-
4.
公开(公告)号:US20230289510A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-14
申请号:US18318602
申请日:2023-05-16
Applicant: D2S, Inc.
Inventor: Akira Fujimura , P. Jeffrey Ungar , Nagesh Shirali
CPC classification number: G06F30/398 , G03F1/70 , G03F1/36 , G03F1/78 , G03F7/70441 , G03F7/705 , G03F1/74 , G06F2119/18
Abstract: Methods for reticle enhancement technology (RET) for use with variable shaped beam (VSB) lithography include determining an initial mask pattern from a desired pattern for a substrate; calculating a first substrate pattern from the initial mask pattern; determining an initial set of VSB shots that will form the initial mask pattern; calculating a simulated mask pattern from the initial set of VSB shots; calculating a second substrate pattern from the simulated mask pattern; and adjusting the initial set of VSB shots, wherein the adjusting of the initial set of VSB shots creates an adjusted set of VSB shots.
-
公开(公告)号:US20230213852A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-06
申请号:US18148051
申请日:2022-12-29
Applicant: SEMES CO., LTD.
Inventor: Ji Hoon Jeong , Young Dae Chung , Hyun Yoon
Abstract: Disclosed is a method of treating a substrate, the method including: supplying a liquid to the substrate, emitting a laser to the substrate supplied with the liquid to heat the substrate, and emitting imaging light for capturing the substrate to obtain an image of the substrate including a region to which the laser is emitted, in which the laser and the imaging light are emitted to the substrate through a head lens, and a divergence angle of the laser emitted from the head lens and a divergence angle of the imaging light are matched with each other.
-
6.
公开(公告)号:US20230152682A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-18
申请号:US17821004
申请日:2022-08-19
Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Soeun Shin
Abstract: A method for obtaining exposure data may be provided. MTO (Mask Tape Out) design data for a mask pattern may be received. A mask data preparation operation with respect to the MTO design data may be performed to obtain exposure data. Two-dimensional contours of a plurality of types of test patterns in an exposure mask may be extracted through simulation using a mask process model. First critical dimensions may be measured at measurement points of the contour of each of the plurality of types of test patterns by using a metrology algorithm. The first critical dimensions may be averaged to obtain a first average critical dimension for each of the plurality of types of test patterns. Second critical dimensions in consideration of dispersion in each of the plurality of types of test patterns may be measured using an inverse function of a standard normal distribution, and the second critical dimensions may be averaged to obtain a second average critical dimension for each of the plurality of types of test patterns. A mean to target (MTT) value may be calculated as a difference between the second average critical dimension and a target critical dimension for each of the plurality of types of test patterns. Differences between ones of the MTT values may be calculated. When one or more of the differences between the ones of the MTT values may is outside of a tolerance threshold, the exposure data may be corrected.
-
公开(公告)号:US20220169773A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-02
申请号:US17675055
申请日:2022-02-18
Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Inventor: Nazila DADVAND , Benjamin Stassen COOK , Archana VENUGOPAL , Luigi COLOMBO
IPC: C08F292/00 , C08F8/42 , C08L33/12 , C08K3/08 , C08K7/00 , C08J5/24 , G03F1/78 , C08K3/04 , C08J5/00
Abstract: A method of forming a composite material includes photo-initiating a polymerization of a monomer in a pattern of interconnected units to form a polymer microlattice. Unpolymerized monomer is removed from the polymer microlattice. The polymer microlattice is coated with a metal. The metal-coated polymer microlattice is dispersed in a polymer matrix.
-
公开(公告)号:US20210263425A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-26
申请号:US17315087
申请日:2021-05-07
Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Inventor: Hsueh-Yi CHUNG , Yung-Cheng CHEN , Fei-Gwo TSAI , Chi-Hung LIAO , Shih-Chi FU , Wei-Ti HSU , Jui-Ping CHUANG , Tzong-Sheng CHANG , Kuei-Shun CHEN , Meng-Wei CHEN
Abstract: A method includes receiving a device design layout and a scribe line design layout surrounding the device design layout. The device design layout and the scribe line design layout are rotated in different directions. An optical proximity correction (OPC) process is performed on the rotated device design layout and the rotated scribe line design layout. A reticle includes the device design layout and the scribe line design layout is formed after performing the OPC process.
-
公开(公告)号:US11054748B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-06
申请号:US16138402
申请日:2018-09-21
Applicant: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Shih-Ming Chang , Wen Lo , Chun-Hung Liu , Chia-Hua Chang , Hsin-Wei Wu , Ta-Wei Ou , Chien-Chih Chen , Chien-Cheng Chen
Abstract: An electron beam lithography system and an electron beam lithography process are disclosed herein for improving throughput. An exemplary method for increasing throughput achieved by an electron beam lithography system includes receiving an integrated circuit (IC) design layout that includes a target pattern, wherein the electron beam lithography system implements a first exposure dose to form the target pattern on a workpiece based on the IC design layout. The method further includes inserting a dummy pattern into the IC design layout to increase a pattern density of the IC design layout to greater than or equal to a threshold pattern density, thereby generating a modified IC design layout. The electron beam lithography system implements a second exposure dose that is less than the first exposure dose to form the target pattern on the workpiece based on the modified IC design layout.
-
公开(公告)号:US10859906B2
公开(公告)日:2020-12-08
申请号:US16504809
申请日:2019-07-08
Inventor: Yi-Fu Hsieh , Chih-Chiang Tu , Jong-Yuh Chang , Hsin-Chang Lee
Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method to form alignment marks on or in the top layer of an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask blank without the use of photolithographic methods. For example, the method can include forming a metal structure on the top layer of the EUV mask blank by dispensing a hexacarbonylchromium vapor on the top layer of the EUV mask and exposing the hexacarbonylchromium vapor to an electron-beam. The hexacarbonylchromium vapor is decomposed to form the metal structure at an area which is proximate to where the hexacarbonylchromium vapors interact with the electron-beam. In another example, the method can include forming a patterned structure in the top layer of an EUV mask blank with the use of an etcher aperture and an etching process.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-