Zernike polynomial based pupil wavefront optimization technology for extreme ultraviolet lithography

  • Miao Yuan
  • , Zhaoxuan Li
  • , He Yang
  • , Zhen Li
  • , Yuqing Chen
  • , Yanqiu Li*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The NA 0.33 EUV lithography tool is applied at 3nm logic node where the aberrations and 3D mask effects are difficult to eliminate. It limits resolution further reduced. In this paper, a Zernike polynomial based pupil wavefront optimization (ZBPWO) technology for NA0.33 EUV is proposed. An active wavefront is applied to the imaging model which consist of 64 Zernike polynomials using an inverse optimization algorithm. The optimal pupil wavefront can improve image quality effectively. Simulation results show that the ZBPWO method reduce the pattern error about 50%. It demonstrate the impact of aberrations and 3D mask effects are controlled very well.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEighth International Workshop on Advanced Patterning Solutions, IWAPS 2024
EditorsYayi Wei, Tianchun Ye
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510686328
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event8th International Workshop on Advanced Patterning Solutions, IWAPS 2024 - Jiaxing, China
Duration: 15 Oct 202416 Oct 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume13423
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference8th International Workshop on Advanced Patterning Solutions, IWAPS 2024
Country/TerritoryChina
CityJiaxing
Period15/10/2416/10/24

Keywords

  • Computational Lithography
  • EUV
  • Pupil wavefront optimization
  • Zernike polynomials

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