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Paper Abstract
One of the problems in applying the phase-shifting method in the positive resist process is the resist bridge generated at the phase-shifter edge. This problem has occurred in the past because the light intensity decreased to zero due to the interference at the phase-shifter edge. In order to solve this problem, we propose a new phase-shifting mask structure containing an intermediate phase-shifter. This intermediate phase-shifter will change the phase of the light by 90 degrees and will be placed at a peripheral edge of the conventional phase-shifter on the transparent substrate. The effect of this mask structure is demonstrated. A 0.3 micrometers lines and spaces pattern is successfully resolved without resist bridge, and the DOF at a 0.35 micrometers lines and spaces pattern is 1.2 micrometers wide. It is also demonstrated that this mask structure is effective on patterns such as LOCOS.
Paper Details
Date Published: 1 July 1991
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 1464, Integrated Circuit Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control V, (1 July 1991); doi: 10.1117/12.44445
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1464:
Integrated Circuit Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control V
William H. Arnold, Editor(s)
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 1464, Integrated Circuit Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control V, (1 July 1991); doi: 10.1117/12.44445
Show Author Affiliations
Junji Miyazaki, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Kazuya Kamon, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Nobuyuki Yoshioka, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Shuichi Matsuda, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Kazuya Kamon, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Nobuyuki Yoshioka, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Shuichi Matsuda, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Masato Fujinaga, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Yaichiro Watakabe, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Hitoshi Nagata, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Yaichiro Watakabe, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Hitoshi Nagata, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Japan)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 1464:
Integrated Circuit Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control V
William H. Arnold, Editor(s)
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