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Extreme ultraviolet(EUV)lithography with high numerical aperture(NA)is a future technology to manufacture the integ-rated circuit in sub-nanometer dimension.Meanwhile,source mask co-optimization(SMO)is an extensively used ap-proach for advanced lithography process beyond 28 nm technology node.This work proposes a novel SMO method to improve the image fidelity of high-NA EUV lithography system.A fast high-NA EUV lithography imaging model is estab-lished first,which includes the effects of mask three-dimensional structure and anamorphic magnification.Then,this pa-per develops an efficient SMO method that combines the gradient-based mask optimization algorithm and the compress-ive-sensing-based source optimization algorithm.A mask rule check(MRC)process is further proposed to simplify the optimized mask pattern.Results illustrate that the proposed SMO method can significantly reduce the lithography pat-terning error,and maintain high computational efficiency.
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光电进展(英文版)
ISSN: 2096-4579
Year: 2024
Issue: 4
Volume: 7
Page: 43-54
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